[Martin Fisher]

Thanks for your input Greg.

Just 2 questions:
– Can you configure a RAID 5 using Storage Spaces & Disk Management ?
– Did you run any speed test on the drives? Could you please share your results?

[Martin Fisher]

Bob,
I´m also aiming to upgrade my current RAID system (that I got many years ago with your help).

And I´m also looking for a OWC solution: OWC ThunderBay 4 mini RAID 5 Edition

I´ve read many great reviews, but they were all performed on mac systems.
Do you know by any chance if this is going to perform as well on a windows pc ?
Is there any software that you would recommend for it (the equivalent of SoftRAID for windows) ?

Or maybe some other similar enclosure that you would recommend? (4 bays, thunderblot 2/3, SSD capable)

Any help will be much appreciated.

[Martin Fisher]

Thank you both for your help !
Cheers,
M

[Martin Fisher]

Dave, your irony regarding the color bars makes me think that making them the way im making them is terrible wrong. So i’d love to know why is this so wrong.

I just want to learn everything i can, and not just let the editor know why his bars are better than the ones from wikipedia.

Again, thanks for the help.

[Martin Fisher]

Yes, i am adding them in AE. The bars are a Still image downloaded from wikipedia (SMTPE bars… 75%). Checked them on a vectorscope and they seem to be fine.
Do you think there is a problem on doing this in AE ? And why the bars will be not accurate ?

And again, Yes. This is going to tape (Digibetacam). And im paying someone to do that, but im sending them the QT with the Black, Color Bars, Slate, etc. Im also sending them 4 audio tracks.

The test tone on the bars is not generated by me, but it is generated by the guys working on the audio.

If you think that some of this is wrong, pls let me know so i can correct it.

And thanks again !

[Martin Fisher]

ops ! the 720×480 was a mistake… im using 720×486.

same thing with the export thing. i dont think i ever used the export function.

sorry about those.

and thank you both for the help !

m.

[Martin Fisher]

Once again, thanks for you help Dave.

“Why the heck are you trying to do time code in AE in the first place? Worry about it in your editing application where you can actually DO something about it.”

Cause they only sent me the show, and (among other things) i have to put the 30 secs of black, the SMTPE color bars, Slate, etc. in the beggining.

All of them should be placed at an exact timecode, and the show should start at 01:00:00:00. So, i need to know if i can trust the AE timecode for that (starting at 0;57;59;28 instead of the non-existing 00;58;00;00).

Overall i have to have TWO exact minutes from 0;57;59;28 to 01;00;00;00.

Do you think i can trust it ?

And, as a second question.. have you watched the video I uploaded ?? The double count on quicktime isnt right, is it ?

[Martin Fisher]

thank you all of the help.

m.

[Martin Fisher]

“I never have to deal with LUTs.”
So whats your workflow with Viper footage ? Do you color correct it or you just work with the green look ?

Thanks for the link Dave, but i dont really understand that spreadshet. I simply dont know how to translate it to AE. Any tips on that ?

Thanks again.
M.

[Martin Fisher]

Dave, Im using CS4 and CS5.
CS5 has the “apply color LUT” utility, but i couldnt find any .3dl or .cube LUT files for the Viper.

I also own Color Finesse, which can export LUTs. But i dont really know what parameters i should change to make a propper Viper LUT.

Thanks.
M.