[Illya Laney]

We ran 1 GTX on a 2008 with 1920×1080 ProRes 444(without a RAID) and still got 4 nodes running realtime. It would take a quarter second to catch up but it settled on the full frame rate. Also, there’s different 2008 models and only ones with 800 MHz DDR2 support the GT120.

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[Illya Laney]

I’ve graded MX clips, but I didn’t try that technique in After Effects with them. From what I saw, the MX’s main improvement was a serious decrease in noise in the low end so I didn’t think there was a point. If you want to get a feel for what the Epic footage is like, go track down the Epic Tiger R3D and play around in Redcine-X.

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[Illya Laney]

Vladimir Kucherov
” How amazing would it be to be able to pull down a matted sky at a lower ISO in a shot?”

I’ve actually tested that with After Effects and the results aren’t really different than what you can get when you start out with a good gamma setting, a key, and some contrast tweaks.

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[Illya Laney]

After working with a few Panasonic Pros over the last year, you absolutely need a LUT to get it there. If you’re using it for a client monitor, then you don’t need to worry about it as much.

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[Illya Laney]

Yeah, Dell’s are awesome if you get the right models. Let me know how your setup works out. Not sure if I want to replace my hardware scopes yet, but if BMD improves on the Ultrascope I’d probably be down to get one.

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[Illya Laney]

I don’t like computer monitors getting in my way, but I needed a high res screen so I did some research and found the Dell U2211H. It’s a 21.5″ monitor that’s full 1920×1080 so it can display any GUI you want. It has a totally adjustable stand that can lower the screen all the way down to the desk then tilt it all the way up to 21º, or whatever you want considering the monitor can detach itself. If you dim it and set it up just under your field of vision, you’ll never have to turn you neck left or right ever again.

Think of something similar to this, but the U2211H is smaller and can be set up lower than that Omnitek.
https://egpetersen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img-0721.jpg

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[Illya Laney]

The Blackmagic guide has all the approved hardware. There’s a lot of options that other people have used. B&H had a turnkey setup(discontinued but still listed) you can use as a basis to build your system.

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[Illya Laney]

It works fine and it’s real time. Getting the right computer is the most complicated part of using the Ultrascope because it requires specific hardware components. It’s basically a really large rasterizer(think Tektronix WVR) with fewer options but a quarter of the price.

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[Illya Laney]

Mocha Pro or Paint and Roto. I end up doing a lot of clean up as well as color grading when I work on spots. Sometimes balancing the post classes with a production class is good and they have a lighting course this semester.

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[Illya Laney]

“When I do the same with the mouse on the slider only, it moves, but nothing happens.
The way I would expect it”

It sounds like you’re adjusting the luminance only. Middle click will allow you to raise and lower YRGB all equally. To see what the clip adjustments do, just check out a parade scope while messing around with it and you’ll see. Just think of it as “smoothing out” or “rounding off” where you set the high and low clip points.

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