Stephen Williams
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filmmaker1977 said:
Hi,
I think a focus assist sounds cool, but how will it change the focus with manuel lenses? Just curious!
Stephen
New 4K Frame @ Red.com
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Hi,
I think a focus assist sounds cool, but how will it change the focus with manuel lenses? Just curious!
Stephen
Graeme_Nattress
Red Team
It doesn't change the manual focus - you do, but it helps you do so with great accuracy. That's why it's called a focus assist, not an auto-focus.
Graeme
Graeme
lordnumberzero
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filmmaker1977 said:hey lord zero also known as mr deleted posts.. your dipwords are speaking for yourself.. as usual.. and i answer you with all new DVXuser friends at my pm inbox..on the last sentence of your youtube highness, you don't know what you're talking about.. :crybaby:
Ok, it was my bad on the ad hominem attack. :crybaby:
Seriously though, why would you even want to create a 4k finish in your own home instead of going to post facility set up to handle this stuff with some technical proficiency? You can't watch it, so...why?
Stephen Williams
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Graeme_Nattress said:
Graeme,
Sounds interesting, could make the 1st AC life easier with a 300mm lens wide open!
Stephen
Brook Willard
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For the same reason that I don't set my 12mpx DSLR to shoot at 2mpx. I can't see the full 12mpx shot at home... so what's the point in shooting at 12mpx? All it'll do is take up more hard-drive space and slow everything down, right?lordnumberzero said:
DorkmanScott
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Three simple words:lordnumberzero said:
1) It.
2) Is.
3) Cheaper.
Why WOULDN'T you want to do more yourself if at all possible?
filmmaker1977 said:
Then again for people with experience in pulling focus on 35mm DOF kind of work like Stephen and myself I still think that the focus assist will not solve all focus issues; for instance I have an assistant who always tries to correct focus when actors change their position by looking at his LCD and than adjust instead of looking at his focus scales on the FF and he is ALWAYS too late. (This is when shooting with PRO35 kind of setups , when shooting 35 or 16 it never works ofcourse since the videotap signal is too bad to judge focus anyway). I get the impression that a lot of people with a video background underestimate the difficulty of 35mm DOF focus like the RED, and I always will advise to bring an experienced focus puller when shooting 4K.
Mick van Rossum NSC
lordnumberzero
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DorkmanScott said:
1)No
2)It's
3)Not
I am all for high res finishing at home. I have a 4TB raid and an evaluation grade HD CRT on my editing set-up. But guess what, I am not rushing out to buy monitoring and finishing tools when I get my RED. I'm not buying seats for Scratch which aren't cheap. For the most part, I will not be making projects that screen in 4k. Probably just 1080p because that's what we will be watching at home for the forseeable future. Having the extra resolution is dope but not really needed until you are doing a finish for theatrical presentation at which point, you're probably gonna need some OPM (other people's money).
Brook Willard
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Why are we arguing? One person shoots 4K, the other shoots 1080p... great. You won't be working on the same project so it doesn't matter. Nobody is right and nobody is wrong, just do what you want to do with your equipment and let everybody else do what they want.
It feels like cinematography.com all of a sudden. Relax!
It feels like cinematography.com all of a sudden. Relax!
DorkmanScott
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That a fact?lordnumberzero said:
Going to a post facility = you pay money for the company's time.
Doing it yourself = you don't.
What am I missing here? :huh:
But it's easier to finish in 4K, and downres, than finish in something else and then have a need to go to 4K.lordnumberzero said:
And there's always the ability to avail yourself as freelance to other people.
Stephen Williams
Well-known member
DorkmanScott said:
Hi,
If you think your time is 'free' you may be in for a nasty surprise!
Stephen
filmmaker1977
Carbonite Member
why? do you think we all are doing the same (in your words) dipshit?.. or we live in NYC?.. on beyond, there is also the future proof.. why less if it's possible more?!!lordnumberzero said:
the rest goes on the way.. check your pm box
filmmaker1977
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Graeme_Nattress said:
Graeme, Brook, i.. we love you!Brook Willard said:
DorkmanScott
Active member
If I'm working out of my own pocket, the $5000 (random number) I would spend on a post house will go into other things.Stephen Williams said:
If I'm working on other people's money, I'm getting the money the post house would have.
rogar-Love(DBG): Seems win-win to me.
filmmaker1977
Carbonite Member
DorkmanScott,
is it necessary to say there are a lot of people here with the same needs and viewpoint? :thumbup: yours and ours..
quoting Mr Willard this is not the cinematography.com forums but lately it seems there were a lot of people transfering their own anxieties or method (still worst) from there..
is it necessary to say there are a lot of people here with the same needs and viewpoint? :thumbup: yours and ours..
quoting Mr Willard this is not the cinematography.com forums but lately it seems there were a lot of people transfering their own anxieties or method (still worst) from there..
filmmaker1977
Carbonite Member
D_, you're a must.. eheh
lordnumberzero
Active member
D&G,
I picked up the Sony BVM-A20F1U used for super cheap (%60 off) because the plastic bezel was cracked off. I just ordered a new bezel and it was good to go.
Previously, I was borrowing a JVC DT-V1910CG with the composite input board which I really recommend for the price. I think you can get them for around $2500 ready to go.
I picked up the Sony BVM-A20F1U used for super cheap (%60 off) because the plastic bezel was cracked off. I just ordered a new bezel and it was good to go.
Previously, I was borrowing a JVC DT-V1910CG with the composite input board which I really recommend for the price. I think you can get them for around $2500 ready to go.
filmmaker1977
Carbonite Member
ok now i understood mr dip.. you don't want to buy a new HD non-CRT monitor for calibrated grading..
lordnumberzero said:
Thanks a lot, mate. I'll look out for it. I was considering the e-cinema or cinetal monitors to finish up to 1080p or 2K, but am unsure if they're worth the price. What's the highest rez the JVC you mentioned can handle ?
A reference grade monitor is could cost me as much as the Zoom lens, unless I can find a deal (like you did)...:beer:
RED# cautiously optimistic