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[Marc Wielage] “BTW, whenever I’m asked, I always tell clients not to shoot at a rate greater than 5:1″
I agree but there is a certain doco mindset that says ” I have the budget for UHD and want to shoot 6k so 8:1 is OK”. Hard to argue. I’m very pleased with my sweet spot when I shoot which is 4.6 4:1 cDNG on the Ursa Mini. Gives me punch in room, looks good and so far no artifact issues.
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I work in docos and have enough grunt to run R3D files in 1/2 res. Takes a bit longer with the final file renders but the proxy files are nearly always HD ProRes/ DNxHD so I nearly always revert to the RAW
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[Marc Weilage] “All the major Hollywood features almost always use DPX, EXR, or (for TV) ProRes 444”
The irony there is the file sizes are sometimes as big or bigger than the 8:1 compressed 6k RAW.
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[Eric Santiago] “Then, of course, there is the “what if I need the 4K and up version of this movie” problem”
I always prefer to have the R3D files. These days editors punch in on shots as many DPs are encouraged to frame wider. Stabilising shots also punches in so I prefer to have the files that let me do this, not an HD baked version. Also fixing exposure or color temp issues, I much prefer RAW.
And these days I mostly work to a UHD finish timeline and make the lower res deliverables from that. Basic future proofing. It doesn’t cost much more to do it properly but redoing later does. False economy. Just wait till they tell you they want to sell to Netflix.
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[Bill Davis] “The same controls are NOT disfunctional in one mode with one set of files, but they are disfunctional in a different mode with other files? That’s kinda weird isn’t it? ”
Finally the penny drops. It’s not the files however but the mode that determines the inconsistency.
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Stairs access requires monthly subscription.
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Fair enough. The fact Blackmagic are warning that older cards are not compatible is cause for me to pay attention.
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[Brent Marginet] “I’m currently upgrading to Sierra for Resolve 14 myself and will stay with the 980Ti’s.”
You need to keep an eye on which NVIDIA cards are supported with version 14. Some older cards have been retired from compatible. The Blackmagic support page or their forum has a list.
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[Tero Ahlfors] “It’s not “why has no one made X”
You have to be careful using a capital X. Around here that means FCPX. I am sure you are using it differently but zealots may descend on you like a ravenous horde if you are not careful.
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[Chris Wright] ” try L*A*B color. your head will explode. it’s very powerful.”
Is that an option in Resolve? Head exploding in a good way I hope