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- Joined: Thu Jun 09, 2016 4:46 pm
- Location: Greenville, SC
I don't drink "Lite" beer so when you guys suggested that I download DaVinci Resolve "Lite" (since I'm dongle-less), I was a little leery. Anyway, I downloaded it last night. Everything seemed to install the way it was intended. So, I then removed the SSD from my BMCC in order to download the footage I had shot in Daytona a couple of weeks ago. Remember, I've also got a new (to me) Windows based computer. (3.3gHz, 8 gig ram, 512 gig internal HD) Well, when I proceeded to download the media - NOTHING. The computer recognized the interface, but there was no media to be found anywhere. Sweething asked me if I had formatted the drive before shooting. I said, "What?" "What do you mean, format? Well, to avoid an argument, I re-inserted the SSD back in to the camera. Next, I brought up the menu and then mashed the "Format" icon. It offered two format options. Then it dawned on me. I said, "actually, no; I didn't format it 'cause I didn't know what format to use." Well, she told me to format it to the "Fat" something-or-other, which I proceeded to do (not gonna argue with "headquarters".) Then, I shot a couple of minutes indoors (and this was yesterday evening). The only light was from a few lamps in the room. I set the ISO to 1600. After shooting, I removed the drive, inserted it in the cradle, and voila! After playing around with Resolve (and it did crash a couple of times), we were able to view and hear what I had shot. Although the image was a little darker than I anticipated, it looks like I'm on the right track. OK, I want to say thanks to all of you who were willing to share your input. Without your help, I wouldn't have gotten this far.
"Never mistake education for intelligence".