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Vimeo still alive despite horrible performance, will be separate company now
Separate company means it can be sold or closed or restructured.

Comment by apefos December 2020 permalink
The reason why it is impossible to do double frame rate 60i to 60p deinterlace with some cameras
I did a comparison among all deinterlace methods in HandBrake software. There are two methods which are the best options, one for quality, one for speed. DeComb EEDI2 (without Bob) is the best image quality. Less aliasing and best missing lines rec…

Comment by apefos December 2020 permalink
The reason why it is impossible to do double frame rate 60i to 60p deinterlace with some cameras
I got a sony nex-f3 body , a cheap used camera. The price was so low because it was something like to pay for the battery and charger and get the body for free. It is a body that I dont need to care about and use in any situation so it means some f…

Comment by apefos December 2020 permalink
The reason why it is impossible to do double frame rate 60i to 60p deinterlace with some cameras
QTGMC is better, but it needs to use AviSynth script command prompt and I do not want to deal with that. Avidemux and HandBrake both have GUI and are pretty simple to configure. Results from Yadif Frame with Spatial and Temporal settings are prett…

Comment by apefos December 2020 permalink
Fujifilm lens roadmap
there is a gap between the 56mm 1.2 and the 90mm 2.0, so a 73mm f1.4 would be great, perfect lens for face close-up.

Comment by apefos October 2020 permalink
Panasonic GH6, final m43 camera, again with bad AF
GH6 will be a mix of GH5+GH5S, dual iso with ibis and multiaspect sensor with 44 megapixels for DCI 8K 422 10bit video with vlog. 8K with dual iso can be ok in M43 up to iso 3200.

Comment by apefos September 2020 permalink
Panasonic DC-S5 - expensive APS-C camera in disguise
It seems panasonic strategies is to use this camera to keep or raise the price of other cameras. S1 was 2000 now it is 2500. I think the S5 is not cheap body construction because it is magnesium alloy and weather/dust sealed. So maybe it is a stron…

Comment by apefos September 2020 permalink
Panasonic DC-S5 - expensive APS-C camera in disguise
S5 and S1 both have very similar specifications. S1 is selling for 2000 usd with free VLog. So what is the reason to launch a new camera with similar specs for the same price? It would make sense if the new camera could have a lower price...

Comment by apefos August 2020 permalink
HDRing video footages
I do not know how to do it in the video editing software.

Comment by apefos August 2020 permalink
HDRing video footages
you can do this: 1 - record a video file in normal exposure with your camera, (if your camera have LOG profile use it). 2 - use the same video file and generate 3 different videos in the video editing software (apply lut if you recorded using LOG)…

Comment by apefos August 2020 permalink
GH2 Hack for intentional glitch art and general video-art destruction?
If I could go back in time I would never experiment with hacks... After lots of time spent on hack then another better camera arrives and all the hack work turn obsolete... time lost... Another way to destroy the image is to lower the datarate, fro…

Comment by apefos August 2020 permalink
GH2 Hack for intentional glitch art and general video-art destruction?
You do not need to change the tables. In the 3 quantizer values: "Initial quantizer=28", "Quantizer for 1080 modes=14", "Quantizer for 720 modes=14", you can try to change all 3 values for the same number =30, or =40, o…

Comment by apefos August 2020 permalink
GH2 Hack for intentional glitch art and general video-art destruction?
The hack cannot distort the image. The hack can only change the image texture. I did some experiments with hack to create different textures, you can see at: http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/12748/grind-grid-crazy-matrices-for-gh2 I think …

Comment by apefos August 2020 permalink
Zoom H8 Portable Recorder - strange anomaly
This is amazing. 8 tracks with overdub... (two in stereo pair and 6 independent) smaller and cheaper than F8. Perfect for music.

