Re: [Nuke-users] Greenscreen studio cam/setup

2014-04-02 Thread Howard Jones
Funny we had a DOP refusing green gels recently though he did come round in the 
end. 

Howard

 On 2 Apr 2014, at 05:55, Frank Rueter|OHUfx fr...@ohufx.com wrote:
 
 Yeah, we shot everything on 800 which seems to be every DOPs' standard flavor.
 I also had to fight with the gaffer to give me a little bit of light on his 
 rather orange green screen. He kept insisting that, because it was 
 perfectly on exposure, it will sing - trust me. The fact that the colour of 
 a green screen is important as well didn't seem to occur to him at all 
 (quote: the colour is shit but it's perfectly exposed).
 I had to show him GreenScreener on my phone to convince him that some 
 lighting was in order, though he refused to give me the blue/green gels I was 
 asking for, so I now have a perfectly exposed orange screen with under 
 exposed warm interior in the fg. Can't wait to get the plates :)
 
 
 
 
 On 4/2/14, 11:00 AM, Howard Jones wrote:
 We had a problem on a shoot a few years ago. Was 4:4:4 afaik on an Arri but 
 at the time they were recommending 800 ASA. 
 
 As it was a night scene the DOP underlit. Now because of the gamma curve, 
 especially as it was set to gain detail in blacks, the noise levels were 
 awful. Worst keying I've ever had to do. 
 
 I understand 200 ASA is now recommended. 
 
 Unfortunatly here 4:4:4 didn't help at all.  
 
 Howard
 
 On 1 Apr 2014, at 22:19, Frank Rueter|OHUfx fr...@ohufx.com wrote:
 
 I just came back from a shoot where I did just that - insist on 2k  
 compression. We were meant to shoot 3k raw but since production failed to 
 secure a T-Link, 2k prores  was the next best thing I could ask for. I 
 told them 422 would be unacceptable for vfx, especially for keying.
 
 I always ask the vfx house why and they shrug their shoulders
 The only problem on set is simply the increased data rate, hence the need 
 to swap ou the card a little more more often and require more disc space 
 (and a little bit of more time) for the data wrangler to manage backups etc.
 I can see this as an argument for drama only shots when you try to decide 
 between 2k and 4k raw, but in I would never take this as an excuse to shoot 
 422 footage for vfx use. I'd rather not take the job.
 
 The more severe reason for this is usually simply lack of knowledge on the 
 production side and lack of communication up front to establish the 
 required camera settings before it's too late. It's a good idea to have the 
 camera's spec sheet handy and refer to that before the shoot to avoid any 
 misconceptions.
 
 
 Sorry if this sounds a bit smart-arsy, but since I just had that very 
 scenario last week I thought I'd chime in.
 
 
 Cheers,
 frank
 
 
 
 
 
 On 3/30/14, 1:23 PM, Deke Kincaid wrote:
 The lowend Alexa shoots 12 bit Prores 444 on the SxS cards in LogC.  
 Though for whatever reason tv shows always seem to shoot it in 422 mode.  
 I'm not sure if it's out of habit or they are trying to get more time on 
 each SxS card?  I always ask the vfx house why and they shrug their 
 shoulders and say they couldn't sway production to do it differently.  I 
 would just try to push production to shot prores 444 instead of getting 
 another device.
 
 
 
 
 
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 On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 4:10 PM, J Bills jbillsn...@flickfx.com wrote:
 Hey y'all - might be a little behind the curve here but doing a batch of 
 greenscreen shots shot on Alexa and it's pretty ratty.  this is 4:2:2, 
 but just doing a couple of google searches shows that there's a not 
 terribly expensive (relatively) Gemini recorder that can get 4:4:4 off 
 of it, so it seems like I might need to forward a couple of links and 
 make some suggestions for next time.  ;)
 
 Just curious since I've not looked into it for a while - is there a new 
 killer setup that can get nice clean 4:4:4 GS HD footage on a reasonable 
 budget?  bonus points for 10 bit, log, dng, etc.
 
 You hear blips about the Blackmagic cams or Magic Lantern setups or 
 whatever but I'm just curious if anyone has been keying any of this stuff 
 and been impressed with anything, or done some testing?
 
