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- Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2022 8:18 pm
- Real Name: Joseph Renard
I come from ARRI 35's, BL's, Ikegami's and SONY's etc. - old school. I have moved to the "new world' of digital over time and have arrived at a good set of Blackmagic cams to include; URSA 4.6K, Cinema 6K and a new 12K.
Blackmagic Support (on the phone and/or E) will NOT recommend settings for us to achieve the best result for a "film look" or CODEC's etc.
They say "we can not be responsible for user's settings and therefore can't make any recommendations . . . . " for user settings. They sound just like the United States Coast Guard to me.
In addition, posted videos seem to show everything we "don't" need to know/learn.
I am a heavy comp user/programmer for many decades, but still with so much to choose from on these cams, it is a bit confusing. I ask if anyone can provide some simple advise on settings to achieve a good look - obviously, I have no problem with ISO, frame rates, IRIS etc, but when it comes to CODEC choice(s), and other capabilities of these animals, it becomes a bit confusing.
NOTE: We have DeVinci Studio 18 full ver. for post on dual 32" 8K's and a Blackmagic 4x SSD rack with plenty of high speed SSD's, etc. (and Final Cut Pro X full ver.)
It would be nice to know what settings we can use to make these cams all match to best possible. Or at least, the best for each. I'm using ROKINON CINE primes and plan to add more lenses and money permits but this is what we have to work with now.
If someone could just provide a recommended settings list as a suggestion, we'd be super grateful for the help.
Blackmagic Support (on the phone and/or E) will NOT recommend settings for us to achieve the best result for a "film look" or CODEC's etc.
They say "we can not be responsible for user's settings and therefore can't make any recommendations . . . . " for user settings. They sound just like the United States Coast Guard to me.
In addition, posted videos seem to show everything we "don't" need to know/learn.
I am a heavy comp user/programmer for many decades, but still with so much to choose from on these cams, it is a bit confusing. I ask if anyone can provide some simple advise on settings to achieve a good look - obviously, I have no problem with ISO, frame rates, IRIS etc, but when it comes to CODEC choice(s), and other capabilities of these animals, it becomes a bit confusing.
NOTE: We have DeVinci Studio 18 full ver. for post on dual 32" 8K's and a Blackmagic 4x SSD rack with plenty of high speed SSD's, etc. (and Final Cut Pro X full ver.)
It would be nice to know what settings we can use to make these cams all match to best possible. Or at least, the best for each. I'm using ROKINON CINE primes and plan to add more lenses and money permits but this is what we have to work with now.
If someone could just provide a recommended settings list as a suggestion, we'd be super grateful for the help.