Comment by apefos July 2020 permalink
The reasons I will avoid 4k
I am considering start working with proxy files, but... It is impossible to do chroma key with proxy files because the different compression and resolution do not allow to adjust the key with precision The color, shadow highlight corrections can b…

Comment by apefos June 2020 permalink
The reasons I will avoid 4k
I found a solution that works. It is simple and obvious. If you own an old quad core computer like sandy bridge or ivy bridge i5/i7 with ou without overclock, it will be better to avoid shooting 4k 30p. If you shoot 4k 24p the playback in timeline …

Comment by apefos June 2020 permalink
The reasons I will avoid 4k
Maybe it would be possible to create a new religion... and God will be called Pixel... and everything less than 4k will be a SIN... When you shoot without 4K When you shoot in VHS Be careful what you do Its a SIN I will sacrifice my life I wil…

Comment by apefos June 2020 permalink
The reasons I will avoid 4k
If a 1080p camera can resolve 720p dont you think it is pretty good? 720p is everything you need to enjoy a movie in big screen. There are studies about film cinema proving that 35mm film projection in theaters could only resolve 800 lines at maximu…

Comment by apefos June 2020 permalink
The reasons I will avoid 4k
the problem here is that everyone thinks like technology-passionate videographers and not project managers. passionate videographers give their blood for a few more pixels while project managers distribute the money, time and effort among all items …

Comment by apefos June 2020 permalink
The reasons I will avoid 4k
This is not rant, this is a reflection to find the best workflow and solutions for low budget productions. Reframing, pan and zoom in post are for amateur people without skills to operate a camera in the moment of shooting, I do not need this. The…

Comment by apefos June 2020 permalink
The reasons I will avoid 4k
The questions are: Netflix has 3 plans, basic, standard and premium, only premium allow 4k streaming. So what percentage of Netflix clients are using the Premium Plan which allows 4k streaming? When will we see television broadcast in 4k? What is…

Comment by apefos June 2020 permalink
The reasons I will avoid 4k
LOL I will use 4K for cuts only / wipe /dissolve /simple grading editing. And I will use FullHD for multilayer editing

Comment by apefos June 2020 permalink
The reasons I will avoid 4k
And then you read this, and maybe you agree... and maybe you will consider 1080p for some projects and 4k for some other projects... but you will start making this question: I purssued 4k, and now I realised it is not so much necessary, was it a wa…

Comment by apefos June 2020 permalink
Video Noise and the Origins of Our Universe
Very interesting article. It is sad to know that neatvideo can clean and delete all Big Bang legacy noise from digital video...

Comment by apefos May 2020 permalink
With economic uncertainty ahead, does 8K matter? Will consumers even care about 8K?
One benefit from 8k will be less aliasing in thin lines even in small screens because there is more pixels to resolve the lines. Even if you cannot perceive resolution difference from a given distance you will see less aliasing. So for people who li…

Comment by apefos May 2020 permalink
With economic uncertainty ahead, does 8K matter? Will consumers even care about 8K?
8K make sense for shopping mall stores to install very large monitors in front of the stores so people walking in the mall can see the products in real size like a fashion show. Also in art exibitions museums to show moving paintimgs and art conten…

Comment by apefos April 2020 permalink
Panasonic GH2 Custom Neat Video Profiles (noise reduction)
I did similar thing for GH2, G7 and Nex-5n, presets and profiles are in these links: https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/14944/neatvideo-4-presets-and-profiles-for-sony-nex-5n http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/17802/g7-denoi…

Comment by apefos April 2020 permalink
Audio Hiss problem in Mirrorless and Dslr PreAmp - Possible Solutions
The new cheap shotgun arrives. there is no significant hiss on it. so the old one is defective.

Comment by apefos April 2020 permalink
Audio Hiss problem in Mirrorless and Dslr PreAmp - Possible Solutions
I need an audio system to carry inside a backpack. So a wireless lavalier or a small shotgun are the only options

Comment by apefos March 2020 permalink
What do we know about the novel coronavirus?
First death in my city today. Number of infected people raise a lot. I think the isolation in home will continue for long time...

Comment by apefos March 2020 permalink

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