 Anything reasonably portable out there you've come across or do you still 
 need to tether to a RAID and capture through HDMI?
 
 NAB is just around the corner!
 
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Re: [Nuke-users] Greenscreen studio cam/setup

2014-04-02 Thread Frank Rueter|OHUfx

  
  
We are shooting a test with the Epic Dragon next week. I might do a
wedge with green and blue gels to have something in my back pocket
for the next onset argument :-D



On 4/2/14, 7:30 PM, Howard Jones wrote:


  
  Funny we had a DOP refusing green gels recently though he did
come round in the end.

Howard
  
On 2 Apr 2014, at 05:55, Frank Rueter|OHUfx fr...@ohufx.com
wrote:

  
  

  
  Yeah, we shot everything on 800 which seems to be every DOPs'
  standard flavor.
  I also had to fight with the gaffer to give me a little bit of
  light on his rather orange "green screen". He kept insisting
  that, because it was perfectly on exposure, "it will sing -
  trust me". The fact that the colour of a green screen is
  important as well didn't seem to occur to him at all (quote:
  "the colour is shit but it's perfectly exposed").
  I had to show him GreenScreener on my phone to convince him
  that some lighting was in order, though he refused to give me
  the blue/green gels I was asking for, so I now have a
  perfectly exposed orange screen with under exposed warm
  interior in the fg. Can't wait to get the plates :)
  
  
  
  
  On 4/2/14, 11:00 AM, Howard Jones
wrote:
  
  

We had a problem on a shoot a few years ago. Was 4:4:4
  afaik on an Arri but at the time they were recommending
  800 ASA.


As it was a night scene the DOP underlit. Now because
  of the gamma curve, especially as it was set to gain
  detail in blacks, the noise levels were awful. Worst
  keying I've ever had to do.


I understand 200 ASA is now recommended.


Unfortunatly here 4:4:4 didn't help at all. 
  
  Howard

  On 1 Apr 2014, at 22:19, Frank Rueter|OHUfx fr...@ohufx.com

  wrote:
  


  

I just came back from a shoot where I did just that -
insist on 2k  compression. We were meant to shoot 3k
raw but since production failed to secure a T-Link, 2k
prores  was the next best thing I could ask for. I
told them 422 would be unacceptable for vfx, especially
for keying.

I always ask the vfx house why and they shrug
their shoulders
The only "problem" on set is simply the increased data
rate, hence the need to swap ou the card a little more
more often and require more disc space (and a little bit
of more time) for the data wrangler to manage backups
etc.
I can see this as an argument for drama only shots when
you try to decide between 2k and 4k raw, but in I would
never take this as an excuse to shoot 422 footage for
vfx use. I'd rather not take the job.

The more severe reason for this is usually simply lack
of knowledge on the production side and lack of
communication up front to establish the required camera
settings before it's too late. It's a good idea to have
the camera's spec sheet handy and refer to that before
the shoot to avoid any misconceptions.


Sorry if this sounds a bit smart-arsy, but since I just
had that very scenario last week I thought I'd chime in.


Cheers,
frank





On 3/30/14, 1:23 PM, Deke
  Kincaid wrote:


  The lowend Alexa shoots 12 bit Prores
444 on the SxS cards in LogC. Though for whatever
reason tv shows always seem to shoot it in 422 mode.
I'm not sure if it's out of habit or they are
trying to get more time on each SxS card? I always
ask the vfx house why and they shrug their shoulders
and say they couldn't sway production to do it
differently. I would just try to push production to
shot prores 444 instead of getting another device.
 





Re: [Nuke-users] Greenscreen studio cam/setup

2014-04-02 Thread Diogo Girondi
Hahaha! That's classic Frank!

On my last project I was faced with a few of these lighting the should be
green bg.
[image: Inline image 1]
Really cool stuff, but thanks to Saint Méliès I've managed to convince them
it wouldn't work post wise.

As for Alexa's 800 ASA I have to say that it gives me a harder time pulling
keys. It does tend to leave the mid grey kind of in the middle in terms of
latitude but it comes at noisy price when keying if compared to shooting at
lower ASAs from what I've seen so far. I tend to push for 400 or 200
whenever possible, but convincing DOPs to sacrifice the highlights headroom
isn't always feasible.


