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    DaftBehemoth reacted to Spotty in August 31 2018 - WAN Show Document   
    I feel like now LTT needs to do a troll video of Riley 'reviewing' a graphics card and getting everything wrong; Things like looking through the warehouse for a dedicated PhysX card to pair with it, wondering why the system won't boot when he's forgot to plug in the 8pin connectors, using the 3rd or 4th PCIe slot that only runs at 4x speed, using a G4560 with 2GB single channel RAM as the test platform, comparing the benchmark results of a X080ti against a GT 710, and finally finish off by dropping it.
     
    (You can pass it off saying that because the new graphics cards are coming out soon, you need to collect some benchmarks on the old cards so you will have something to compare the new cards with, and that your original benchmarks from when the 10 series cards first released are no longer accurate due to driver updates and newer games being used as benchmarks; so you need to run the tests again to update your results)
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    DaftBehemoth got a reaction from Jackson Heat in Need help upgrading my (unfortunate) pre-built HP Pavilion   
    The link works fine for me. 
     
    The motherboard in that HP computer is proprietary. The power connections are not the same as what you would have on a standard ATX or MATX motherboard... So you will have trouble with upgrading the PSU. You may also have trouble plugging in the power button to a normal case.
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    DaftBehemoth reacted to 79wjd in PSA: Synergy 2.0 is terrible!   
    Ask for a refund and if they refuse then contact your cc company. 
     
    I'll plug for some LMG attention too -- if they get mentioned enough there's a good chance someone will actually see it. 
    @nicklmg @LinusTech @Slick@CPotter
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    DaftBehemoth reacted to BazNaz in Intel Coffee Lake or AMD Ryzen?   
    I'd say wait for Benchmarks 
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    DaftBehemoth reacted to _Dr_Eye_ in Can I replace with thermal paste.   
    you will need to use those pads otherwise you could crack the chips and coils. the thermal paste would not be thick enough to so the thermal transfer
    the heat sinks that are used on power delivery components  do not have any pressure put on to the components
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    DaftBehemoth got a reaction from rattacko123 in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
    Shots fired @LinusTech, but seriously, I'd love to see these guys collab after this. lol
     
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    DaftBehemoth reacted to Tsuki in Forum usage survey (official)   
    been here for years and never knew what that pin in the corner was for, and never bothered to click on it
     
    EDIT: after clicking it on and off a few times, i still have no idea what it does
    EDIT2: people keep quoting me to tell me what it does, so to save you all the time,
    thanks guys
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    DaftBehemoth got a reaction from BingoFishy in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
    Corridor's vlog/behind the Scenes channel follows a format of splitting between two stories throughout the video, which is why the mask stuff was there. It was a follow up to a previous video. But yeah, they make some good stuff. Great shorts on the main Corridor channel, and generally very interesting content on the Sam and Niko channel.
     
    And my own biased opinion is that while Linus has made it clear how they handle videos, I don't think they've strayed far from their usual values. Linus is okay with having some meh filler videos (the "SLI" Nvidia thumb drives, for example) in between more interesting content (like the Deadmau5 studio tour). I'm fine with that as well. At the end of the day, LMG is a company and they have employees to pay. Daily videos with clickbait thumbnails will do that. You can't exactly check out a quantum computer every day, so things need padding to work. Rant videos do happen, but they're few and far between, and from my own perspective, he's generally been pretty on point (for example, calling out Intel's BS with the i9 release). In the case of the actual RED video, I do think he was genuinely ignorant (I don't mean that in a mean way) on some of the things that were bought for the camera. Professional video production equipment has never been his forte, so I don't think it's too strange to think that he wouldn't know everything about it... Things could change in the future, but I think Linus is a pretty stand up guy and has been pretty blunt with how the channel has been handled. I don't think there's much to worry about. 

