[Peter Robertson]

Hi Dave
Thanks for your advice. However since these lenses are so cheap on ebay ($20.- for a 28-85 Tokina). I’m giving it a try.
The reason is that I want to try a manual focus lens. I film classical music (multi-cam) and can only setup the cameras during a rehearsal. I film the performance which is often many hours later. My digital lenses don’t have a manual clutch like Olympus Pro series and I don’t leave the cameras switched on for so long so I lose the focus setting when switching on again, hence the trial with a manual lens.
I will gladly share my experiences with the cow world at a later date.
Thanks
Peter

[Peter Robertson]

Hi Michael
Many thanks for the info on VLC. That was the answer for me. Playing my exported files with VLC gives me exactly what I See in the Resolve viewer. I have now made VLC my default video player.
Thanks
Peter

[Peter Robertson]

Hi David
I also have this problem. I previously worked with FCP7 but have recently switched to Resolve 15.2 Studio on a 2018 iMac.
My exports are washed out. The problem is when you view the export with Quicktime. I imported the exported clip back into Resolve and the effect was nolonger present. So it seems that Resolve internally is consistent with the clips but external to Resolve there is a problem. I have also spent hours trying to find a solution. I will do a check again on my other iMac with the same content but with FCP7.
Most comments on this problem propose using an calibrated monitor – but is the digital USB3/Thunderbolt 3 output any different from the data used by Quicktime internally?
Hope we find a solution.
Cheers
Peter

[Peter Robertson]

Thanks to all for the advice.
Yes I should really convert the 8k to ProRes 422. I was trying to take a short cut. However I still managed to grade all the clips in the timeline without the conversion of the 8k mp4.
Thanks
Peter

[Peter Robertson]

Thanks Joseph
In the timeline (Edit) I can play the mixture of clips (except the 8k slows down and is jerky).
In the Color tool I can just click from one clip to another but the images shown do not always match (thumbnails with the large viewer window).
I have 40 Gigs of memory.
Thanks
Peter

[Peter Robertson]

Hi Paul
The Problem was stupid. I had the new keyboard incorrectly configured.
Option G gave me a copywriter symbol which is similar to the @ and I did not see the mistake.
Best regards
Peter

[Peter Robertson]

Hi Paul
Thanks for your prompt answer. The old iMac is a mid 2011. The last time I changed the password was about 2 years ago. It still works on the old iMac (checked just before) and contains only upper and lower case and numbers.
Best regards
Peter

[Peter Robertson]

Hi Bruce
Thanks for your response. I am using the “Faulkner” phased array setup – Omnis separated 67 cm and wide cards in ORTF (17 cm separation).

There wasn’t much I could achieve by changing the mix from just AB to just ORTF,
Many thanks
Peter

[Peter Robertson]

Hi Ty
Many thanks for this find. Yes this looks like the type of software I was looking for. I have written to their support team to ask if it will help with my problem. In the meantime I will prepare 2 files to send you.
Many thanks
Peter

[Peter Robertson]

Hi Bill
Thanks for your comment. I solved the problem a different way. I went back to my vintage fcp7 and found that by clicking the “luminosity” flag in the sharpen effect controls solved the problem.
Cheers
Peter