-diogo



On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 1:55 AM, Frank Rueter|OHUfx fr...@ohufx.com wrote:

  Yeah, we shot everything on 800 which seems to be every DOPs' standard
 flavor.
 I also had to fight with the gaffer to give me a little bit of light on
 his rather orange green screen. He kept insisting that, because it was
 perfectly on exposure, it will sing - trust me. The fact that the colour
 of a green screen is important as well didn't seem to occur to him at all
 (quote: the colour is shit but it's perfectly exposed).
 I had to show him GreenScreener on my phone to convince him that some
 lighting was in order, though he refused to give me the blue/green gels I
 was asking for, so I now have a perfectly exposed orange screen with under
 exposed warm interior in the fg. Can't wait to get the plates :)





 On 4/2/14, 11:00 AM, Howard Jones wrote:

 We had a problem on a shoot a few years ago. Was 4:4:4 afaik on an Arri
 but at the time they were recommending 800 ASA.

  As it was a night scene the DOP underlit. Now because of the gamma
 curve, especially as it was set to gain detail in blacks, the noise levels
 were awful. Worst keying I've ever had to do.

  I understand 200 ASA is now recommended.

  Unfortunatly here 4:4:4 didn't help at all.

 Howard

 On 1 Apr 2014, at 22:19, Frank Rueter|OHUfx fr...@ohufx.com wrote:

   I just came back from a shoot where I did just that - insist on 2k 
 compression. We were meant to shoot 3k raw but since production failed to
 secure a T-Link, 2k prores  was the next best thing I could ask for. I
 told them 422 would be unacceptable for vfx, especially for keying.

 I always ask the vfx house why and they shrug their shoulders
 The only problem on set is simply the increased data rate, hence the
 need to swap ou the card a little more more often and require more disc
 space (and a little bit of more time) for the data wrangler to manage
 backups etc.
 I can see this as an argument for drama only shots when you try to decide
 between 2k and 4k raw, but in I would never take this as an excuse to shoot
 422 footage for vfx use. I'd rather not take the job.

 The more severe reason for this is usually simply lack of knowledge on the
 production side and lack of communication up front to establish the
 required camera settings before it's too late. It's a good idea to have the
 camera's spec sheet handy and refer to that before the shoot to avoid any
 misconceptions.


 Sorry if this sounds a bit smart-arsy, but since I just had that very
 scenario last week I thought I'd chime in.


 Cheers,
 frank





 On 3/30/14, 1:23 PM, Deke Kincaid wrote:

 The lowend Alexa shoots 12 bit Prores 444 on the SxS cards in LogC.
  Though for whatever reason tv shows always seem to shoot it in 422 mode.
  I'm not sure if it's out of habit or they are trying to get more time on
 each SxS card?  I always ask the vfx house why and they shrug their
 shoulders and say they couldn't sway production to do it differently.  I
 would just try to push production to shot prores 444 instead of getting
 another device.

  [image: Inline image 1]



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 On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 4:10 PM, J Bills jbillsn...@flickfx.com wrote:

  Hey y'all - might be a little behind the curve here but doing a batch
 of greenscreen shots shot on Alexa and it's pretty ratty.  this is 4:2:2,
 but just doing a couple of google searches shows that there's a not
 terribly expensive (relatively) Gemini recorder that can get 4:4:4 off of
 it, so it seems like I might need to forward a couple of links and make
 some suggestions for next time.  ;)

  Just curious since I've not looked into it for a while - is there a new
 killer setup that can get nice clean 4:4:4 GS HD footage on a reasonable
 budget?  bonus points for 10 bit, log, dng, etc.

  You hear blips about the Blackmagic cams or Magic Lantern setups or
 whatever but I'm just curious if anyone has been keying any of this stuff
 and been impressed with anything, or done some testing?

 Anything reasonably portable out there you've come across or do you still
 need to tether to a RAID and capture through HDMI?

 NAB is just around the corner!

