Ron Shook
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Erik,
[Erik Davis] “You know someone who is using this worflow successfully already?”
I know that he uses AAF back and forth between Vegas and PPro all the time, but I don’t know if he uses the proxy files in Vegas to offline.
I’ll see what I can find out. I don’t understand how it could make a difference.
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Hi Eric,
[Erik Davis] “I have tried just playing the video clips that were imported into PPro using the AAF import but that causes an immediate crash as well.”
This troubling performance has me wondering about the conforming process. I’m just grasping at straws as I don’t know anything about it, but is it possible that the AAF export from Vegas is delivering the proxies rather than the full res files? Will these files imported into PPro/Axio play with anything else? What are their poperties? Have you tried a test editing the full res XDCAM files in Vegas and then trying the AAF to PPro?
This is the blind leading the blind, but once I get a few answers, I’ll talk to a fellow who does this all the time and try to pin point where this is falling down.
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Ken,
You are a most estimable gentleman!!!
[ken hon] “the first part is a clip of my wife filming with a small HDV camera. Notice how much she is moving up and down compared to the lava in the background. That’s what the gyro buys you. Overall, we found this a lot harder than working in helicopters where we mount the camera and gyro on a Fig Rig that works well.”
Well I can see your rig works amazingly well. I can hardly believe it. You must be very pleased. Thank Heavens it was a short clip or I’d have gotten sick watching your wife bob up and down. (g)
Thanks for taking the time. I’m sure I won’t be the only one to appreciate it.
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Steve,
[Steve Wargo] “Because I’m too lazy too look it up, could you please give us a web address.”
Ken gave you the biggie, but here’s another from the same outfit that’s a completely different type of beast, that can be folded to smaller than camera size, left on the camera in a slightly larger case, and be ready for use in a minute in 3 or 4 different modes, or go directly on a tripod. This might fit your use more than the big brute, but it’s certainly more complex and thus capable of more variety of usage than the RedRock Micro unit. You’d have to stock up on allen wrenches. (g):
https://www.dvtec.tv/id33.html
Double click on the video demo to take it into YouTube where you can watch full screen if you want.
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Ken,
[ken hon] “We shot from a boat for the first time on Friday night and it went pretty well. The thing is a bit of a beast with the gyro and it tries to walk off your shoulder when the boat turns left. Otherwise it worked pretty darn well. The boat was pitching up and down about 3 feet but the camera stayed pretty level. I was sitting on a central stowage locker and had the belt and support attached, I don’t think I would have lasted long without it. I let the upper rod lock stay open and clamped the lower lock on the spring loaded rod. The lower one is kind of jerky, but the upper one allowed the camera to float more smoothly with the gyro. I’ll try to get a video up, but we’re getting ready for a month of travel and I don’t have much time.”
Fascinating and thanks for the photo. Yeah, I think that you would have tanked real quickly without the support rod on that beast. But a beast with a purpose, eh? I sure hope I don’t have to wait a month to see the results, but understand your priorities. (g)
Thanks again,
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Ken,
[ken hon] “I can certainly see why Steve likes the Red Rock unit. It’s sleek, simple, and robust”
I very much like that also, and the fact that it’s constructed around rails. The DVTEC units, particularly the one that you have, are very reconfigurable, but also relatively complex monsters.
I’m wondering if you could take the Red Rock Device and easily add the DVTEC support pod and belt and attach it at the tripod mount location, perhaps with a bar to offset it forward.?
[ken hon] “We bought the DVTec DVrig Pro HD and I like it. It’s certainly not sleek, but we bought it to hang a gyro off of for boat and helicopter use. I couldn’t find a better inexpensive setup that would take our gyro. It’s nice because we can put the big old gyro battery in the counterweight position on the shoulder pad and it offsets the camera and gyro weight pretty well. Just from photos”
Speaking of photos, I love to see this gear in action and see some results, particularly on a fast moving boat. Kudos for your ingenuity. Find a way to show us, please?
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Steve,
[Steve Wargo] “Manhandling cameras is what I’ve done for 25 years. The RedRock was the only one that felt stable, had a professionally machined base system and had the versatility to be configured in a few configurations. The handle mounts were flexible in how and where they mount. The locking levers were splined correctly and had a nice feel that won’t dig into your fingers (compared to the garbage locking devices that are sold by the RED camera people). The color is properly applied to the aluminum and everything is finished.”
Hmmm, OK. Was this company at NAB?
https://www.dvtec.tv/index.html
The particular reason I ask is that if I get one of these devices, I’d definitely want one that has a support arm that puts most of the weight of everthing on my hips, not my arms.
[Steve Wargo] “Before video, I was a journeyman machinist and steel fabricator. IMHO (Actually, not too humble)”
Ha, I gave up using the H in that acronym a long time ago, figuring I never meant it anyhow. I’d rather be willing to admit to my mistakes than pretend humility. (g)
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Steve,
[Steve Wargo] “The only one tat qualified was the RedRock Micro unit.”
What do you mean by “qualified?” Did none of the units from Varizoom or DVTEC “qualify?”
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Michael,
[Michael Palmer] “I use the Ikan 8″ monitor”
So is the Ikan HD monitor good enough for critical HD focus? I have their 4×3 monitor for SD and prompter use and am quite happy with it.
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Josh & Chris,
Wondered about that myself. Fine Q&A!
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