Cameras... love them, hate them
- either way, we are doing "sound for picture"
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Anyone worked with one? I did yesterday and neither myself or the cam-op could figure out how to display large audio meters. The small meters in the bottom are of little use, no idea what the white mark is meant to be (-12dbfs maybe?). I assume the red mark is 0dbfs.
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Guys, i did a search and could not find info on this. I have a shoot coming up and we are doing double system. 788/CL8 sending a scratch track via Comtek to Red scarlett ( proper line to mic cable ). Also there is going to be a Denecke SB3 on the Red Jamsynced from my 788. The question: THey want to shoot at 24fps. What framerate do i set the 788 and SB3 at? Called Red and when i ask them they say that there 24fps setting is a true 24fps not a fake one using 23.98 like many other mfg. Can't get to the camera before starting the shoot. Any help please? THanks Pascal
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I am doing a short being shot on B&W 35mm using an Arri 435 next week. I am looking for thoughts, tips, ideas, etc. on how to quiet the camera down. I plan on building a blimp around the mag, and am in contact with the camera dept. who is on board to help me quiet the camera as much as possible. I welcome your thoughts. Thanks Kelsey
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Hello guys, I'm Daniel, a sound mixer from Germany and iam quite often in this forum, because the answers you get here are always very useful. Thanks to Jeff for making this forum possible! I will have a 2x90min shooting for TV next month, using an Alexa (no problems here) and a BlackMagic Cinema Camera. The DOP wants to use the Blackmagic together with a gimbal stabilizer. Because a gimbal uses Motors to stabilize the camera I wanted to know if anyone of you could tell me about the noise a gimbal usually creates. Is it a problem to record clean audio when a gimbal is on set? I know, there are different types of gimbals but I don't know yet, wich one will be used. I'd l…
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Fury is happy to relate that he has successfully synched TC, from ERX TCD, ver 1.33 to RED Epic Dragon @ voltage output 2.0 or >, from ERX. Voltage output of 1.0 gives intermittent connection only and then only after first synching at 25 or> and stepping down. Subsequent cold boots of either or both pieces gives no joy at that voltage. All this after new Dragon Firmware 5.2.28 - no previous version was successful @ 23.98. Fury can also relate that the 2.0 volt synch maintained for, at least, several minutes, before the celebration began... Thanks Howy and Glen, from Zaxcom and Mark, et al., from RED. There is now joy in Mudville and as…
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Just got off another RED shoot (Scarlet, this time) and I've finally had it. It's not that it's the camera's fault - The problem is that morons can afford to shoot on RED. Obviously RED has some serious shortcomings with sound, but they're cameras - They're not audio recorders. Good productions understand this, but many productions don't. I thought I would share some experiences of when RED problems have become my fault. 1) RED One MX audio error: Not too long ago i worked on a short shot on a RED MX. I had NOTHING to do with the camera - no timecode and no sound to camera. Along the way, the camera started shutting down due to "audio errors." Turns ou…
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I googled this a lot but have not found a definitive answer: If you shoot PAL 24p on 5D mark3 and NTFS 24(23.98) on any other hd cam, and both are exact same start/stop times and exact same audio/footage- will there be any difference? My 5D mark3 has PAL and NTFS system settings, and they both offer 24p- is there a difference? What's the difference between PAL 24p and NTFS 24p? I understand PAL is 50hz and NTFS is 60hz, And I get that PAL likes 25fps because it is easily divisible into 50, and NTFS likes 30, or 23.976 with a pull-down because that can be divided into 60. But 24 into 50? Are the base times (50, 60) no longer an issue in HD? If there …
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Ikegami and ARRI Introduce the HDK-97 ARRI Broadcast Production Camera with Digital Cinema Image Quality A powerful marriage of technology between two recognized industry leaders, the HDK-97ARRI is a broadcast-style production camera with digital cinema characteristics. In a significant development, the HDK-97ARRI makes it possible to employ a large format sensor in multiple camera operation. The result is a “best of both worlds” image acquisition system ideal for use in multi-camera studio and field applications, including conventional broadcast camera operation and classic video operator control of multiple cameras. Broadcasters and content producers will b…
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Hello everyone, I was hoping you could do me a big favour... For my final year project at university I made a series of promotional videos using both Digital SLR's and HDV camcorders. In my report I need some secondary research... That's where you guys come in. Basically all I need you to do is watch this video which shows the Canon 7D and the XHA1 in a series of test shots. Then pick which camera you felt performed best overall and why. You'd be helping me out a lot and if there's anything I can do to return a favour I will! Thanks! Tom.
