Scott Sheriff
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No long list here either.
Running QT 7.6.3, and have QT X 10.0 installed but not using.
FCP 6.0.6 on SL 10.6.2, not running any type of system cleaner ap.Scott Sheriff
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You might want to post this in Business and Marketing. There is a lot of salary discussion there at times.
Scott Sheriff
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“One last thought: can anyone speak to the performance of the 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator when used as a jog/shuttle knob for video? If it is pretty much equal to the Contour stuff, I might get that so I could also use it for 3d applications, but wouldn’t want to sacrifice performance for video.”
Yeah, me too. Love to hear more from folks that have one, and the MC Transport also.
Scott Sheriff
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“Do most jog/shuttle knobs all you to accurately move between individual frames as well as going faster than playback speed? Ideally, I’d like one tactile control that would work on both levels.”
The Contour does fine. You can fine tune the jog and shuttle speed to suit your taste. The main difference between the two Contour models is the number of extra buttons. The Xpress has 5, and the Pro has 15. These are mappable on both. On the Xpress I use the standard In/Out/Play fwd/Play bk/Stop for the 5 buttons.
Scott Sheriff
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Mike,
I agree fire, bulb explosion, and burns are real risks of using ‘hot lights’, especially on location. Always run a screen over an open fixture, and keep it away from drapes and furniture. They can get knocked over and burn carpets from residual heat in a second, even if the bulb gets knocked out, so use sandbags. They can also melt nearby plastic items, and set off fire sprinklers. Now that those non-contact thermometers have become reasonably priced, I have added one to my grip kit to check wall and ceiling temps around the lights.
Like a lot of professional tools, they should be respected, and not used by the untrained. Most of the time I hear about people having issues, is they got overwhelmed with the shoot, and weren’t keeping tabs on the lights, or were just unaware of how hot they get over the course of a shoot.You may be right about LED’s. Seems like the price, and the narrow color temps are the big problem currently.
I think the problem with the CFL’s is the curly shape isn’t the most efficient for our use. As you said, they are really meant to replace incandescent lamps. They might be OK in a chinese lantern for area fill. But fixtures like Kino Flo’s have a much better output per watt, and are more compact due to the straight tube shape, if you want a cool softbox.
Sure this discussion could be either Business, or Lighting. Fires and tripped breakers are bad for business.
Scott Sheriff
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Cory,
National Electrical code actually says you can run 80% of a circuits rating for 3 hours. Check out 15A replacement duplex outlets, they are rated at 12A continuous, or check out that the biggest 115V space heater you can get is 1,400W, which is 12A
I like to figure 70% because no system is perfect, and I like to have some headroom to avoid tripped breakers.
Sometimes you just have to push the envelope, and put as much as you can on a circuit and shut off the lights between takes, but I think its better not to.Scott Sheriff
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Cory,
National Electrical code actually says you can run 80% of a circuits rating for 3 hours. Check out 15A replacement duplex outlets, they are rated at 12A continuous, or check out that the biggest 115V space heater you can get is 1,400W, which is 12A
I like to figure 70% because no system is perfect, and I like to have some headroom to avoid tripped breakers.
Sometimes you just have to push the envelope, and put as much as you can on a circuit and shut off the lights between takes, but I think its better not to.Scott Sheriff
Director
SST Digital Media
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com -
The tablet is great for zipping thru really long clips when the jogger isn’t fast enough. I’m divided in thirds on use Mouse/Keyboard, Jogger, Tablet. Sometimes it’s just nice to have the option to change devices to give your hand a rest.
Scott Sheriff
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Hi,
I’m an old school CMX guy, so I’m really used to having a jogger when I edit.
I have the Contour ShuttleXpress, and it works just fine. I have a friend with the Pro on her system, it has the same feel, just more buttons to map.
My only complaint is that the Contour doesn’t have the big weighted knob like most of the linear systems had. Another choice is the Euphonix MC Transport. I haven’t got my hands on one yet to try, but if it had the classic jogger feel, I might consider it.
Do I use the jogger a lot? It depends on what I’m doing. I like it most for screening and logging. The ShuttleXpress is only 50 bucks, so your not risking a lot if you don’t like it. The MC Transport is in the 3-4 hundred range.
The other controller you might consider is a good tablet. I have a Wacom Itous3. For some tasks it is superior to the mouse, keyboard, or jogger. If your a heavy Motion user its a must have.Scott Sheriff
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“how does this translate to CFL? if i use several CFL’s that are equivalent to 1,000 watts, does it still draw the same amount of power?”
So lets check out a really big commercial CFL, that I’m familiar with, that might work for what you want. A 150W CFL wide spectrum bulb like what is used in greenhouses. This is supposed to be equivalent to a 500W incandescent. So that would be 300W (2x150W) for a 1000W equivalent, if you want to use that as an example. That should be around 2.6A @115V. A Lowel DP with a 1K FEL lamp would be 8.7A @115V
The problem is the CFL is never as bright as they say it is in the real world. This 150W bulb is specs at 8,000 lumens. So two would give you 16,000 lumens. Compare that to an FEL which is a typical lamp found in a Lowel DP. That bulb puts out 27,000 lumens, at 1,000W. Over three times as much as the two big CFL’s. So you really need four 150W CFL’s using, and that is a little over 5A. Still less than the 8.7A an FEL draws.
I have a lot of experience with studio and field lighting, and owned a commercial greenhouse at one time, and have been around a lot of high wattage commercial lights including commercial CFL’s, HID, Sodium and Merc Vapor, and my personal experience backs this up. I did some tests with these against the 1000W ballasted Metal Halide lights, and two of the 500W equivalents in fixtures that had similar reflectors, hung at the same height. The CFL’s put out less than half the footcandles of the single 1K MH lamp. Watt for watt against studio Halogens, or straight tubes fluorescent like the Kino’s, or commercial HID types and the CFL will always be last when you get out the light meter. So I would take whatever the CFL is supposed to be equivalent to, and double that if you expect to get the same amount of light as a Halogen.
Someone earlier mentioned the hazmat problem associated with mercury in the CFL, and that is with the relatively small home types. These large wattage CFL’s are physical much larger, and could be a bigger problem if one broke on location. Thats not to say there isn’t any liability with Halogens, but something to be aware of. I have heard of entire schools being evacuated because a janitor dropped a CFL while he was changing it.
Scott Sheriff
Director
SST Digital Media
https://www.sstdigitalmedia.com