Jake Blackstone
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Ethernet requirement is not a problem, as demonstrated by the MC support.
I don’t think we’ll see a CP-100 and 200 support for one simple reason- BM is trying very hard for users to buy they high end offering. MC and Wave do not compete with the BM panel, CP-100 and 200 do… -
Somehow I have my doubts. If you had used or demoed something like Baselight or FilmMaster, then you should know how those systems differ from Resolve:-)
Resolve 8 is a step in the right direction, but it still has a way to go, before professional colorists would speak about it in the same breath as they speak of other high end systems. Sorry… -
No, that is not what i meant. The point is, that prosumer users only look at the speed of the system, while forgetting, that color grading is NOT a video game. Dearth of creative tools in Resolve is the biggest limiting factor in it’s present form. Anyone, who had used any other of before mentioned systems would know that:-)
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What expensive suites and what performance capabilities are you speaking of?
If you’re speaking of “cheap alternative” to a Lustre, Baselight, FilmMaster, Pablo or Mistika suites, then you’re dead wrong… -
It’s funny, that no one is seeing the real reason for the free version of Resolve. Yes, there will be a few casual users, that will install it and try to use it, until they realize, that it’s pretty useless without a panel and BM card. So, once those casual users had spent $2500 on a missing hardware, then what’s another $995?
No, that is not the real reason for the free version. At least not the way I see it. Let me give a typical scenario.
You need to send the “look” to the VFX. These days this means CDL (not very good option) or a LUT (even worse one). Imagine, that instead all you’d need to send along with R3D files is an XML Resolve session. Yes, right now there’re only 2 nodes on a free version, but how many nodes do you need for CDL or LUT? Just one!
So now, all of a sudden, anyone with a Mac can open and apply a perfect “look”. What, if BM decided to build a Resolve plugin for Smoke, Flame or NUKE and all the artist would have to do is to just apply the “look” inside the program they’re using. No need to deal with CDL or a LUT. How about a plugin for FCP, Avid, PPro etc? Now all of a sudden everyone in a pipeline- editorial, VFX, colorists and camera crew, they all speak the same color language, with no translation necessary. Add a bit of IFF/ACES magic and now you have a perfect color management system, that anyone can use… -
In this case, please remind me why would the client hire you? Or do you want to be paid per click?:-)
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Baselight, FilmMaster and. yes, Lustre can all work with log controls. What is confusing everyone is the name of the controls. FilmMaster calls this control Brightness/Contrast, which is the more descriptive name anyway. Lack of this control is one of the reasons I’m staying away from Resolve myself. So, no, Lustre is hardly unique in this ability.
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Your information is out of date. Lustre can and does work with R3D, QT, Open EXR etc. files just fine. It’s just that debayering and importing needs to be done through Wiretap. It’s a fabulous grading system…
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Why wouldn’t it work? The remote grading works fine with different platforms.
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2009 Mac, same seldom occurring problem. I can hit the render the second time and it usually goes through.