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I received a New Campaign Update from Indiegogo regarding the The AFX - Autofocus Adapter: "Holiday Greetings We would like to send our warmest regards to all of our backers for this holiday season and thank you for your support of the AFX. In terms of the project itself, we are pleased to report that we are starting to receive the scheduled production samples of the main AFX and MMX boards and accessories. It goes without saying that 2020 has been a challenging year and we wish you all a safer and more prosperous 2021." @BTM_Pix Happy Holidays! Great news that things are moving a long. I can't wait to receive my AFX and MMX early next year! Happy New Year! Mark

I think YouTube also will be a player. YouTube offers movies which you can watch for free with ads, some you can only rent and buy and some you can only buy. It's kind of like watching YouTube with all of the ads, but the content is a step up from a lot of the YouTube content and as you get to pick, and it is better than the movie of the week on Television. Stuff like Robcop, Mr. Mom... etc. I'm not saying movies should be watched with ads in middle but giving the choice I would much rather watch a movie on YouTube that is not on Netflix than I would watch other YouTube content. So if you are a movie maker and you don't mind ads playing in the middle of your movie there, may be a business case for releasing a low budget movie on YouTube, when I say release I mean with ads, rent or buy... I know it is blasphemy, but some my choose to release their movie on YouTube and that is fine by me.

Black Friday audio purchases: 1. DDMF Metaplugin https://ddmf.eu/metaplugin-chainer-vst-au-rtas-aax-wrapper/ allows you to over sample your entire audio processing chain inside Metaplugin for better bass response on compressors, limiters, clippers, and dynamic eq 2. FLATLINE - Mastering Clipper https://www.submissionaudio.com/products/flatline I run this before Voxengo Elephant Limiter to excellent effect providing clean loudness without losing bass or distorting the mid range as many Clipper and Limiters do. I run both inside DDMF Metaplugin over sampled 8x for best bass response. 3. Voxengo TEOTE Automatic Mastering Plugin https://www.voxengo.com/product/teote/ I purchase this a month ago but it is on sale for Black Friday. Excellent dynamic automatic eq that allows you to balance your mix and it constantly updates based on spectral content. A missing link in my mastering chain. Also has better bass when over sampled in DDMF Metaplugin. in general TEOTE help fill in the bass frequencies and would be excellent for post production. 4. DDMF Comprezzore https://ddmf.eu/comprezzore/ Compressor that can be used for mastering which allows you to plot your compression ratio curve so you can have a deeper amount of control than you normally would have over compression and it is pretty transparent. I use it as dynamic problem solver for mastering.

Hi, There are a few Free Black Friday Audio Plugins - Waves and Slate Digital that are worth getting while they are still available. Waves - CLA EchoSphere - Take a Lexicon 480 Plate Reverb and a Tape delay. Great for music vocals or try in for post an use a small rooms with little or no tape delay for ambience. https://www.waves.com/lpn/black-friday-2020/free-plugin Slate Digital - Fresh Air - high frequency enhance that mimics the dobly A stretching audio trick - add to vocal or voice over to add clarity and intelligibility. https://slatedigital.com/fresh-air/ Both free for a limit time, and time is almost up.

At an NAB I was working at a union worker threatened to knock one of my co-workers off a ladder because they were attempting to change a light bulb. They were told it was “union work” - probably considered it “electrical”. My co-work let them change the light bulb. Otherwise, I really enjoyed going to NAB. Got to see the raw output of a Genesis camera and asked why is the output so green and was told that’s what the sensor sees. I thought that doesn’t look so great - who’s gonna buy that - even if they are shooting a model a motorcycle - probably before monitors had built-in outs. Got to see Red launch the Red One after following it for months in HDforindies.com. Got to meet Rupert Neve at an AES one year and as an audio nerd that was a highlight. At the hight of the dot com boom the parties were crazy. Herbie Hancock playing jazz on a piano in the lounge of the Strat hotel over looking Vegas for private party for 30 people. All night open bar and wedding style buffet at the Rocket Nework launch party with BT doing the record release of his album Movement In Still Life album for 300 people in a small LA club. Black Eyed Peas doing a private concert at Hardrock Cafe for some audio industry folks and having Wil.i.am address the audience and say “I know you’re from company XYZ. But we’re the Black Eyed Peas - cone on, you got to make some noise.” it was a great time to work at and attend trade shows before the dot com bust.

