Mike Most
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Uhhh, not to be a stickler for proper use of language, but the product is the Element, not Elements. Since there are multiple panels, the proper naming would be Tangent Element Panels, not Elements Panels.
I’ll go back to sleep now.
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As Kevin pointed out, HD video over SDI is defined as being SMPTE scaled for legal limits, but the DCP format is a full range format. You’ll need to go through your setups for both grading and DCP creation, discover where the discrepancy is, and resolve it. (sorry for the pun….).
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[andrew sableton] “I really want to test a round trip between a MAC Davinci and PC Davinci before I actually invest in a PC setup.”
I don’t understand what you’re trying to see or prove, or what you expect to find. We move projects between Linux and Mac Resolves every day. The code is basically the same, the math used is the same, and the results are the same. I think you can assume the Windows version is a similar story.
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You’ve always been able to use clip filenames for conforming, as long as those names are put into a comments line in the EDL. Or am I misunderstanding what you’re asking for?
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Well, can you name one other color grading product that’s available on the Mac, Windows, and Linux other than Speedgrade? And I would contend that in that context, Blackmagic’s statement is generally true…..
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Even with the full control surface, Resolve is very appropriate for “low budget.” It costs less than 1/3 what a base Baselight system does, and 1/10 of what a Pablo does. Unless you’re really talking about “no budget,” in which case you shouldn’t be comparing it to things like Baselight that cost over 10 times more (if you’re not buying the Resolve control surface).
I really wonder if the guys at Blackmagic get a bit frustrated at how quickly they’ve made so many people forget how much this stuff cost only 12 months ago, and the rather unreasonable level of demands and complaints that’s engendered….
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I don’t disagree with your sentiments, but you’re basically telling DaVinci to make Resolve into Baselight (8 out of the 9 things you mentioned are descriptions of specific Baselight features).That’s not sensible and it’s not a goal. Every manufacturer has a different approach to their system and different ideas as to how to present the functions that users want. Baselight is Baselight, Resolve is Resolve. If you want Baselight, well, then use Baselight. But just as I don’t expect Blackmagic to turn Resolve into an Avid, you probably shouldn’t expect or even suggest that they should turn it into a Baselight. I think you can safely assume that Resolve’s developers are very, very familiar with and aware of what Filmlight does. But they have their own ideas as well. That’s what makes competition, and that’s what produces better products by all manufacturers.
While I agree that better keyers and matte cleanup tools would be nice, a number of the things you state are already in the product, provided you use the full DaVinci panel set. That is also the case with Baselight, as certain functions are only available from the Blackboard. I’ve made my own suggestions to Blackmagic as well (I’d REALLY like to have the Offset controls mapped to the fourth trackball on the new Tangent Element panels, as they are on the DaVinci panels………), but one needs to let go of the notion that one product should be exactly like another. It shouldn’t, and it won’t.
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We go between Linux and Mac systems every day with no discrepancies or problems.
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[Sascha Haber] “Gone are the days where a colorist had a willing assistant where he could send those shots over to and get a properly made alpha channel back ;)”
I’ve never had that. Ever. And such a position would not have existed for more than the last 7 or 8 years because prior to that, nearly all color grading was done on hardware driven, real time devices.