 

Re: [Nuke-users] Greenscreen studio cam/setup

2014-04-01 Thread Frank Rueter|OHUfx

  
  
I just came back from a shoot where I did just that - insist on 2k
 compression. We were meant to shoot 3k raw but since production
failed to secure a T-Link, 2k prores  was the next best thing I
could ask for. I told them 422 would be unacceptable for vfx,
especially for keying.

I always ask the vfx house why and they shrug their
shoulders
The only "problem" on set is simply the increased data rate, hence
the need to swap ou the card a little more more often and require
more disc space (and a little bit of more time) for the data
wrangler to manage backups etc.
I can see this as an argument for drama only shots when you try to
decide between 2k and 4k raw, but in I would never take this as an
excuse to shoot 422 footage for vfx use. I'd rather not take the
job.

The more severe reason for this is usually simply lack of knowledge
on the production side and lack of communication up front to
establish the required camera settings before it's too late. It's a
good idea to have the camera's spec sheet handy and refer to that
before the shoot to avoid any misconceptions.


Sorry if this sounds a bit smart-arsy, but since I just had that
very scenario last week I thought I'd chime in.


Cheers,
frank





On 3/30/14, 1:23 PM, Deke Kincaid
  wrote:


  The lowend Alexa shoots 12 bit Prores 444 on the
SxS cards in LogC. Though for whatever reason tv shows always
seem to shoot it in 422 mode. I'm not sure if it's out of habit
or they are trying to get more time on each SxS card? I always
ask the vfx house why and they shrug their shoulders and say
they couldn't sway production to do it differently. I would
just try to push production to shot prores 444 instead of
getting another device.

  







  
  


  
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  Web:www.thefoundry.co.uk
  
Email: d...@thefoundry.co.uk

  



On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 4:10 PM, J
  Bills jbillsn...@flickfx.com
  wrote:
  

  
Hey y'all - might be a little behind the curve here
  but doing a batch of greenscreen shots shot on Alexa
  and it's pretty ratty. this is 4:2:2, but just doing
  a couple of google searches shows that there's a not
  terribly expensive (relatively) "Gemini" recorder that
  can get 4:4:4 off of it, so it seems like I might need
  to forward a couple of links and make some
  "suggestions" for next time. ;)
  

Just curious since I've not looked into it for a while -
is there a new killer setup that can get nice clean
4:4:4 GS HD footage on a reasonable budget? bonus
points for 10 bit, log, dng, etc.

  
  You hear blips about the Blackmagic cams or Magic Lantern
  setups or whatever but I'm just curious if anyone has been
  keying any of this stuff and been impressed with anything,
  or done some testing?
  
Anything reasonably portable out there you've come
across or do you still need to tether to a RAID and
capture through HDMI?

NAB is just around the corner!
  


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Re: [Nuke-users] Greenscreen studio cam/setup

2014-04-01 Thread Howard Jones
We had a problem on a shoot a few years ago. Was 4:4:4 afaik on an Arri but at 
the time they were recommending 800 ASA. 

As it was a night scene the DOP underlit. Now because of the gamma curve, 
especially as it was set to gain detail in blacks, the noise levels were awful. 
Worst keying I've ever had to do. 

I understand 200 ASA is now recommended. 

Unfortunatly here 4:4:4 didn't help at all.  

Howard

 On 1 Apr 2014, at 22:19, Frank Rueter|OHUfx fr...@ohufx.com wrote:
 
 I just came back from a shoot where I did just that - insist on 2k  
 compression. We were meant to shoot 3k raw but since production failed to 
 secure a T-Link, 2k prores  was the next best thing I could ask for. I 
 told them 422 would be unacceptable for vfx, especially for keying.
 
 I always ask the vfx house why and they shrug their shoulders
 The only problem on set is simply the increased data rate, hence the need 
 to swap ou the card a little more more often and require more disc space (and 
 a little bit of more time) for the data wrangler to manage backups etc.
 I can see this as an argument for drama only shots when you try to decide 
 between 2k and 4k raw, but in I would never take this as an excuse to shoot 
 422 footage for vfx use. I'd rather not take the job.
 