    At the end of the day, I think Linus made a silly video ranting about production equipment that's completely overkill for his application... But overkill is what Linus does, so it's not like I'm judging them for it, hell my computer is comparatively even more stupid... But with that, I think it's fair to take judgement from people that REALLY know their shit when it comes to cinema equipment.
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    DaftBehemoth reacted to vanished in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
    -merged again-
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    DaftBehemoth got a reaction from GooDBoY920 in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
    Shots fired @LinusTech, but seriously, I'd love to see these guys collab after this. lol
     
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    DaftBehemoth got a reaction from ministrsinister in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
    Shots fired @LinusTech, but seriously, I'd love to see these guys collab after this. lol
     
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    DaftBehemoth got a reaction from Inversion in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
    Shots fired @LinusTech, but seriously, I'd love to see these guys collab after this. lol
     
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    DaftBehemoth got a reaction from Hikaru12 in 21:9 closest to Acer X34   
    The Predator X34 won't look right if you lower the resolution to 1080p ultrawide (source: I own one). I wouldn't blow that much money on the monitor and then NOT use half the resolution.
     
    LTT just put out a floatplane video on this: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824025121&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=11552995&PID=1796839&SID=262247179
     
    It's closer to your budget, but still pretty high. Unsure if you're going to hit your 100hz target at $800...
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    DaftBehemoth got a reaction from Damascus in 21:9 closest to Acer X34   
    No black bars (assuming it supports 21:9 in the first place). It'll just stretch the image. And yeah, you don't really want to go below 90 PPI. 1080p ultrawide at 34" is like 81 (1440p is 109). 
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    DaftBehemoth got a reaction from Hikaru12 in 21:9 closest to Acer X34   
    No black bars (assuming it supports 21:9 in the first place). It'll just stretch the image. And yeah, you don't really want to go below 90 PPI. 1080p ultrawide at 34" is like 81 (1440p is 109). 
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    DaftBehemoth got a reaction from tridy in Cores vz Megahertz   
    First step, know what load you're going to be putting on the CPU. If you're gaming, 4 cores is enough (maybe 8 if you want to go a little overkill). If you're doing any production stuff like rendering, get as many cores as you can.
     
    Step two, completely ignore clock speed. The only case where clock speed matters is if you're comparing identical platforms. Such as a Sandybridge CPU to another Sandybridge CPU. As others have said, it's instructions per clock (IPC) that matter, not the actual clock itself. 
     
    Step three, look at benchmarks. Do not speculate performance based on core count and clock speed. Look at actual performance.
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    DaftBehemoth reacted to Nardella in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
    You beat me to it!
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    DaftBehemoth reacted to Nardella in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
    And I am looking forward to WAN show this week!
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    DaftBehemoth reacted to Nardella in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
    All that said, I really enjoyed the rant.
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    DaftBehemoth reacted to vanished in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
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    DaftBehemoth got a reaction from Treiskaideka in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
    Corridor's vlog/behind the Scenes channel follows a format of splitting between two stories throughout the video, which is why the mask stuff was there. It was a follow up to a previous video. But yeah, they make some good stuff. Great shorts on the main Corridor channel, and generally very interesting content on the Sam and Niko channel.
     
    And my own biased opinion is that while Linus has made it clear how they handle videos, I don't think they've strayed far from their usual values. Linus is okay with having some meh filler videos (the "SLI" Nvidia thumb drives, for example) in between more interesting content (like the Deadmau5 studio tour). I'm fine with that as well. At the end of the day, LMG is a company and they have employees to pay. Daily videos with clickbait thumbnails will do that. You can't exactly check out a quantum computer every day, so things need padding to work. Rant videos do happen, but they're few and far between, and from my own perspective, he's generally been pretty on point (for example, calling out Intel's BS with the i9 release). In the case of the actual RED video, I do think he was genuinely ignorant (I don't mean that in a mean way) on some of the things that were bought for the camera. Professional video production equipment has never been his forte, so I don't think it's too strange to think that he wouldn't know everything about it... Things could change in the future, but I think Linus is a pretty stand up guy and has been pretty blunt with how the channel has been handled. I don't think there's much to worry about. 

    At the end of the day, I think Linus made a silly video ranting about production equipment that's completely overkill for his application... But overkill is what Linus does, so it's not like I'm judging them for it, hell my computer is comparatively even more stupid... But with that, I think it's fair to take judgement from people that REALLY know their shit when it comes to cinema equipment.
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    DaftBehemoth reacted to DIT in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
    So I finally decided to sign up to the LTT forums as the second I saw Sam and Niko's video I knew there would be some serious discussions going down. 
     
    First things first I work in the film and tv industry as Digital Imaging Technician, my job on-set is to essentially handle and process all the data on set, technician support for the camera, become a bridge between the camera and editorial. But along with that handle the colour and look of the production either through live grading (manipulating the colours in real time and distributing this out to all the on-set monitors) or near set grading, where I get full mags and grade them away from set and these are then delivered as Dailies to Editorial and then back to the director. 
     
