Shawn Miller
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[Claude Lyneis] “Shot like reality has a lot with how lighting is done, so I wonder if the difference you see is 24 vs 30 fps or the lighting.”
Not to speak for Greg, but I agree with him. HFR just has a different look – less motion blur, it’s brighter, has smoother motion and hotter highlights. I think that’s why so many people hated the look of The Hobbit in 48p – makeup, costumes, props and VFX looked more realistic… in a bad way, it looked like actors wearing makeup and costumes on a set. That’s why I do VFX in 24p and motion graphics in 30p, two different aesthetics that work best under different circumstances (IMO).
Shawn
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Sorry, I meant CG element…
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[Lindsay Penn] “My problem is, what’s next? Let’s say I track camera in Mocha. How do I apply that camera data to the 3D model location in a way that will match my footage?”
If I’m not mistaken, there should be an option for AE in Mocha’s export dialog – from there, you should be able to paste the tracking data into an After Effects camera. You’ll need a plugin like Element 3D to integrate your 2d footage with the 3D model though. Otherwise, it’s probably easier to integrate your live action and GC element in a 3D program like Maya or Cinema 4D.
Shawn
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[Andrew Kimery] “1. Supernatural isn’t just for girls, Bill. ???? All previous seasons are on Netflix so if you are needing a show to check out I strongly recommend it. First couple of seasons are monster-of-the-week/episodic, but later seasons are more serialized (though still with stand alone episodes mixed in).”
+1 for Supernatural, my wife and I have been fans of the show from season 1. It’s campy, heartfelt and awesome. ☺
Shawn
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[Neil Goodman] “[Steve Connor] “I really don’t think this forum is about people making demo videos, generally here on the COW we trust what people say based on their experience ☺
”plus, who’s got the time to make demo videos? we are editors after all.”
True, so extra kudos to people like Simon Ubsdell who take the time and effort to make really good demos. ☺
Shawn
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[greg janza] “I agree Steve that MBP’s have been the gold standard but as with the rest of their product line I think that too will be a thing of the past. When it’s time to replace my MBP, I’ll be looking at PC laptop alternatives.”
I actually know a number of folks (not creatives) who switched from PC laptop to MBP and then back to PC laptop, most of them came back to Windows for the Surface Pro. In big tech companies, you usually have a choice between two or more hardware vendors (for tablet, notebook or hybrid), for some it’s Dell, Microsoft or Apple, for others it’s HP, Microsoft or Apple. I’ve had several coworkers over the years switch to the MBP, but then come back to the PC, and interestingly (to me) it’s usually because they miss having a touchscreen. I have laptops and workstations, so it wouldn’t be hard for me to justify replacing one of my machines with a MBP, an iMac or a MacPro… I seriously consider it every time I’m up for a hardware refresh, but in the end, Apple’s limited hardware options keep me from making the leap. I’m looking forward to the day when they make this a much harder choice for me.
Shawn
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[Oliver Peters] ”
In one specific case – a broadcast group of stations – the production/creative services/promo folks shifted from FCP to Premiere Pro and the hardware changed to Dell workstations and Promise Technology SANs (from Mac Pro towers and Xsan). The only backing down was with the graphics departments who insisted on staying with Macs and they were allowed to do so. However, software was all Adobe, as they are largely using Photoshop and AE for everything.”Really interesting stuff Oliver, thanks for sharing.
Shawn
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[Oliver Peters] “It should be noted that the launch of FCPX wasn’t the first move that alienated video pros from Apple. For many, it started when they EOL’ed Xsan RAID, Xserve, Xsan and Final Cut Server. At that time Apple also closed its enterprise sales and support units, turning that function over to resellers. I personally worked with companies that then simply put out edicts that no more RFPs would be accepted if they included Apple computers. FCPX and the EOL of the whole Studio suite was simply icing on the cake. No matter how great FCPX is, it simply left video pros wondering whether Apple could be trusted in the future.”
I can see why those folks would be so angry and hesitant to trust Apple again. I imagine some of those equipment, service and support agreements were worth hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. Do you know if any of those companies softened over time? Or was that a complete bridge burner for some of those folks?
Shawn
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Hey Sam,
Walter is correct, Octane’s performance does scale linearly with more GPUs. I would add that Octane only runs on CUDA, so option two is out. If you can swing it, multiple GPUs is the way to go.
[EDIT] Sorry, just noticed that option 2 also has a GTX1080! However, I still stand by the multiple GPU comment… obviously, I need more sleep! 🙂
Shawn
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[Steve Connor] “[greg janza] “This is just my opinion but among the industry professionals that I personally speak with in my area, the abandonment of the company is definitely a trend on the rise.”
and in every facility and Production Office I go to in my area there are Mac’s everywhere, I do a lot of video work with tech companies including IBM and I see MacBook Pros everywhere there too.”
I still wonder how this shakes out geographically and by creative segment. I’m definitely seeing more and more creatives shift away from Apple. I don’t know about facilities, but a lot of the freelancers I interact with are definitely trending towards Windows machines with multiple nVidia GPUs… everyone seems to want dual GTX 1070s, 1080s and 1080Tis, and that looks to be a big reason for them switching. Folks who are getting more serious about Resolve also seem to want beefy GTX Titan cards with the latest/fastest i7 CPUs with a crap ton of RAM. It’s possible that I’m seeing that because my circles are more in the corporate mograph/3D/VFX worlds though. As for Macs in the corporate world, I think that’s mostly in design and marketing departments, and even then I see more of a split among the production people – the handful of the video people in my company are on PCs, half of the designers are on Macs and the few 3D folks (besides me) are also on Macs… that may change when they see my new rig though. ☺ Most of the rest of the company (20k + people) are on Microsoft Surfaces and Dell laptops, AFIAK the same is mostly true for the other big tech companies in town…
Shawn