[Rob Manning]

The terrain is shifting.

Sony has new gear on the way to shoot at 4K, around $8k USA, Canon as well, around $15k US.

The Nikon D800 and the D4 both do direct output, at 8 bit 4.2.2/SSD which monitor HDMI, in line pass through etc.

No Film School had a blog entry about Canon having direct HDMI out as well. I forget the version, one of the existing formats as I recall.

[Rob Manning]

Hi Steve,

Most NLE’s can work with multiple frame rates, Premiere I know does, not sure what you use but that shouldn’t be an issue for the most part.

At least according to Richard Harrington’s book about Premiere with the caution to set the sequences for the most pervasive frame rate.

Any audio drift between 25/23.97 will be negligible in short clips.

I’m working through four cameras, 2, D7K’s, (23.97), a 5D2, (29.97) and a T2i, (29.97.

Things look pretty good regardless, and all were converted to CineForm for editing.

HTH’s

Others may have different suggestions.

Rob

[Rob Manning]

Sorry, sounds like a big problem for sure.

Check the milliamps on the wall wart which came with the Zoom, then see if the battery pack, senses input device voltage requirements.

Many devices sense circuitry needs these days and that may work because it bypasses the battery cage (assumed?).

[Rob Manning]

HI,

I shoot for quite a while with the Lenmar brand (Samy’s Camera) and have yet to lose signal, even going for a few hours on stereo on board X/Y.

Is it possible the batteries you have are losing punch?

[Rob Manning]

Hi Dave,

Somehow I thought you had suggested converting to that format for h.264, but I am mistaken it would seem. Apologies.

Perhaps you said FCP XML, I’ll have to dig onto my saved notes.

Thanks, DL then.

Rob

[Rob Manning]

Hi Dave,

I have a concert shot with h.264 Canon and Nikon, and read some time back you suggest converting to FLV for edit flow, less CPU/GPU load, as I recall?

That being said, I’ve recoded everything with CineForm.

Any tricks about keying/correction besides what you mention with Dynamic Link?

Thanks!

Rob

[Rob Manning]

My DP friend is off the road (shoots RED) his personal gear of late, FS100 and the crop frame Sony DSLR with translucent viewfinder.

He’s had this rig since before Creatasphere last fall.

At dinner he told me he will be selling both to buy the D800 and the Ninja 2, all in one, 4.2.2 and less to carry.

He never sold his 80-200 f/2.8 and will get a couple other Nikon zooms, wide and mid. Since I’ve known him he’s had Nikon, 60D, 7D, selling off gear and glass to get the Sony stuff.

HTH’s

RM

[Rob Manning]

Hi Chris,

Question, are these static shots, slow panning, or are they fast zooms and lateral motion?

That and what lenses will be employed?

RM

[Rob Manning]

Ken Hello,

I have been on deadline for the 15th, once that delivery passes I will do some static testing.

Discussions I’ve had with DP/engineers indicate that the AVID codec DNxHD is a better fit if “heavy animation” (AE) is going to be in the work flow but that generally ProRes is fine for normal shooting, bands, landscape pans etc.

So yes I’m still on track, just a bit delayed with content shot on the in camera cards before the BMD SSD device was purchased.

I’ll let you know.

Thanks,

RM

[Rob Manning]

Andy thanks for taking the time to illustrate the issue.

No doubt, camera related to CPU gathered data then.

Once Nikon moves their west coast service to Hollywood from El Segundo, perhaps there will be a better response to video questions.

This is good info no matter what for anyone with the post D90 Nikon series cameras.

Thanks,

Rob