Kris Merkel
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Hey Tim,
I think your insights are spot on and thanks for chiming in.
Our social opportunity circles have also evolved over the years and we, at the moment, have greater access to have these discussions through multiple outlets where even a short 5 years ago the COW B&M was really the only forum that existed to have these conversations.
This particular forum used to be the very first thing I checked every morning with my coffee, even before email and has provided many useful insights in managing my freelance post biz. Fortunately, for me, because of this forum and a few others I have developed really great friendships with some folks who used to post often and most of the time nowadays I just pick up the phone and call them.
I sincerely hope that none of the folks who have been involved in the history of this forum and building the foundation of the COW will give up and leave because someday their sage advice will be needed by someone who is just starting out and the true wealth of your collective knowledge is invaluable to all.
“Think of everything in terms of building capacity.”
Kris Merkel
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Product Manager, Flanders Scientific Inc.
http://www.shopfsi.com
Co-Founder, Atlanta Cutters Post Production User Group
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The Short Answer is Yes, you should keep your media cache on a fast external drive. Use TB.
“Think of everything in terms of building capacity.”
Kris Merkel
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Product Manager, Flanders Scientific Inc.
http://www.shopfsi.com
Co-Founder, Atlanta Cutters Post Production User Group
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Sounds like a graphics card issue. Audio waveforms are very GPU intensive and if your card is not up to snuff the waveforms may not appear as intended. You should look into your system specs to start and go from there.
“Think of everything in terms of building capacity.”
Kris Merkel
twitter: @kris_merkel
Product Manager, Flanders Scientific Inc.
http://www.shopfsi.com
Co-Founder, Atlanta Cutters Post Production User Group
http://www.atlantacutters.com2.2Ghz MBP core i7
16Gb RAM
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I have my “zoom to sequence” mapped to “Shift+Z” When in doubt of a keyboard shortcut open the keyboard layout prefs and search. If you don’t like the default you can easily change it. A great video by Richard Harrington has all the info you need here.
https://www.richardharringtonblog.com/files/2f3d7f4f75175a7d2db8187655e557d8-1606.php
“Think of everything in terms of building capacity.”
Kris Merkel
twitter: @kris_merkel
Product Manager, Flanders Scientific Inc.
http://www.shopfsi.com
Co-Founder, Atlanta Cutters Post Production User Group
http://www.atlantacutters.com2.2Ghz MBP core i7
16Gb RAM
CS6/FCP7
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That is not typical behavior. I use DL a lot and have not seen this other than when I did an incremental save without telling PrPro to keep links from incemental saves.
Have you tried it in another project?
“Think of everything in terms of building capacity.”
Kris Merkel
twitter: @kris_merkel
Product Manager, Flanders Scientific Inc.
http://www.shopfsi.com
Co-Founder, Atlanta Cutters Post Production User Group
http://www.atlantacutters.com2.2Ghz MBP core i7
16Gb RAM
CS6/FCP7
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Video output Bit Depth from PrPro is debatable and I for one have measured 10bit YUV signals via PrPro -> IOXT -> FSI. Some others stand by the statement that it is only 8 bit. Someone from Adobe might be able to shed more light on this. I do know that the AJA control panel is processing the signal as 10bit YUV and sending that to the monitor. Like I said before at $2500 level you will only be looking at units with 8bit panels from any of the popular manufacturers.
The panel in the BM210 and LM-2140W are the same panel. The BM210 is capable of working in multiple colorspaces as well as importing user generated 3D Calibration and Look LUTs, accepting Dual-Link signals, and has the ability to display 2 live signals side by side where the LM-2140W works only in REC709, and has switched SDI inputs so Only one SDI input can be active at one time.
As I mentioned before, performance with regards to Color Fidelity will be identical on either of the units working in REC709
“Think of everything in terms of building capacity.”
Kris Merkel
twitter: @kris_merkel
Product Manager, Flanders Scientific Inc.
http://www.shopfsi.com
Co-Founder, Atlanta Cutters Post Production User Group
http://www.atlantacutters.com2.2Ghz MBP core i7
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Hi Matt,
All of those units are 8 bit panels that are capable of reproducing 16.7 million colors. A 10 Bit panel is capable of reproducing 1.073 Billion colors. You have to be careful when looking at marketing terms. The JVC notes 10 bit color processing and that is pretty much the standard with current available monitors but the panel bit depth is still 8 bit. The FSI is capable of 12 bit signal processing, which really nothing in that price range comes close to.
What you will see regarding the difference of looking at a 10bit panel vs and 8 bit panel is a 10 bit panel will give you smoother gradients where you will see subtle banding on 8 bit panels. Really for your budget, you will be looking at a monitor with an 8 bit panel and then you have to decide what really makes one of these units stand out over the rest, color fidelity, resolution, scopes and meters, 3G SDI level A and B for advanced formats, advanced pro features, weight, power consumption and how much repair cost are and down time if you have to send a unit in for service. Also if you are working on material destined for Broadcast/ web a monitor with an 8 bit panel will be perfect as all broadcast is 8 bit anyway.
You can compare the FSI BM210 to the LM-2140W here https://www.flandersscientific.com/index/bm210.php#prettyPhoto/20/
Working in REC709 the color fidelity of both those units will be identical.
Hope that helps answer some of your questions.
“Think of everything in terms of building capacity.”
Kris Merkel
twitter: @kris_merkel
Product Manager, Flanders Scientific Inc.
http://www.shopfsi.com
Co-Founder, Atlanta Cutters Post Production User Group
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Not sure what you are saying. The difference between 16db and 26db is always the same. It is a measurement and not subjective. Now if you are just talking about the difference of scale between the audio adjustment levels in FCP and PrPro then you would have a question. Use the meters or you can adjust using the faders in the clip mixer if you want a better visual reference.
“Think of everything in terms of building capacity.”
Kris Merkel
twitter: @kris_merkel
Product Manager, Flanders Scientific Inc.
http://www.shopfsi.com
Co-Founder, Atlanta Cutters Post Production User Group
http://www.atlantacutters.com2.2Ghz MBP core i7
16Gb RAM
CS6/FCP7
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The short answer to your question is yes, yes you can.
“Think of everything in terms of building capacity.”
Kris Merkel
twitter: @kris_merkel
Product Manager, Flanders Scientific Inc.
http://www.shopfsi.com
Co-Founder, Atlanta Cutters Post Production User Group
http://www.atlantacutters.com2.2Ghz MBP core i7
16Gb RAM
CS6/FCP7
AJA T-Tap
AJA IO XT
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It depends on what your source footage is and your deliverable specs and your system/ storage specs are. Is there a reason for you to go to 4444? Probably not.
“Think of everything in terms of building capacity.”
Kris Merkel
twitter: @kris_merkel
Product Manager, Flanders Scientific Inc.
http://www.shopfsi.com
Co-Founder, Atlanta Cutters Post Production User Group
http://www.atlantacutters.com2.2Ghz MBP core i7
16Gb RAM
CS6/FCP7
AJA T-Tap
AJA IO XT
FSI LM-2461W/CM-170W