Shawn Miller
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[Scott Witthaus] “try learning Unity…..oy.”
Yup, STEEEP learning curve… that’s why I’m amazed at the level of proficiency some of these kids are gaining just by watching tutorials and well, building things. Same with Z-brush, Maya, et al.
I think this is what Grant Petty is really after with the BMD cinema cameras and their post production software – he seems to want young people to get out there and create. It’s something that I’ve come to respect about BMD’s vision, from the outside, they look like they “see” creative people in a way that maybe Adobe, Apple and AVID just can’t.
Shawn
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[Scott Witthaus] “I don’t see Resolve going anywhere in K-12. At that level you are just teaching storytelling. The technology should not impede that learning and Resolve is probably way too much tech for that level of learning. Maybe in undergrad film or b’cast schools and even then I have my doubts. Having taught editorial storytelling to newbies on traditional track based editors and on X, you want the technology to get out of the way as much as possible in the learning process. From real-world experience, X does that better than traditional products.
That said, Photoshop alone is worth the $5 for K-12….”
I’m not so sure. Over the years, I’ve known plenty of junior high and high school kids who taught themselves programs like Blender, or Photoshop or 3DS MAX etc… mostly without guidance, and 3D applications are a LOT harder to learn than any NLE. Do a YouTube search, kids are doing some pretty amazing things. I don’t think Resolve is that hard.
Shawn
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[Bill Davis] “[Shawn Miller] “I wouldn’t be surprised if XLR was still the dominant interconnect for audio 100 years from now.”
Then we’re betting differently.
AS I write this, I have at least a dozen 25, 50, and 100 foot XLR cables up for sale. Along with matching BNC terminated video cables.
At the last gig I participated in, driven by BlackMagic technology, Cat 5 cables displaced quite a few of them.
(tho in fairness, not all – many of the audio runs from mics to the board were still XLR. But from the Mixer to the actual recording devices – ALL were either Embedded signals on Cat 5 – or imported via memory card.”
Right… as I said, audio only devices mostly use XLR interconnects, so I don’t see them becoming obsolete anytime soon.
Shawn
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[Bill Davis] “NONE of those lasted, (except perhaps XLR, tho it’s under great stress as audio is increasingly embedded into SDI signals and transported that way.”
I think it depends on what you’re talking about. Digital audio over SDI may be more common for video transport than it was years ago… but the same isn’t true for most audio only devices and applications. I wouldn’t be surprised if XLR was still the dominant interconnect for audio 100 years from now.
Shawn
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[Bernard Newnham] “They’ve probably just noticed that Affinity and Blackmagic are offering serious cheaper competition with no subscription.”
I hadn’t thought about Resolve in education. It seems like they really could change the creative software landscape in a generation or two. World class, cross platform editing, color, audio post and VFX in a single package… for free… just astounding. I wonder how many TV and film production programs will be built entirely around Blackmagic’s offerings. I also wonder what that will mean for the future of creative software.
Shawn
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[Andy Neil] “Only that it can make a lot of sense for those companies that don’t want to rent seats at $50 a pop.”
To be fair, that $50-$85 a month gets you much more than Premiere Pro. I think that’s one of the strengths of the Adobe subscription, the included tools are accessible enough for generalists but deep enough for dedicated specialists – that, and the talent pool for people who know After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Illustrator is quite large.
Shawn
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[Tom Sefton] “I can’t get away from the thought that if its about light and quick and easy, on a limited budget, and the delivery is for web, wouldn’t you use a blackmagic pocket camera and have 1080p ProRes at 10bit quality?”
A lot of people prefer 8 bit 4:2:0 @ 4k in .mp4 over most anything shot in 1080p at 10 or 12 bit. Personally, I like the image from the current Pocket better (than 4k MPEG 4)… but I suspect I’m in the minority. I imagine the Pocket 4k will be really popular, but probably because it captures in 4k, more than its (presumably) great 1080p image.
Shawn
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[Bill Davis] “I believe this – but it’s also useful to understand that to achieve this BM pretty much sees the entire video industry from a largely IP perspective.
And that’s a HUGE shift in thinking.
There are huge, huge benefits to the new IP production approach. But many of us trained in the older video traditions have to re-think everything we know about how even some of the simplest video plumbing stuff works in order to advance into the new era heading towards us.
For instance, it used to be knowing how to setup and white balance a production camera was a mission critical live shoot skill. Now knowing how to manage IP addresses on a network is WAY more critical. “
I pretty much agree with you if you’re talking about BMD’s vision for what the future of broadcast is, or could be. But I think they’re just as focused on independent, scripted and documentary producers. Grant said as much in the closing of his press conference at NAB this year (around 35:35).
https://youtu.be/8OfzwfJtfMI?t=2142
Talking about the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4k “… so what you get is, you get the camera, and a full visual effects, editing, color correction and professional audio post production solution, all together… I don’t see any other way, there’s not much more we can do for people, to get them going and doing their own feature films and TV programming, but that’s what it’s all about, right, that’s what we’re all here for...”
In another interview (don’t remember which one), he (Grant) said something to the effect that he didn’t want the only creators in film and video to be the people who could afford the biggest loans… or something like that. He’s been pretty clear about that from the beginning though, BMD exists to bring the cost of entry into production and post production to a point that most anyone with drive and creativity can create. I have to be honest… I actually believe him.
Shawn
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[Walter Soyka] “I agree that sequence-based systems have performance issues, but you’ve actually used CineForm? I find your comments surprising because I have built workflows on it, and I find it to be highly comparable to ProRes in image quality, file size, and performance. “
+1 for Cineform. It was my go to digital intermediate codec for years. I also used CineformRAW to rewrap and recompress raw files from the DigitalBolex and Blackmagic Cinema Cameras for use in Premiere Pro. I was sad that they didn’t continue to develop GoPro Studio any further for professional use.
Shawn
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[Robert Moran] “IMHO, Apple should by BM and integrate the apps as both programs are really good without question. BM has a real winner here once they get all the pieces in place to enable one to do the complete job of sound, edit and composition in one easy to use app. Price point is terrific and having it run on all major platforms is stellar. Will post the clip once it’s done.”
I doubt that Apple would keep BMD applications cross platform in that case… or even keep them in tact as standalone programs. What I really appreciate about BMD is their singular and unique vision to empower creators with the most powerful tools at the lowest price. I can’t imagine Apple embracing that vision.
Shawn