 The more severe reason for this is usually simply lack of knowledge on the 
 production side and lack of communication up front to establish the required 
 camera settings before it's too late. It's a good idea to have the camera's 
 spec sheet handy and refer to that before the shoot to avoid any 
 misconceptions.
 
 
 Sorry if this sounds a bit smart-arsy, but since I just had that very 
 scenario last week I thought I'd chime in.
 
 
 Cheers,
 frank
 
 
 
 
 
 On 3/30/14, 1:23 PM, Deke Kincaid wrote:
 The lowend Alexa shoots 12 bit Prores 444 on the SxS cards in LogC.  Though 
 for whatever reason tv shows always seem to shoot it in 422 mode.  I'm not 
 sure if it's out of habit or they are trying to get more time on each SxS 
 card?  I always ask the vfx house why and they shrug their shoulders and say 
 they couldn't sway production to do it differently.  I would just try to 
 push production to shot prores 444 instead of getting another device.
 
 
 
 
 
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 Creative Specialist
 The Foundry
 Skype: dekekincaid
 Tel: (310) 399 4555 - Mobile: (310) 883 4313
 Web: www.thefoundry.co.uk
 Email: d...@thefoundry.co.uk  
 
 
 On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 4:10 PM, J Bills jbillsn...@flickfx.com wrote:
 Hey y'all - might be a little behind the curve here but doing a batch of 
 greenscreen shots shot on Alexa and it's pretty ratty.  this is 4:2:2, but 
 just doing a couple of google searches shows that there's a not terribly 
 expensive (relatively) Gemini recorder that can get 4:4:4 off of it, so 
 it seems like I might need to forward a couple of links and make some 
 suggestions for next time.  ;)
 
 Just curious since I've not looked into it for a while - is there a new 
 killer setup that can get nice clean 4:4:4 GS HD footage on a reasonable 
 budget?  bonus points for 10 bit, log, dng, etc.
 
 You hear blips about the Blackmagic cams or Magic Lantern setups or 
 whatever but I'm just curious if anyone has been keying any of this stuff 
 and been impressed with anything, or done some testing?
 
 Anything reasonably portable out there you've come across or do you still 
 need to tether to a RAID and capture through HDMI?
 
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Re: [Nuke-users] Greenscreen studio cam/setup

2014-04-01 Thread Frank Rueter|OHUfx

  
  
Yeah, we shot everything on 800 which seems to be every DOPs'
standard flavor.
I also had to fight with the gaffer to give me a little bit of light
on his rather orange "green screen". He kept insisting that, because
it was perfectly on exposure, "it will sing - trust me". The fact
that the colour of a green screen is important as well didn't seem
to occur to him at all (quote: "the colour is shit but it's
perfectly exposed").
I had to show him GreenScreener on my phone to convince him that
some lighting was in order, though he refused to give me the
blue/green gels I was asking for, so I now have a perfectly exposed
orange screen with under exposed warm interior in the fg. Can't wait
to get the plates :)




On 4/2/14, 11:00 AM, Howard Jones
  wrote:


  
  We had a problem on a shoot a few years ago. Was 4:4:4 afaik
on an Arri but at the time they were recommending 800 ASA.
  
  
  As it was a night scene the DOP underlit. Now because of the
gamma curve, especially as it was set to gain detail in blacks,
the noise levels were awful. Worst keying I've ever had to do.
  
  
  I understand 200 ASA is now recommended.
  
  
  Unfortunatly here 4:4:4 didn't help at all. 

Howard
  
On 1 Apr 2014, at 22:19, Frank Rueter|OHUfx fr...@ohufx.com
wrote:

  
  

  
  I just came back from a shoot where I did just that - insist
  on 2k  compression. We were meant to shoot 3k raw but
  since production failed to secure a T-Link, 2k prores  was
  the next best thing I could ask for. I told them 422 would be
  unacceptable for vfx, especially for keying.
  
  I always ask the vfx house why and they shrug their
  shoulders
  The only "problem" on set is simply the increased data rate,
  hence the need to swap ou the card a little more more often
  and require more disc space (and a little bit of more time)
  for the data wrangler to manage backups etc.
  I can see this as an argument for drama only shots when you
  try to decide between 2k and 4k raw, but in I would never take
  this as an excuse to shoot 422 footage for vfx use. I'd rather
  not take the job.
  