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Hi all, I have a shoot coming up with the arricam lite 35mm. Is there anything I should watch out for? Is it very noisey? (I've asked that they make sure it has a barney. ) Any help and tips are greatly appreciated, Cheers, Pete
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Hello, Here is a litle sound test I've made to check the new Bottom fan from RED. The FanPlate is also used in this test, so people can hear the difference with and without FanPlate. Pat
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I thought I remember seeing this somewhere but I was unable to find it on the forums. Have any of you had trouble with the C300 when it is using something like an external V-lock battery or Anton Bauer to power everything while also powering your camera hop off of it's D-Tap or hirose? The one time I had to do this I remember getting a pretty nasty ground loop and had to power my QRX via its own battery. I thought someone may have posted a solution to this, or maybe not, but I was unable to find anything in a search. Has anyone ran into this and have a solution?
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It seems that Red is coming with a new fan speed algorithms to be make their camaras more "sound friendly" So instead of having the fans come on full blast they will get progressivley louder the longer the take is. For sure it looks better for short takes but for longer takes more than 3 minutes not so sure if that will be so much better... http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?97198-Epic-Fan-Speed-Sound-Algorithms
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Arri has finally introduced a 4K version of their popular Alexa camera. Note they are quoting the exact same specs for audio and timecode as the original Alexa cameras. And for sound, note the noise levels: Sound level ≤ 20 db(A) while recording LF Open Gate ProRes 4.5 K 4444 @ 30 fps and ≤ +30° Celsius (≤ +86° Fahrenheit), measured 1 m/3 feet in front of the lens Industry reports have it that Arri finally yielded to requests from users who needed to provide original programming to Netflix, Amazon, and other services that demand 4K (or better) material. Details here: https://www.arri.com/largeformat/
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Hello! Yesterday I did a shoot with Red Scarlet. I tried to jam the scarlet with my 633, but it would not jam. I set the 633 to free run, and went into setting->TC and set it to "brain", but it would not jam. I dident find the different TC setting rec run, free run etc. Can anyone tell me what I did wrong? Thanks.
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Interesting new line of cameras from Sweden some friends are considering shooting something on it. Just sharing with the group http://www.ikonoskop.com/dii/
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Recently announced. Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro
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Hey wondering if anyone has worked with the new digital Bolex. Seems like more of a toy than a real production camera. [arbitrary spinning wheel control]. Looking for experiences / successful work flows for getting usable audio into camera- I found the meters a little weird to use. [initially lining up -20] With an internal SSD and no playback function, Ill have to wait until tomorrow to hear about the results.
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Working with two this weekend. Anyone know what to look out for? Looks like no TC in/out, my bet is that it's very similar to the Fs7.
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I stopped by the RED booth at NAB a couple times to inquire. But the dudes behind the counter didn't have many specifics. Here's a picture of the REDLINK products: I'm particularly curious about REDSYNC MASTER. IIRC, the minimal info on red.com remains the same from a while ago: ===== With the REDsync Master, your cameras will all be synchronized wirelessly to reduce clutter and improve efficiency. Send wireless timecode and audio to one or more Meizler-connected DSMC brains, without worrying about excess cables or timecode drift slowing your shoot down. With the ability to genlock and start/stop multiple cameras all at once, REDsync Master delivers th…
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My friends - i think it has finally happened. A DSLR that almost gives us audio-heads what we have been longing for. It is not quite XLR, but Mini-Jack input at line level, and a headphone output port. As i read it, the Microphone input port can be set to accept line level sources, but the specifications are not completely clear on this. Fingers crossed..
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Hello, Just to announce that the first indication on Weapon fans are a big improovement over the Epic's one. I would push production to go with the Weapon if you have this choice. The fan noise seems less a problem now. Here a encouraging Weapon user statement: Pat
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hey everyone, just started a new job with the F55 camera, and noticed a fan noise coming from the camera. its inconsistent, but very noticeable. especially on a quiet scene in a small room. production sent out an email to Panavision, who rented us the camera. this was their reponse. "The cooling fan noise heard on the F55 is coming from the RAW recording module on the back of the camera. The internal fans in the camera do turn off when recording however because of the heat generated during data transfer from the RAW recorder to the AXSM card the internal fan in the RAW module cannot fully turn off during recording. It does run at the slowest speed necessar…
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http://www.radiantimages.com/index.php/cameras/hd-beyond/gopro/712-novo
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On a shoot with FS7 at the moment. Timecode via bnc fed from Ambient Lockit Box. Drift from fs7 of a few seconds in afternoon possibly after battery change. Didn’t think this should happen if fed continuous TC from lockit? Cam on preset and freerun and accepts Timecode when rejammed. Anyone else have any issues with this please? Using 688 to jam lockit thanks
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