Whats the best Hack to use for a feature film as of 3.26.12

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moviemaykr

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Since there are so many hacks to use, I wanted to get opinions on what cinematographers on here that have completed a feature or short film, think is the best hack to use while taking into account about best resolution and whats best for color correction latitude. Whats the best of the latest hacks that shoot over 100 mbs and deliver the cleanest image once blown up to a larger screen.
Thanks
 
I'm using Sedna Q20 "A". Driftwood's most recent hack and extremely stable on my Sandisk 95mbs card.
 
I think Sandisk 95mb cards are the more popular choices for these extreme hacks. But really anything above 45mbs will handle most of these hacks.
I have a bunch of class 10s (20mbs) and hit a wall with anything above 70mb, and these highend hacks get to around 150mb and higher.
 
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Orion V4b worked fine on my Sandisk 32gb 30mb/s car. At least until it hit the 4gb file limit.
 
peripatew said:
What memory card are you using with it?
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I'm using the Sandisk Extreme Pro 95Mbps 64GB card:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/824149-REG/SanDisk_SDSDXPA_064G_A75_64GB_SDXC_Memory_Card.html

It ain't cheap, but it handles everything I've thrown at it hack-wise. And apparently the 64GB version of the 95Mbps card is somehow faster than the 32GB version, so it's able to span clips better than slower cards.

As for Orion V4b, it uses up my 64GB card in 54 minutes. Ouch.
 
I was wondering since I don't own Sandisk 32GB/64GB 95Mbps cards...what is the best patch for 1080p24 on Sandisk 16GB/32GB 30Mbps Cards?
 
radames_e said:
I was wondering since I don't own Sandisk 32GB/64GB 95Mbps cards...what is the best patch for 1080p24 on Sandisk 16GB/32GB 30Mbps Cards?
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All of them will work up to the 4gb limit, including Orion 4b. That should give you 3-4 minute takes or so.
 
DBP thank you for the heads up. Does it crash once it hits the 4GB limit? What I wanted to ask was what is the best patch for 1080p24 ( stable, PQ, spanning files - multiple takes, slow motion ) on Sandisk 16GB/32GB 30Mbps Cards?
 
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I loaded Orion 4b, and I have the class 10 30mb/s "Sandisk Exreme" HD Video 32gb card, and at full 1080 it records for a little over a minute (file is about a gig) then says recording was cancelled due to speed limitations of the card.

720 seems fine. Is this normal? Do I need the 45mb/s card?


*edit* borrowed a Sandisk 45mb/s card, that worked fine (up to the 4gb limit)
 
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I downloaded and installed the orion hack. It comes with SET B and SET G. Which one should I use and why? Also, just to double check, is this the right one:

Driftwood Quantum X (v4b Orion) CBR 'Settings'- Released 00:15am 28/02/2012
INFO: Settings include;- Quantum v9b style constant bitrate patch with full AVC-INTRA Matrix ; Requires firmware v1.1 and ptools 3.64d '200212 dated' (*Not compatible with 180212 dated ptools); CBR style 154M INTRA 108024p; CBR style HBR & 1080i INTRA 100M+ Max; CBR Style GOP12(PAL)/GOP15(NTSC) 720p 50/60 - 80+ Max; AVC Intra Matrix all round; GOP related Adjustments for B frames; EX Tele and 80% mode support. SD_Card=V good Class 10; SanDisk Extreme HD Video recommended
Orion v4b Link: Orion 4b with AVC Intra Matrix
 
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