Matt Gerard
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Brilliant! This is exactly what I want to do, I DL’d the project going to open it up now and implement it into my won project, I’ll post a movie when its done!
Thanks!
(Cow, how I love thee…..)
Matt
Its more fun to ride a slow motorcycle fast than a fast motorcycle slow…
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Few questions for you, not knowing you’re experience level-
What kind of monitoring did yo have in the feild?
White balance within a couple minutes of shooting, color temp can change outdoors, as we all know.
Shot any test footage out doors,before or after your people shoot, and does that have a red cast to it?
Have you had a tech check it against a color chart with a vectorscope?
Is it only outdoors, or indoors too?
Messed with any deep menu settings? (Sorry to ask, but this has been done by seasoned veteran shooters too!)
This should let us started as to being able to figure this out with you.
Matt
Its more fun to ride a slow motorcycle fast than a fast motorcycle slow…
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Yeah, we ditched the hard case idea, my boss didn’t like having to fudge the case to get it to fit right, and when he looked at it, it didn’t look like it would support the camera in all the right places. Not sure what we are going to do yet, but we don’t have to ship it as of yet, so we aren’t in a big hurry. Want to get it right so the camera is protected.
MAtt
Its more fun to ride a slow motorcycle fast than a fast motorcycle slow…
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Here’s an answer for both previoous questions-
Phil- I haven’t tried that, I will do so this afternoon, and see if that helps. Its interesting because I rendered out a full piece last night, and the first few frames were fine, at frame 4, it whacked out. Sometimes it would go batty on frame 2, 3, it was random. Almost sounds like a RAM chip problem, doesn’t it? I’ve had stranger things happen because of bad RAM chips. Might try to strip RAM out, then try again. Not sure, just grasping at ideas here…
And Joey-
How do you ride a slow motorcycle fast if it’s slow?
Its a conundrum, isn’t it? A quandary, dilemma, something that makes you go hmmmm…..In theory, the joy of riding a motorcycle is reduced proportional to the percentage of the total capability of said bike when compared to the rider’s ability. This can be expressed as such-
where=Mt= Mental acuity (freshly awake in the morning, or still burping up from the Blatz and Beans eating contest last night) indicated from 1-10, where 1 = Comatose, 10 = Valentino Rossi like awareness.
A= ability again expressed as 1-10, where 1= Squid Newbie, 10= Keith Code
Ca= capability of motorcycle, 1-10, 1=Aprillia RS50, 10= Suzuki Hayabusa
En= enviromental hazard variable(on track, on streets, raining, flock of pigs on road, etc…) 1= Flock of Pigs, 10 = Perfect track day
(Mt*A)/(Ca/100)-En= Coefficient of J
Put this into practice with me on a powerful sportbike where Ca = 8.5-
(8*5)/(8.5/100)-8=462.58823529412Wheras, with me on a slow motorcycle CA=3.5
(8*5)/(3.5/100)-8= 1134.85714285714
As you can see, with my ability on a smaller bike, riding to a higher percentage of the capability of the motorcycle (ie, riding closer to the edge of the bike’s performance abilities), I get greater joy. This can also be explained that while my abilities (including my ability to not load my pants if I have a close call at high speeds) stay consistant, the ability of different motorcycles change drastically.
In conclusion, I have more fun riding a slower bike closer to the edge of its performance envelope, as it would more closely match my own ability envelope. The rush I get from riding a motorcycle (besides getting 40-45 mpg) is from pushing the bike to its edge, and mine. I can do that more safely with a bike where I can use 85% of its abilities, instead of a superbike crotch rocket where I would only be able to use 35% because of my own lack of skill. If i push the bike or myself beyond its/mine capability, the consequences would (hopefully) be less drastic on a slower motorcycle.
Also, keep in mind that the math stated above is at best, full and complete BS. Not undergoing any proof of concept, testing, or sound thought processes it is totally without warranty, guarantee, or refundability. Although, methinks Stephen Hawkins would be proud…
In conclusion (again?!?) this simple catchphrase of mine was never intended to be thought of this much, and frankly, my head hurts now. I will now attempt to forget everything I just put into this post, as my mind is like an attic, only so much room. I’m sure there is a way to put this into an AE expression including 100’s of layers, precomps and effects with pickwhips flying across my screen like gnats on crack, but I need to go back to slapping powerpoints into a presentation video, and make it look interesting.
Now thats the hard part.
Cheers-
MattIts more fun to ride a slow motorcycle fast than a fast motorcycle slow…
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I did look at the project settings and the sequence settings, and the color mgmt. was turned off. I also did update to 1.2v8 from Foundry’s website. I even opened up the new project that my boss had made on his machine, and It still is looking wonky. Hopefully I will hear from Foundry by tomorrow.
I had my boss render out the movies for me, so no problem there. would be nice to figure it out, though, the key was darned near perfect. Never saw such a nice key.Thanks!
Matt
Its more fun to ride a slow motorcycle fast than a fast motorcycle slow…
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Dave-
I do have an email into their support, so hopefully they will have some ideas. Its odd, because it seems that this only happens on my computer. I have compared preferences and settings and have them as close as I can on both machines. If it ends up being operator error on my part, I would happily admit it and post it here in case someone else searches the forum looking for the same issue. If I get a solution from The Foundry, i will certainly post it here for that reason.
Thanks!
Matt
Its more fun to ride a slow motorcycle fast than a fast motorcycle slow…
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[Jan Crittenden Livingston] “Additionally keep the peaking on in the VF and LCD. I am able to hit focus everytime. “
I’ll have to check to make sure this is on. Very true. Also, as with anything, it takes practice. Also the QuickZoom on the Fujinon lens is indispensable when it comes to quickly grabbing focus.
Matt
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[Jan Crittenden Livingston] “Why not just finesse the foam a smidge with a razor blade? “
OK, knowing that the lens choice does shove the camera back a little, this is probably what I will end up doing. I’ve got the big wide angle Fujinon HD lens. Nice lens, can darn near see the back of my head when I go full wide…
My dealer said he will cut it out, so if someone goes too nuts with the carving knife, its not my fault!!!
[Jan Crittenden Livingston] “We do have another case that is larger from Pelican that will also hold a P2 Gear, a 9” monitor and the RC10 that will also fit the 2000 camera, Its model number is the SHAN-HPX500. Fully loaded it is 70 lbs. But its nice in that when you ship the production case, you have everything in one case. “
Geez that sounds like a pretty huge case, but it will probably have the same issue with the length of the lens, am I correct? I don’t think we need to haul all that stuff in one case, although it would be handy to have.
I did see this model number for a hard case “AJ-HT901G”. Although it says not available in some areas. What is this case for? Would it fit better?
Thanks for the Quick response, Jan, it is much appreciated.
Matt
Its more fun to ride a slow motorcycle fast than a fast motorcycle slow…
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[Bo Skelmose] “HD is much more difficult to focus than SD”
Boy, I’ll second, third and fourth that comment. I’ve got a 2000 with the Fujinon wide angle HD lens, and it is a touchy mother when it comes to focus. Especially when we are shooting at low fstops (as my DP loves to do). Fortunatly the boss laid out the cash for the Panny 17″ flatscreen monitor. Very nice.
MAtt
Its more fun to ride a slow motorcycle fast than a fast motorcycle slow…
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Sorry for the rant. To summarize, yell at Apple.
Matt
Its more fun to ride a slow motorcycle fast than a fast motorcycle slow…