Jason Jenkins
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Thanks to the talents of Jason Jantzen and Dan Ebberts, I’m back on track!
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
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Just curious; did you guys do clean installs of Mavericks?
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
Video production… with style!Check out my Mormon.org profile.
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[Satyen Guru] “Then you can simply pick whip the tire controller’s Rotation to the chassis controller’s Position X-value.”
Unfortunately, this falls apart in 3D. The car is animated on the X & Z plane.
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
Video production… with style!Check out my Mormon.org profile.
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I just sent the project file to you, Jason!
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
Video production… with style!Check out my Mormon.org profile.
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[Paddy Uglow] “It does for lucky folks in the US, Jason – for European models they limit recording time so they don’t have to pay the more expensive “camcorder” tax. :-(“
Good point, Paddy; I’d forgotten about that.
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
Video production… with style!Check out my Mormon.org profile.
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[Neil Orman] “To answer your question I’d like to have both wireless lavs and a shotgun mike, as I’ll usually be a one-man band, so just let me know if you have any tips there. I already have a 416 shotgun mike, but I’m assuming you can’t mount that on a GH3 body?”
For interview audio, I recommend booming that 416 over the talent and plugging in to a JuicedLink preamp, which feeds the mic input of the GH3 (set the GH3 to the lowest sensitivity). Much easier than using a separate recorder like the Tascam.
With this Rycote mount and the JuicedLink Riggy, you can have the 416 directly on the GH3 as well.
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
Video production… with style!Check out my Mormon.org profile.
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[Jason Jenkins] “when I animate the car in reverse, the wheels still spin forward.”
Could this have something to do with the parent null axes not matching the orientation the world axes?
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
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[Neil Orman] “I believe this camera is much smaller than cameras like the Canon 7D too. Is that right?”
Yes, the GH series are mirrorless cameras, so they are more compact.
[Neil Orman] “To be honest I’ve heard conflicting recommendations from still photog friends, who say Canon and Nikon are the big players with all the lenses etc., but they’re obviously coming at this from a different place, and your recommendations are very specific to my needs.”
Yes, they are likely most concerned with still image quality.
[Neil Orman] “Most of the time I’d be using a tripod, but do you know if this camera can shoot video hand-held? “
Sure, but I do recommend some kind of device for steadying the camera to minimize rolling shutter artifacts. I like to shoot handheld with a Gorillapod on the bottom and a SmallHD monitor w/sunshade mounted on the top. The Gorillapod feet rest against my abdomen and I press my face into the soft sunshade, while holding the camera with my right hand, lens with the left. It gives me several points of contact and makes for steady footage.
[Neil Orman] “I found the battery discussion interesting too. But I wasn’t sure what the term ‘hacked’ means in this context?”
Firmware hacking doesn’t affect battery life as far as I know. Its main purpose is to increase the bitrate of the video. I’ve never found it necessary to hack my GH2.
[Neil Orman] “‘If budget is your primary concern, B&H sells a Canon T5i video kit with a Rode video mic on a good lyre mount for $1100. Add the Rokinon Cine 35mm and 85mm lenses for another $800, along with a Tascam DR60-D mixer/recorder and a dslr cable for $400, another $700 for a viewfinder loupe and rig, arms and mounts, cards and batteries, and a cheap TV monitor (use for interviews to keep things in focus,) and you’re good to go for $3000, assuming you already have mics and lights and tripod.'”
I recommend a Panasonic GH3 (body $1,100), SmallHD AC7 w/sunhood & accessories $750 (having a good external monitor is critical). You could get the nice Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 or get a Voigtlander adapter, then use inexpensive manual Nikon lenses.
As far as audio, do you want to do wireless lav, shotgun or boom? If you do it right, you can record audio in-camera and skip messing with a separate recorder.
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
Video production… with style!Check out my Mormon.org profile.
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[Todd Terry] “I know quite a few people who’ve always called B&H “beards and hats” for years, but I’ve never called them that (certainly not in a forum) thinking that might be construed as anti-Semitic (the “B” and “H” are actually the initials of the couple who founded the place).”
Honestly, it never even crossed my mind that “Beard and Hats” might be considered anti-Semitic. I certainly don’t feel that way.
I always assumed that B&H were the initials of the founders, but now I’d like to think they just had a sense of humor from the start!
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
Video production… with style!Check out my Mormon.org profile.
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[Paddy Uglow] “The GH2 is hacked so I can shoot long interviews.”
FYI, the GH2 natively records for as long as your memory card or battery holds out! No need to hack it to shoot long interviews. Great camera 🙂
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
Video production… with style!Check out my Mormon.org profile.