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Do you have a vent in the ceiling? If you're using an arm with the shotgun mic above you, pointed down, you might get some echo from the ceiling or vent noise. Otherwise, I don't see an issue with it.

Interesting idea. One issue already raised is that they're very directional and depending how much you move, might not work out. But there's no real reason why it wouldn't work. NTG-1 is short enough that it shouldn't be too big of an issue with poking you in the face. Depending on how loud you are, though, it might sound better if you used a studio mic at a low level, mounted around forehead level in-between you and the monitor. Hmm, I'm going to try something like that right now.

I'll give you the current goings on for this video since it's a bit different. BMCC RAW -> Davinci -> .MOV Cineform (Proxy) -> Premiere Pro (Editing) -> Davinci (Colour/Export) (Possibly publish through Premiere Pro) h.264

#yolo You're right, the S-curve makes it more vibrant and the product shot did need it. One problem I've found though is that there's a big contrast shift when exporting and uploading (to Youtube). To counter this, I usually grade and then put down a track node stepping back on the saturation and contrast for the Youtube copy. Still haven't figured it out yet though, as you can tell. Sometimes it seems to bump up the contrast and other times it doesn't. Who knows?? I don't. Edit: Added a screenshot for effect.

Pacific / West Coast NA Battlelog: TheEdYa

So, that weather, eh?

If your time is worth anything, never work for free, especially for family. Once you become that relative who does stuff for free, why would they ever pay you? You did your aunt's wedding for free, you should do it for your cousin too.

No time.

I guess I could do a ELI5/TLDR tonight.

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Mang, I uploaded to IMGUR for no reason then!

Blackmagic Cinema Camera 2.5k - EF Mount Seemingly Relevant Information I had pre-ordered the camera some time last year and forgot about it until I got a call one day early this year. Did I still want follow through with my order for the camera at ~$2,995 plus taxes? After an internal struggle lasting a couple of days, I declined. Then it went down $1,000 a few months later and I bought one off Amazon from Adorama. Win! Out of the Box The box was dinged in transit but everything inside was well packed. You'll find a small packet with some instructions, a CD/DVD for Resolve and other software, the USB dongle license for DaVinci Resolve, carrying strap, camera with sun shield, and a modular power adapter with several tips to accommodate power sockets around the world. The design of the box is fine, it's a box, the artwork and layout is detailed but clean. The box is hard to open as it creates a bit of an air seal. Once you get the lid off and pick it up, you're greeted with a surprisingly heavy chunk of metal. Pretty On the Outside The ID is subtle, clean, bare, and incredibly solid. The aluminum unibody is sexy, heavy, built like a tank. The simple and flat form factor has garnered a bit of hate for its lack of ergonomics of any sort but if you go into it with the understanding that you're going to put it on a tripod, shoulder rig, what have you, it's just not an issue. Would it be nice if it was shaped more friendly for holding? Absolutely. Do I hold it against the camera? No, it has a purpose and handheld 'run & gun' isn't it. If it's not metal, it's soft-touch or rubber. The front, with exception to the barrel turret, is soft touch with a metal border. Covering the side I/O are rubber flaps. A hinged metal door serves as the SSD compartment lid; there is no locking mechanism to keep the bay closed and my SSD is too thin; it wobbles and rattles inside without a shim to keep it still. The buttons and area on the face are soft-touch. It feels nice, it feels like a premium feature. Unfortunately, this makes the buttons feel less robust and instills in me a fear that the coating will come off. Rational? No idea. We'll see in time, I guess. Immediate observations are that it picks up dirt right quick and it shows easily given that it's black. The screen is bright, clear, accurate, and informative. Along the bottom is all the information it will ever display. If you're out in the sun or have a light behind you, good luck seeing anything because the glossy screen isn't just glossy, it's like a god damned mirror. Wear a hoodie at all times when operating the camera so you can block out the light.With only 9 buttons, it looks deceptively simple for something capable of so much. User Interface via Touch Coming from DSLRs, ENG cameras, small camcorders, or the FS700, having so few buttons or physical controls seems crippling until you realize that there isn't much to control. There's a button to enable peaking, a button to auto-set the iris, power, menu, then playback controls. So how do you set everything else? Through the touchscreen. Again, you find the bare minimum. It has everything you need to operate it contained within 4 screens. Though it offers everything you need, it doesn't have everything you would want. There is no custom white balance, leaving you only 6 presets to choose from. When you tap on the screen you get the slate where you can input the shot metadata. Sounds good, right? It doesn't work. Only FCP and Resolve seem to read it and it doesn't do it well, several parts are even missing within Resolve; Premiere and Avid don't seem to be able to read the metadata at all. As someone who uses Premiere at work and Avid at home, it's disheartening to see that there was no consideration for those two. Through the menu you can set your frame rates (23.97, 24, 25, 29.97, 30), timelapse intervals, video/film colour profiles for recording as well as the display, sound options, and things like zebras. It's quick, responsive, and accurate. What more can I say about it? It's touchscreen countrol done right. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep; It's What's Inside That Counts Right? Well, so far the picture is great. I find it to be kind of grainy out of the camera but cleans up beautifully in post. ProRes and DNxHD 4:2:2 are adequate alternatives to the RAW CinemaDNG files. There is definitely enough leeway in the codec to make changes in post, whether stylistic or technical. Though the white balance was considerably off, it cleaned up well enough after fixing it in Resolve that it didn't really even matter. Coming from h.264 on the DSLR and the related AVCHD from the FS700, the data contained within the ProRes and DNxHD codecs is a refreshing change. The dynamic range offered by the video LUT is great, the range offered by the film LUT in RAW is amazing. I'm hearing 13-stops and I'm not going to argue with that. When used with the included DaVinci Resolve, you've got plenty to work with. Though I might argue with Blackmagic's decision to not include lossless compressed; RAW at 5MB per frame leaves my 512GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD capable of only holding about 50 minutes of footage. Shooting RAW that uses up so much space means you're filling up the SSD completely and quickly, potentially leading to a quick death to it. The matter is made worse by Blackmagic's incredibly stupid decision to not include the ability for the camera to send a TRIM command to the SSD. if you don't know, TRIM is the SSD equivalent to defrag and is necessary for keeping your SSD from slowing down and dying, especially when you're shooting RAW. The high write speeds required to do so is easily compromised when you're not properly maintaining the SSD integrity and failure means dropped frames or worse. The ~2.4 crop factor hasn't really bugged me that much, really. I don't think I'll be getting a wider lens any time soon while my 17-35 exists. This might bite me in the ass in the future if I find myself in a cramped space but until then, I'm running happy-go-lucky. Sticking a 70-200mm on it is a bit much unless you're looking for extreme close-ups. Incredible But Flawed There's no denying the amazing image that you can get out of this camera. Though it's up to the user to make things look good, having the data/material to make it look even better is not something to be disregarded when considering cameras and their codecs. The 12-30v DC input for an external power supply is something I greatly appreciate as it allows me to avoid buying extremely expensive batteries or numerous small ones that I would have to change out constantly (Pocket, I'm looking at you!) The crop factor is acceptable, the touchscreen UI is the best I've seen, the build is perfect and the price is right. With all that said, it's infuriating that TRIM being so easy to implement (literally a few lines of code, apparently) was left out. Blackmagic's decision not to implement TRIM has and will render SSDs unusable in short order as I doubt most would even know how to induce TRIM on their own. There's no way to know how full your SSD is either. You have to keep a running tally of your runtime; it's simple math and they couldn't include it. Then the lack of custom white balance leaves you standing there thinking to yourself, "What the fuck could they have been thinking?" A slate input screen is great in theory but utterly useless when nothing reads it. Audio? Didn't mention it earlier 'cause it's unusable too. Not only is the frequency response inaccurate, at one point it was automatically switching from MIC to LINE if it detects clipping, rendering it essentially inoperable (I'm not sure if this is still the case). If you know what you're getting into and have a solution to the Blackmagic Cinema Camera's numerous problems, you should be more than happy with it at the MSRP of $1,995 USD. Update: LUT used for 'Video' record/display renders reds noticeably orange and overall is more orange than displayed on screen. This applies for the in-camera Look Up Table as well as the one used within DaVinci Resolve.

