A few feature suggestions

[roxics]

1. The ability to hold down the record trigger to record. Letting up would stop recording. Woudl be a nice addition but not a big deal.

2. Aspect ratio guidelines in the viewfinder/analog video output. 1.33:1, 1.77:1, 1.85:1, 2.35:1. it would be nice to be able to turn them all on and off individually so you can have one or two on at a time. Maybe even different colors for each one so you can tell at a glance for the ones that are close together like 1.77:1 and 1.85:1

3. A one button toggle to take everything off the display. All timecode, aspect ratio guides, everything. For when you want to just look at everything clean with nothing but the picture in the viewfinder.

4. Virtual film stocks. It would be kind of cool to have a little piece of software that lets us create virtual filmstocks for use with the camera when shooting. To control everything from sharpness to saturation, gamma, glow, color layers. Anything that might give the picture a certain look. We could us such a little program to create our own unique virtual filmstocks that we could then trade with others over the internet.
We could get it on the camera by having it in a certain file on the haddrive or memory card we capture the video too. Maybe the camera would have a little bit of memory on it so it could store a couple on there.

5. A tripod screw mount at the top of the camera with a top handle that can screw into it.

6. Some Oakley eyePhones so we can tap right into the viewfinder wirelessly and see the image on a 70 inch virtual Hi Def screen. Of course they should look just like the Juliet's because they've got to be stylish. :grin: . Maybe in 20 years.

[Jannard]

#6 will be sooner than 20 years. Good suggestions (some already in the spec).

Jim

[roxics]

That would be great if it was sooner then 20 years. I guess it all kind of depends on ultra thin polymer display technologies. Or maybe electric ink. I don't know. Seems like those kinds of technologies might be the best answer from a current point of view.

Good to hear that some of those features are already in the spec. Sounds like you guys are on the right track.

[The Machinist]

4. Virtual film stocks. It would be kind of cool to have a little piece of software that lets us create virtual filmstocks for use with the camera when shooting. To control everything from sharpness to saturation, gamma, glow, color layers. Anything that might give the picture a certain look. We could us such a little program to create our own unique virtual filmstocks that we could then trade with others over the internet.
We could get it on the camera by having it in a certain file on the haddrive or memory card we capture the video too. Maybe the camera would have a little bit of memory on it so it could store a couple on there.

That'd be one hell of a feature if anyone could figure out how to do it.

[Jannard]

The biggest surprise to everyone will be who is involved in the project. When we can announce some of the names, I think the interest level will go up because they are people you know and trust (even on this board) to watch your backs... and mine. I hope that we will be able to announce some of them well before NAB. BTW, we got a booth so we won't have to stand out in the cold trying to flag everyone down in the parking lot. I believe it is on the 2nd floor of the South Hall. We'll have a booth number pretty soon.