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So h.264, and dnxhd/hr only go up to 4K, h.265 is still not widely accepted (and specifically for me no good), prores goes up to 8K, but no native export on windows. I've been playing with cineform, but still only getting 2:1 compression compared to the source jpegs that were saved at 100% quality. a 20 second clip is 5gb in #4 quality. (At 100KBps upload that would take me 14 hours to upload Holy shit! Yay for the neoliberal idiots who borked our internet upgrade). The other problem is I cant play back the resulting files. Do you need to install the cineform codec in windows to get playback? If so, from where? THe h.265 I exported at 300Mbps was 280mb. Are there any formats out there that will give a result between h.265 and cineform?

edit: well not sure if its because I'm remote desktopping or a problem with my system, but cant get scratch to open (I click it, nothing happens, no process is task manager) and prelude wont preview clips (I hit play and nothing happens). Some head scratching here...

Ah OK, well I'll give that a whirl. Currently downloading it. It saying it'll take 9 hours. Regional australia FTW! Thanks both of you, its been a big help Trying prelude too. Wish it would play back my slowmo clips slow like kyno promises to

Hmm so with kyno you cant search all your media? (like you can with lightroom?) Ho Hum. I just downloaded acdsee. Its a bit retro, but actually supports h.265, not DMX though (but I've only got a handful at the moment). You can tag and keyword, and build catalogues and smart catalogues. With my photography background its very familiar, but I probably should check out prelude too. (Just hope it's search is better than the one in premiere).

Nope didn't think about prelude. I always saw it as a logging program rather than a dam, but maybe it'll do for now. I agree the CATDV website looks like its from the 90's, I did find pricing though. the simple version is $99 USD, which is fine (if it does what I need). The pro is $450 ish which I wouldn't stretch to.

I found this one: http://www.squarebox.com/ CATDV. Anyone using it?

@Axel Kyno looks like exactly what i need. Alas I'm a windows user. I'll go nag them on their website @Hans Punk is this an asset management software or a media player? Confused.

my half-awake brain read it as panasonic. Mind blown briefly... and was wondering if that codec might trickle down... Ah well, guess we wont be having red codec 16bit on the gh5 then :D

I need to get my stock clips organised. Thought I'd have a look at adobe bridge as a starting point and found it wont thumbnail h.265 (so imagine dnxhd would be right out). Dont need anything hugely complex - well in fact I need something like bridge, but for video files. Any suggestions?

I have this monitor. I still find it a bit flaky for focus though. Maybe its just me. I dont really like the focus peaking on it, and find the res just a bit mushy for nailing focus.

cool thanks folks. No Liam its run and gun, I want to get as much usable stuff as possible. I did a shoot at an ice rink on the 5300 with a 70-200 lens trying to pull by eye and I got so little usable stuff. Is it bright enough in sunshine?

I'll probably shoot 120fps, rather than 240 so I can keep shooting. Might chance one if those new xiaomi action cams that shoot 1080 120. Fs700 would be nice, but probably still beyond my budget. What I don't want to be doing is trying to manually focus a long lens on the d5300. Been there done that, got a lot of fuzzy shots . If I'm manually focusing long lens need a great viewfinder with good peaking implementation. Gx85 viewfinder sounds horrid don't know about nx1 or g7 or a6300 Just had a look at Sony PXW-X70, 1inch like the Rx 100 but very videoy video. I wonder if the micro cinema camera plus screen would be crazy? I'd get plenty of reach from my Nikon 70-200

I've got a few days of shooting action and activities. Its a bit different to my usual gigs, and my d5300 is not the right camera for it. I've got a sony rx100iv, but I find it a bit tricky to guage focus - even with peaking. I also can access a hero 3 silver. Sooo I started wondering if I should grab an m43 camera - something that has a vague chance of autofocussing. But now I'm starting to wonder if I should work with what I've got and get a decent monitor. (I've got a cheap field monitor, but its not brilliant for pinning focus). So I'm canvassing for suggestions and wondering if the aputure HD monitors are ok, or if there's any advantage in going HDMI out from the rx100 to recorder

the timelapse app is fun, have a play with that

i went through this a few years ago and the conclusion i came to is that I didn't want to compromise stills quality for convenience. I ended up going for the nikon d800, and gh2 for video & speedbooster. I ended up swapping the gh2 for d5300. Yup its a pain in the bum having 2 big cameras. I can't imagine a better compromise though than the a7r2. Very similar stills to the d800/810 (both in dynamic range and "feel"). you say you dont like shooting unless you have to - whats the problem? Usability? Image quality? ...?

Anyone else had experience with tele adaptors? Just went looking and the sample still I've seen have been a bit gnarly. ?

hmmm. So my nikon .movs wont work if I uninstall qt, right? need to find out how serious a threat this is. Can't uninstall QT, can't disconnect PC from the internet.

1.5-2 seconds drop time on my blackbird. I bought a pilotfly - mostly because the blackbird was totally useless in any sort of wind, it took a lot of setup and a steep learning curve and then lots of practice, but I'm beginning to be able to get fluid. the thing I miss is the frictionless pan - being able to set the rig spinning then setting your pace so that your subject stays centered. Have fantasised about frankensteining the pilotfly and blackbird to have 2 axis (roll and pitch) from pilotfly and have the yaw/pan axis on a bearing gimbal.

The catch is crappy 1080. One of the things I've enjoyed with the rx100 is being able to use this one tiny camera at all its "native" framerates with no caveats. (and the extended 250 fps in the right circumstances). So much to like about the 6300 but the 1080 quality means it's not for me

oh and failing to find out if the timelapse function can use electronic shutter.

A step up from the D5300? Can anyone tell me what the 1080 60p is like? And how the dynamic range compares? Are the shadows lift-able or does it fall apart like the gh2 did?

Doesn't it say 24 is full sensor reasout? I imagine 25 and 30 would be treated the same

Buggerybum. feel my interest in this camera crashing. Unless the 1080 is speccy

Yup. Looking very nice on paper. (Just have a minor wah for no ibis or nd, then slap myself for quibbling )

And there it is! Sorta.