I think it's so that we have somewhere to direct people to when we tell them we're a legitimate company. =P

=P I think he'll make it farther than the others and then drop. Still better than First and Grubby.

I actually preferred my Razer Blackwidow over my Shine 2 for gaming because even though they're both blues, the Blackwidow was much smoother to type on while still providing that tactile feedback.

I'm rooting for Polt, Scarlett, Maru and Innovation (in that order). I think Groups C and D are probably the toughest ones. I think Jim surprised everyone with how good he actually is. MMA hasn't really been that big but Maru and Scarlett are top players for sure. In C there's Duckdeok, Innovation, and Taeja who are all really good and Naniwa who has a chance to create a bit of an upset. Ultimately, I don't think he'll be able to get past the others. I could be wrong though! In B, Polt and Bomber outclass the other two and in A, it's kind of the group of former heroes. Should be great though.

Boom. Let's start this off with an introduction. Race League Server Mouse, keyboard, mousepad (Why?) I play Terran, I started laddering with the intent of getting better recently and I'm currently Silver on NA. Trying to steal Maru's builds and play styles after Innovation was so easily beaten by him. I use a Razer Abyssus Mirror and Prime Edition Tt eSPORTS G1. I had gone through a few mice (Razer Ouroboros, M65, the BMW mouse) but they all proved to be too big for my hand to comfortably grip with my fingertips. So I went on a search for small mice and the Abyssus was among the smallest and had a perfect sensor. I had a conversation earlier about peripherals. China's behind in gaming gear by a decade and their stuff is really cheap. Mechanical is too pricey for that market and they largely still use membrane (or Knucker style). What do you use?

Hey, hey. I'm going through the same thing! I just bought a Razer Abyssus due to the sensor and physical dimensions (small) but also considered the CM Storm Xornet/Spawn and Thermaltake Azueres Mini (among the very smallest). I'll probably buy a Tte Azueres Mini soon to compare to the Abyssus (though the sensor on the mini has a bit of prediction). I use the Func MS-3 at work and while it's comfortable to work with, it's a bit too big (size and weight) to aggressively move around with if you're a claw/finger gripper with small hands (me). Compared to the Abyssus, Mini, or Spawn/Xornet, the MS-3's characteristics make it a bit sluggish and relaxed (did I mention that it's really comfortable?)

Mebbe I'll post more... I was thinking of writing some reviews for a few things. Just couldn't remember my login (actually, still not sure what it is).

I do. I just forget my password most of the time.