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Comment on Otto as Art by Robert Starling, SOC

Robert Starling, SOC — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:47:35 +0000

Great find Jon! Sorry I missed you at the Angenieux dinner Saturday night.

Comment on Clairmont In-Camera Alexa Filters by Jordan Cushing

Jordan Cushing — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:35:29 +0000

Jeffrey: you can change the filters yourself, you just can’t change the flange depth so you need to always have a filter in there (even if it’s clear – optical flat). You do need to remove the lens though, so not as quick as pulling one out of the matte box. Hassan: you don’t have to have NDs in the mattebox when you’re outdoors, also harder to flare…

Comment on First ALEXA Studio at Clairmont by Michael Condon, VP Digital Division, Clairmont Camera

Michael Condon, VP Digital Division, Clairmont Camera — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:53:39 +0000

Clairmont Camera DID indeed receive the first Alexa Studio camera in the U.S.

Comment on If Joe Dunton Buys Kodak by Film and Digital Times: If Joe Dunton Buys Kodak | Kelly On A Tangent

Film and Digital Times: If Joe Dunton Buys Kodak | Kelly On A Tangent — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:15:53 +0000

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Comment on If Joe Dunton Buys Kodak by Jeff Kreines

Jeff Kreines — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:48:19 +0000

A film person running Kodak? What a novel idea! Perhaps Joe could bring back B&W stocks (including print stocks) with high silver content?

But there is a fatal flaw, I’m afraid — what does Joe know about Kodak’s core mission: making mediocre inkjet printers?

Jeff “watching Kodak shoot itself in the foot since the Hunt Brothers fiasco” Kreines

Comment on If Joe Dunton Buys Kodak by Mark Forman

Mark Forman — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:13:33 +0000

Society of Camera Operators is the current name for the S.O.C.

Comment on BSC Show by Film and Digital Times: The British Society of Cinematographers Show | Kelly On A Tangent

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:43:34 +0000

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Comment on Data Wrangling Sony HXR-NX70 on Mac by Jean Philippe

Jean Philippe — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:01:05 +0000

Hi,
Thank you for the article which introduced me to Clipwrap: I convert to QuickTime files.
I do pre-construction videos. Let’s say I videotape a street with a videocamera Sony NX70u on an SDHC memory card. I want to burn a ”regular” SD DVD or a BluRay DVD. Right now I connect the NX70 to a MC10 Sony DVD recorder via SVHS cable +the RCA audio. I press play on the camera and 1 hour later I have 1 DVD.

With these settings on the videocamera:
HD: MPEG4-AVC/H.264 AVCHD
PS (28 Mbps) 1920 x 1080/60p
or
FH (17 Mbps) 1920 x 1080/60i

It takes only an hour/DVD, no computer. BUT I want to improve the DVD picture quality. I know it’s a DVD and from HD there’s a downgrade but there must be a way to get something better without spending hours on a computer. I do not do any editing for these DVDs. It’s a transfer from shooting to DVD.

Any suggestion?

Thank you for your help.
JP

Comment on Canon 4K DSLR/Cine Camera by Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:52:52 +0000

These days instead of 4K video. I’d rather have a camera capable of doing RAW video. Which seems right now to only be the C300 or the Red. The depth is in the shadows and to be able to see many more levels of blacks is nicer that just a bigger screen IMO. Especially since most people don’t even have a way to show these 4K videos yet. There’s not many movie theaters that are even set up for 4K yet.

Comment on Band Pro’s First 25 F65 Cameras by Film and Digital Times: Band Pro’s First 25 F65 Cameras | Kelly On A Tangent

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:41:40 +0000

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