Yes, very much so.
In another life, I'd have worked in the art department.
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04-09-2021, 02:14 AM
Thread: An extra $1,000 for your budget
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Yes, very much so. In another life, I'd have...
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04-05-2021, 07:52 AM
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Is it bad that I actually recognise the shape of...
Is it bad that I actually recognise the shape of the muzzle flash in the poster frame... please, tell me I'm seeing things. Is that from where I think it's from?
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04-02-2021, 09:38 AM
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Personally I like to squint myopically and debate...
Personally I like to squint myopically and debate punching it up to full size, before punching it up to full size.
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03-25-2021, 08:31 AM
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I've always enjoyed pointing out how American...
I've always enjoyed pointing out how American film is not in the "world cinema" section in the UK.
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03-10-2021, 02:36 AM
Thread: What are you watching?
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The new world seems to care about that stuff more...
The new world seems to care about that stuff more than we do...
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03-04-2021, 08:41 AM
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Three to five years old is too old. Was that...
Three to five years old is too old.
Was that something other than a RAID-10? RAID-10 is faster, to the point where it tends to offset the need for more disks for the same space over a RAID-5 which... -
03-02-2021, 01:52 PM
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What patent is involved with this? P
What patent is involved with this?
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02-27-2021, 06:35 PM
Thread: Which was better, VHS or Video8?
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A question worth asking in that context is...
A question worth asking in that context is whether your Hi8 tapes are evaporated or particle. Evaporated tape theoretically has higher performance (higher coercivity leading to higher signal levels...
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02-27-2021, 10:09 AM
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I'd been posting here a little more frequently of...
I'd been posting here a little more frequently of late, but this sort of shenanigans puts me off.
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02-27-2021, 02:56 AM
Thread: Best transcoding software?
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I just use ffmpeg, but then I'm a nerd. In...
I just use ffmpeg, but then I'm a nerd.
In this scenario you could get it to create basically-prores.
It's a commandline app but it's not rocket science.
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02-23-2021, 09:14 AM
Thread: Cylinder Space Light
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I make mine out of collapsible laundry bins...
I make mine out of collapsible laundry bins. They're semi-disposable at that point. I had some black fabric pieces made so I can selectively control the light output by velcroing things on and off.
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02-23-2021, 09:11 AM
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I had a buddy 3D print some focus gears....
I had a buddy 3D print some focus gears. Perfectly functional.
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02-17-2021, 05:38 PM
Thread: Vlock Dummy battery
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Almost certainly it will, although I'm not sure...
Almost certainly it will, although I'm not sure what the behaviour of the thing is as regards coming on at full brightness then expecting you to wind it down.
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02-17-2021, 06:57 AM
Thread: Vlock Dummy battery
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Even 12A is too much for an XLR. To take it...
Even 12A is too much for an XLR.
To take it from first principles, which may be clear to many people but is worth reiterating, a 300-watt load is a 300-watt load. A lot of people are very keen on... -
02-13-2021, 10:58 AM
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I suspect we agree on a lot of things. I am a bit...
I suspect we agree on a lot of things. I am a bit suspicious of any food advice that comes in the form of a diagram with little pictures. That triangle will tend to push people toward eating a lot of...
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02-13-2021, 07:51 AM
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To be fair, over here in the UK we're right...
To be fair, over here in the UK we're right behind you in terms of obesity, and the corn thing isn't nearly such a big deal as corn is not a staple crop in this part of the world. I don't think it's...
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02-13-2021, 01:10 AM
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I'm no stranger to sloth and I'll eat as many...
I'm no stranger to sloth and I'll eat as many cookies as anyone. I also sit at a computer and write most days. Really, I should be a standard-issue tubby nerd. I'm not because I watch what I eat. I...
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02-09-2021, 06:01 AM
Thread: Coronavirus Impact III
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One of the things that concerns me about this is...
One of the things that concerns me about this is that right now they're prioritising older and more vulnerable people - for good and understandable reasons. I think it's pretty clear many situations...
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02-09-2021, 05:56 AM
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I don't see masses of it, but it's around. The...
I don't see masses of it, but it's around. The way YouTube tries to figure out what you want - "the algorithm" - seems to treat different people very differently. It seems very bad at de-prioritising...
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02-08-2021, 05:53 AM
Thread: How the other half live.
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Canon once loaned me that lens and a C300 body. ...
Canon once loaned me that lens and a C300 body.
Nothing else. Lens. Body. No rods. No supports. That was the demo kit.
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02-07-2021, 02:40 AM
Thread: Coronavirus Impact III
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Something I'm seeing a lot is that big,...
Something I'm seeing a lot is that big, well-funded productions are back at work, but not much else is.
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02-07-2021, 02:33 AM
Thread: Versatile Lighting kit under 1000
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It might be worth pointing out that a Nanlite...
It might be worth pointing out that a Nanlite Forza 60, or similar, really isn't a particularly powerful light. It depends entirely what you're intending to do with it, of course, but the company's...
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02-03-2021, 11:27 AM
Thread: Throw away the manual?
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I found an old manual for my Amiga 4000 the other...
I found an old manual for my Amiga 4000 the other day.
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02-03-2021, 09:34 AM
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To answer the original question again, no,...
To answer the original question again, no, because LTO is way, way, way too noisy and power hungry for use in a camera. Because there's no rotating head, it achieves its write speed, in part, by...
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01-09-2021, 12:08 PM
Thread: Brokeh lighting system
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Could do something like that by putting gels on a...
Could do something like that by putting gels on a mirror and bouncing.
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