    With a bit of my background and experience explained - I am very much with the Sam and Niko on this one. Although it's kind of very hard to pinpoint one underlying point. 
    I understand Linus making a video to get views but it does say a lot about his understanding of the subject, as yes the prices are very high but you need to look at it from the perspective of films costing millions and millions of dollars. 
     
    When I'm on set working on a film with 250 million dollars behind it you don't want some shitty ass cable pissing off the director. "Oh sorry Mr.Bay we are having to find a new cable as this $5 cable just shorted out and this means we have to delay your shot", time is money on this film sets. Lemo cables are firstly not only used by RED they are an industry standard cable, Arri use them, Sony use them, Canon use them even the Sound dept use Lemo connections for certain tasks. It's a robust cable, it has a good locking mechanism, good shielding, good water resistance,  good build quality and the list goes on. 
     
    For some one like Linus who does not work in the field of major major productions - yes compared to and SSD or HDMI cable of course $2,000 is going to seem like a lot. Lenses for example can cost upwards for $100,000 EACH not for a set each. But in my industry we need the best cables, we need reliable safe media that can run in extreme heat and extreme cold and be battered around like no mans business. 
     
    You also have to look at development costs on smaller scales - the R&D on these types of things is huge and when you maybe sell a few thousand camera's a year. You need to get that return on investment, this cost gets paid for by the consumer of these products and if productions and rental houses are willing to pay for them it's going to keep on happening. 
     
    I love LTT, nothing against them but when I did see his video I just cringed....
     
    If anyone has any questions feel free to ask away
     
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    DaftBehemoth got a reaction from Treiskaideka in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
    No, not yet. Would also be interested to hear Brandon's thoughts on it. Sam and Niko's comparison of the RED vs a $50 camera was really good though. (crap, now it seems like I'm straight up advertising for them...)
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    DaftBehemoth reacted to DIT in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
    The cable you linked is designed for making sure the Sound and Camera are both recording the same timecode so that in post you can easily sync up video to audio. 
     
    For example if the camera shows it's timecode at 00:01:04:53 and the sound is showing at 00:02:08:54 you will not be able to match the audio file to the video clips but if both Audio and Video have the timecode at the exact same time you can simply click "Auto-sync via timecode" in you editing system and it will match the clips up exactly no need to manually move clips around to sync. 
     
    You would plug one end into the camera and one end into a Lock-it box like this (http://ambient.de/en/product/lockit-sync-box/). This box would then be plugged into the sound recordists, recorder and then you are "jammed" and synced across all platforms. This lockit box would cost around $1,000. 
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    DaftBehemoth reacted to DIT in Corridor Calls Out LTT on RED Video   
    Here is something you need to understand before RED came along the industry was hugely inflated. Sony charging £150,000 for a camera - RED is the "innovator" in this sector they actually drove down prices and made it more competitive. They made 4K widely available to shooters, I've owned a RED Epic and a RED Dragon. I didn't have close to the money Linus has but I didn't moan about the prices. 
     
    Back to the point about cables - RED don't make the connectors themselves if you want to buy a Lemo connector by itself no wire no nothing you would be looking at $50-$60, times that by two you've got $120, you then need to pay for the wire, the shielding, the neck and then pay someone to solder it all up. If you want to get into the "Professional" world you need to pay the professional prices - nobody else cries about it. The same can be said for any industry cars, planes, books, phones. You pay for the quality of product, customer care and support the on niche of the product. 
     
    There is going to be so many comments just like yours flying around from people who don't know the industry or how it works or why these things cost so much. I understand from your perspective $240 is stupid in the context of our industry nobody bats and eye lid.  You are paying for the security to know this cable will work under and conditions you put it into and how do you know the R&D costs were not millions and millions of dollars anyway ? 
     
    If Linus is worried about the price of a $240 cable he shouldn't be buying that camera enough said. 
     
     
    EDIT - I would also like to point out Linus did not need to but that cable. The RED LCD monitors have metal pins on the bottom that attach right to the camera so don't need a cable between the monitor and the camera. So he chose to purchase that cable knowing full well he could have used the "no cable" option. 
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