From: "Brian Maffitt" Received: from mail-qa0-f50.google.com ([209.85.216.50] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5541794 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Tue, 05 Aug 2014 22:13:03 +0200 Received: by mail-qa0-f50.google.com with SMTP id s7so1522160qap.9 for ; Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:13:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=totaltraining.com; s=google; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:to:in-reply-to:date :message-id:references:user-agent; bh=qg7JPuzhvfSjniHPTAAorE3X0+5MdQXzohzmqHTi2II=; b=SQlA2jFNUa0wy2aRiVrTNHZeJw5c1Y2x+qpnWTTl/Pe9iEne+5aZQiZAy6U75PeUdy SJpzwQ7HknDGbn24ep+opYKOoi9eFnXAuGrBVN8Aq1004hGWNpSLRl7/XDcY8w1+o5qn nkq3u9jnM4s8hBLbgTg4NPQes5xmv+hWegEac= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:content-type:mime-version:subject:from:to :in-reply-to:date:message-id:references:user-agent; bh=qg7JPuzhvfSjniHPTAAorE3X0+5MdQXzohzmqHTi2II=; b=lJVTggN6/zikeoXPXM097QH9OwTITbbRAWF9ukFp/pRCux8J3eXqrtZl8V2gDmEDc2 SVeXo/22mIwYk5qUePiLYk+4gBOvUtzXXrndlLvsmZsO8SrsQ9pZ+Cla/SdBjF/rQDSj Gbt29o8iAvRKAFZPCgXsHxOScmHvVbDVihMioOsWPkKjw2GvhbjlL9B3A5V2j+LypfW3 zwRBxvnf8PPGd3sEFEZavj29RMDcbexWO/n87Jau4LKsEnxyMA0RxM9gDFcmgWB55es+ tmPFbRnBMhJxkULJbRV/gsRH1M0Q018NDfmcl09s/IQjr1cYb3K15v/BeWruVI2fpz8Y DSAg== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQnfyUY5LFoyhfGy2Up7/WjdoUGm71F/GDwxnO19dsmi47Q9yiTRUcFHvmTwN/+HNAc1jESg X-Received: by 10.224.95.6 with SMTP id b6mr9598177qan.17.1407269582547; Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:13:02 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.10] (pool-71-167-190-219.nycmny.fios.verizon.net. [71.167.190.219]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id 38sm2901285qgp.30.2014.08.05.13.13.01 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:13:02 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_58086277.909801223306" MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [AE] Use of 4K Cameras To: "Robert W. Walker" In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 16:13:03 -0400 Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Mailbird/ 1.7.18.0 X-Mailbird-ID: 2c1855b9-4e19-44cf-a243-c3ebb22d632f237395 ------=_NextPart_58086277.909801223306 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It depends entirely on the kind of things you want to shoot. 4K currently has little real to-market delivery path, but it is a useful ac= quisition format for post work, since there are so many pixels to work with= , crop in on etc. "Shoot now-Frame later" is a viable strategy with 4K. =C2= =A0And it is relatively future-proof, I suppose, if we all believe 4K is an= inevitable delivery format. As for your second question, a DSLR is a fine way to aquire video if you ar= e accustomed to operating a film camera. If, however, you need things like = fast auto-focus while recording, wide field of focus and smooth, motorized = zoom, these things are harder to come by in the DSLR world. Also, unmodifie= d DSLRs in the US are not allowed to record a clip longer than 30 minutes (= for tax reasons!), so if you need to shoot long events, a "real" video came= ra is your best bet... or plan to budget for an external drive like the Bla= ckmagic HyperDeck Shuttle. I do shoot video with my 5D Mk III, but all of the add-ons make it much mor= e cumbersome than a dedicated video camera, especially for walking around. No issues that I'm aware of with any of this and AE. Brian On 8/5/2014 3:48:20 PM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk wrote: Any thoughts out there on moving to 4K cameras? I've been studying up on th= e Black Magic and hearing also about the GH4. Maybe it's just me but is a D= SLR type camera a logical transition from the more customary video camera? = I presume this is all no problem for using in after effects. Appreciate the feedback. Eric -- Eric D. Kirk | Kirk Productions Hidden in the Woods | VFX The Night Visitor | VFX 443.206.1347 www.kirkproductions.com [http://www.kirkproductions.com] kirkproductions@gmail.com [mailto:kirkproductions@gmail.com] IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm33513= 63/] ------=_NextPart_58086277.909801223306 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0A = =0A =0A = =0A = =0A =0A = It depends entirely on the kind of things you want to shoot.=

<= div>4K currently has li= ttle real to-market delivery path, but it is a useful acquisition format fo= r post work, since there are so many pixels to work with, crop in on etc. "= Shoot now-Frame later" is a viable strategy with 4K.  And it is relati= vely future-proof, I suppose, if we all believe 4K is an inevitable deliver= y format.

As for your second question, a DSLR is a fine way to aquir= e video if you are accustomed to operating a film camera. If, however, you = need things like fast auto-focus while recording, wide field of focus and s= mooth, motorized zoom, these things are harder to come by in the DSLR world= . Also, unmodified DSLRs in the US are not allowed to record a clip longer = than 30 minutes (for tax reasons!), so if you need to shoot long events, a = "real" video camera is your best bet... or plan to budget for an external d= rive like the Blackmagic HyperDeck Shuttle.

I do shoot video with my 5D Mk III, but all of the add-on= s make it much more cumbersome than a dedicated video camera, especially fo= r walking around.

No issues that I'm aware of= with any of this and AE.

Brian
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On 8/5/2014 3:48:20 PM, Mr. Eric D. Kirk <ae-list@media-motion= .tv> wrote:

Any thoughts out there on moving to= 4K cameras?=C2=A0 I've been studying up on the Black Magic and hearing= also about the GH4.=C2=A0 Maybe it's just me but is a DSLR type camera= a logical transition from the more customary video camera?=C2=A0 I presume= this is all no problem for using in after effects.
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