  The more severe reason for this is usually simply lack of
  knowledge on the production side and lack of communication up
  front to establish the required camera settings before it's
  too late. It's a good idea to have the camera's spec sheet
  handy and refer to that before the shoot to avoid any
  misconceptions.
  
  
  Sorry if this sounds a bit smart-arsy, but since I just had
  that very scenario last week I thought I'd chime in.
  
  
  Cheers,
  frank
  
  
  
  
  
  On 3/30/14, 1:23 PM, Deke Kincaid
wrote:
  
  
The lowend Alexa shoots 12 bit Prores 444 on
  the SxS cards in LogC. Though for whatever reason tv
  shows always seem to shoot it in 422 mode. I'm not sure
  if it's out of habit or they are trying to get more time
  on each SxS card? I always ask the vfx house why and they
  shrug their shoulders and say they couldn't sway
  production to do it differently. I would just try to push
  production to shot prores 444 instead of getting another
  device.
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

 
  

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  On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 4:10 PM,
J Bills jbillsn...@flickfx.com
wrote:

  

  Hey y'all - might be a little behind the
curve here but doing a batch of greenscreen
shots shot on Alexa and it's pretty ratty. this
is 4:2:2, but just doing a couple of google
searches shows that there's a not terribly
expensive (relatively) "Gemini" recorder that

Re: [Nuke-users] Greenscreen studio cam/setup

2014-03-29 Thread Randy Little
Bm cam keys fine records to ssd that just plug in. Format is cinema dng.
Needs lots batteries can't beat the price if it meets the shoot criteria.
On Mar 29, 2014 7:10 PM, J Bills jbillsn...@flickfx.com wrote:

 Hey y'all - might be a little behind the curve here but doing a batch of
 greenscreen shots shot on Alexa and it's pretty ratty.  this is 4:2:2, but
 just doing a couple of google searches shows that there's a not terribly
 expensive (relatively) Gemini recorder that can get 4:4:4 off of it, so
 it seems like I might need to forward a couple of links and make some
 suggestions for next time.  ;)

 Just curious since I've not looked into it for a while - is there a new
 killer setup that can get nice clean 4:4:4 GS HD footage on a reasonable
 budget?  bonus points for 10 bit, log, dng, etc.

 You hear blips about the Blackmagic cams or Magic Lantern setups or
 whatever but I'm just curious if anyone has been keying any of this stuff
 and been impressed with anything, or done some testing?

 Anything reasonably portable out there you've come across or do you still
 need to tether to a RAID and capture through HDMI?

 NAB is just around the corner!

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Re: [Nuke-users] Greenscreen studio cam/setup

2014-03-29 Thread Deke Kincaid
The lowend Alexa shoots 12 bit Prores 444 on the SxS cards in LogC.  Though
for whatever reason tv shows always seem to shoot it in 422 mode.  I'm not
sure if it's out of habit or they are trying to get more time on each SxS
card?  I always ask the vfx house why and they shrug their shoulders and
say they couldn't sway production to do it differently.  I would just try
to push production to shot prores 444 instead of getting another device.

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On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 4:10 PM, J Bills jbillsn...@flickfx.com wrote:

 Hey y'all - might be a little behind the curve here but doing a batch of
 greenscreen shots shot on Alexa and it's pretty ratty.  this is 4:2:2, but
 just doing a couple of google searches shows that there's a not terribly
 expensive (relatively) Gemini recorder that can get 4:4:4 off of it, so
 it seems like I might need to forward a couple of links and make some
 suggestions for next time.  ;)

 Just curious since I've not looked into it for a while - is there a new
 killer setup that can get nice clean 4:4:4 GS HD footage on a reasonable
 budget?  bonus points for 10 bit, log, dng, etc.

 You hear blips about the Blackmagic cams or Magic Lantern setups or
 whatever but I'm just curious if anyone has been keying any of this stuff
 and been impressed with anything, or done some testing?

 Anything reasonably portable out there you've come across or do you still
 need to tether to a RAID and capture through HDMI?

 NAB is just around the corner!

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