Jonathon Lee
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Stupidly no. I didn’t know that it was necessary. On OS X it was not needed, right? I will install tonight and try again.
thanks Rohit!
Jonathon
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Yeah, it’s strange. I’m getting 800mb/sec r/w. Once it starts playing stereo 2K is realtime. It’s just the load in of the project. Transcoding goes at 100fps+ for Canon XF100 footage also. It seems to be just Resolve opening projects.
Anyone else here using Resolve + mac can + Stornext w/Quantum MDC’s?
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Has anyone tried this on a Windows resolve or macs only so far?
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Hey David,
I bought my last 2 Nvidia GPU’s from you. They’ve been flawless. So you are saying a 780 will work on a 5,1 MacPro with internal power? I have a 5,1 and a 4,1… so both are OK? Can I use the 2 6-pin power ports or do I also need to use power from one of the drive slots?
thanks,
Jonathon
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Typically there’s a pre-grade done on the raw footage prior to VFX processing. If possible have the colorist grade the raw footage files and switch those out in your Compositions… I know that sucks, but you will need to do this.
Depending on how your layers are setup you may also render out layers individually with alpha channels. The colorist would then have isolations with which to grade on. Typically both of these are done — that is the pre-grade and alpha splits.
It really depends on what the nature of the VFX or CG is.
I’d output ProRes4444+ alpha if you need QuickTime files or TIFF LZW (16bit) + alpha if the colorist can deal with image sequences. At this point you may need to reconfigure your AE compositions so that you can make logical layer separations. If Resolve is being used you can stack the layers back up in the timeline. Be prepared (and patient) for some back and forth with the colorist if this is the first time that he or she has done this.
Best,
Jonathon
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I’ve used the Aja upscale. The Teranex looks better then that. The 3d is a very cool box. It will also have very cool audio capabilities. I’d keep your order. The 3d functions look really cool too.
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Well… In many ways I prefer the old VC-300. At least with the current version of the 2D software there are usability issues. For one there is no Ethernet remote control yet. Also with the VC-300 there were more simultaneously available functions. One the 2D you cannot manually set up your framing when changing rasters — this is a huge limitation. As well there is basically only a single process available at one time. No up-scale, frame rate and NR in one shot. And, I remember the quality of the temporal processing being cleaner, which is my biggest gripe.
One troubling issue is that there is no indication of reference mode. As you know, with the original Teranex units there was a page that showed you what your video timing reference is and where to take it from. On the 2D there is no clear indication of wether reference is successfully being used. I will say that I’ve done several long play feature conversions and everything seemed to sync up in the end. But, it is always a little disconcerting to not know how a device is locked. Other BMD products suffer from this issue.
Don’t get me wrong here… I do appreciate the fact that this product went from $80,000 to $2000.
I look forward to the forthcoming software updates and when there is a 4k version I will be one of the first to buy just like I was with the 2D. The 2D has fantastic workflow advantages like the capture to file via Thunderbolt.
OK… so please now reveal your uprez’ing secret.
best,
Jonathon
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By-the-math there will be some loss as you are generating another codec cycle. Wether anyone could see it is another story. Most of the broadcast content I work on goes through the additional 2 codec cycles for the workflow you are using…. remember there will be another encode when you output your versions.
Most “people” involved don’t notice anything. Some who are very sensitive notice some softness. I sometimes notice a little aliasing. The entire thing will get horribly crushed by the MPEG transport encoding that will occur further on down the line anyhow. That’s when we get complaints about blacks and S/NR.
For content destined for digital cinema I go uncompressed. Depending on your workflow you may want to go with a 422 type codec or RGB image sequence… really a matter of what your delivery target is.
– Jonathon
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I used the e-cinema paint… one thing to keep in mind is that it is an oil based paint… there are some threads about this. From what I understand this is the only thing that is close to being truly neutral. It’s not cheap either. It’s $125/gallon. The recommendation is 2 coats of primer and a coat of flat white before the application of the SP-50 paint. This will help stretch it out. I did the recommended preparation and am doing 2 coats of SP-50 on the front wall, a single coat on the side walls and flat black on the back wall.
https://www.ecinemasystems.com/products/monitor.php?product=12
Best,
Jonathon
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Uggg…. OK Alistair…
Trust me when I say Sascha is always very generous with sharing his knowledge. He, as many other professionals here, have been doing this for years at the high end. It’s been recently where these apps have been available to the masses for basically no cost. Keep in mind Davinci used to be a 500K+ system. I think our upgrade from a linear Davinci 2k to Resolve cost 350k “back in the day” which was only just a few years ago. Anyhow, whatever, Resolve is now free. So now we all have access to this tool. It’s like asking a suregon advice on how to use your First Aid Kit.
That said enter “grading monitors” into the search box on the forum. Many, many great threads will pop up.
In a nut shell to get a truly calibrated monitor you need a monitor that can reproduce the proper gamut and a means to calibrate that monitor. You could use a display LUT in conjunction with a profiling system or you can use a dedicated color management peripheral. Neither route is inexpensive… sorry. There is not a magical, cheap monitor that will auto-calibrate for rec709 or P3.
Again, this forum is specifically for more advanced Resolve centric questions. Please post questions in more relavent forums. No one here wants a fight.
Best,
Jonathon