[Ralph Chaney]

Thanks, Jeff.

Yes, it was the Saving part that I couldn’t find. But your reply got me thinking about right-clicking on parts of the bin… and clicking on the top bar produced the option to save the layout.

Great.

Thanks,
R.

-> Ralph

[Ralph Chaney]

Hi Rafael,

Next time I post something like this it will go there…

Thanks,
R.

-> Ralph

[Ralph Chaney]

Thanks, Jeremy.

Yes, I was having trouble with a few clips that looked progressive but still had a field dominance listed. I was hoping there was another attribute to look for in the bin or ? , instead of zooming in to look at frames and sometimes having to compare them to others. I typically work in interlaced so I’m not familiar with the look enough to trust my eye without zooming in.

Thanks, R.

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[Ralph Chaney]

Thank you much, David.

-R.

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[Ralph Chaney]

I only use nests when I want to effect two or more layered clips as a group.

This last time: I had a base clip that needed two objects in the background covered. I added two V layers, each one covering one object. I then dissolved out of this composited shot. If I dissolved each of the three layers separately, the covering effect would have been exposed a bit during the dissolve.

Sometimes I use Nests to avoid having as much as 16 layers of video to manage. If I nest a group of 8 photo layers that move over the top of a background that already has 8 layers of logos, composited background – God knows what – then it’s more manageable plus I can fade, move, or filter all the photos at once.

You know, I don’t know Motion and maybe this stuff is a Motion thing… yet… does changing the duration of elements within Motion also end up with the problem as extended Nests, once it comes back to the timeline?

Thanks. R.

-> Ralph

[Ralph Chaney]

I did find this, a leveling assembly that attaches to a flat plate. Manfrotto 438. The advantage is that nothing protrudes below the mounting surface, which in some applications is a big deal.

https://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-438-Ball-Camera-Leveler/dp/B001A1VKPM/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Downside is that a ball-based head cannot be swapped from the primary tripod to the unit with the leveling assembly, at best not quickly. Probably would require another head in the kit.

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[Ralph Chaney]

Maybe try the Cirque du Soleil Gift Shop?

As much as I like the notion of it, I think I’d leave the actual shooting up to my assistant.

It’s actually a brilliant way to access heights almost anywhere.

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[Ralph Chaney]

Wild… Yes, 80% of the way, with simple tools. You probably know this, but Warren Miller used ladders too. He’d keep it folded and flat, mount his 16mm on the step side at one end. Then, at the balance point, slip the rig over his body through one of the step openings and hold the rig with his hands… and then ski behind or in front of his moving subject while he’d ski within the ladder frame. Smooth. (I suppose falling with that rig would be a real bummer!)

I do the same in the field (when I remember), using anything with mass and a bit of length. Once used an 8′ bamboo culm to tape farmers in Northern Thailand. Smooth.

-> Ralph

[Ralph Chaney]

Beautiful. Two great leads. THANKS!

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[Ralph Chaney]

I’m not sure what he was doing with it, but it would have been simple compilations.

My use would be akin to what I’m doing with my Mac Pro desktop: 2Core Duo; 2.66GHz; 512MB graphics card; 8G RAM.

I usually edit in ProRes (regular), HD.

I just as soon go with a 2.1GHz or 2.33GHz and have “decent” performance because I would be editing on the laptop only in a pinch. I’d just hate to get one of those and find that the processing is so slow that I simply wouldn’t use it. My desktop system isn’t super fast but it’s what I’m used to and a laptop close to it’s performance would be great.

Thanks.

-> Ralph