I love trade shows because it provides a timeline for companies to announce, ship, and demonstrate products. I love trade show because I can meet the engineers behind products and often the owners of small companies and start or reinforce business relationships. I love trade shows because it is a time to network and gather with industry friends old and new. I love trade shows because anyone can blog about a cool new product that I might not otherwise be aware of. Large companies hate trade shows because they are an expensive budget line items that do not provide as much of a return on investment as compared to other marking activities. Large companies hate trade shows because they do not always naturally align with product cycles, which cause inefficiency in product realization, release schedules and product marketing or worse it may mean there is nothing new to show or announce. Large companies hate trade shows because they have a buy a booth that is large enough to compare with their competitors who also have to have to spend lot on a large booth to look equally well established and successful and also they have to sponsors different trade show related events, signage, panels, mixers etc. even more ways to get even more money from large companies who don't necessary want to be there in the first place. Small startup companies love trade shows because they can release/show a new product and make as much noise as a large company for a fraction of the cost. I understand why, if all of the large companies of an industry get together and collectively decide that they are not going to be the anchor tenets of a specific trade show, that they were, for many years forced to attend/sponsor and now they have an excuse (COVID) not to attend/sponsor and don't want to commit to attend in the future, why some of the trade shows I love and they hate are going to go away.

That's a nice combination. The 16gb 1TB is the sweet spot for me as well...

I purchased both the AFX and MMX and cables. The idea of having auto focus on my manual lenses is irresistible. and it is more than that... BTM_Pix is making real products to meet film makers needs and that is worth supporting!

Looks like I was wrong about using my iMac in target mode as a monitor. I just read "iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) and later iMac models can’t be used as Target Display Mode displays." Bummer - looks like I need a new monitor for my new iMac when I purchase it.

As long time Mac user, I always felt like I was paying more for less. I paid $2600 for my 2017 iMac used in 2019 and that seemed like a good deal at the time. Now I can pay less for more. I can just buy a new one rather than hustling to find a good deal on Craigs List on a used one. Now it seems that I should try my the 5K retina display on my iMac in target mode as the monitor for a Mac Mini. I haven't tried it as I don't have the mac mini yet, but it seems like the best use of the old iMac at this point, if performance as a monitor is reasonable.

ASUS ProArt PA329C 32" 16:9 4K HDR IPS Display looks like it is a good monitor as well and it is 600 cd/m2 vs the ViewSonic VP3268-4K which is 350 cd/m². Not sure if the extra brightness make a big difference but wouldn't it help when displaying HDR content?

Looks like Apple could make an M1 “iPad” that could edit video with a touch screen interface. That would cool...

Great post - the more color control tools the better! I use Tint and Temp adjustments all the time. I have 3DLut creator but this seems like it will be better as it is Integrated. Also I would love to keyframe the mess if possible. Is that possible? Thanks!

@BTM_PixThis is great news! I will definitely purchase the additional new interface when available! Thanks offering this option, I really appreciate it!

First off, this is a great question, which I had not thought about from a cost benefit ratio. If the question was: would you purchase this camera to shoot a conference - I agree, it would not be my first choice. Regarding the technical benefits of using this camera for shooting a conference, The entire URSA mini pro line, due to b4 lens compatibility options, makes it a good choice for shooting a conference. If I were purchasing a Blackmagic camera on that basis alone, I would probably buy the URSA mini broadcast. if I owned a 12k and it was not being used on another higher paying job, I would adapt a b4 lens to it and shoot the conference. Seems like this would also be cool for shooting concerts or festivals, if shooing all day was a requirement, shooting at lower data rates may be just the ticket. (Pun intended.)

Delivering 4K in camera maybe a delivery requirement for some productions, so getting it right in is essential. Plus, there may be times when shooting an interview or an all day conference etc where you would want the highest quality at the lowest bit rate.

Closer than I expected... I like the Blackmagic colors better, the dynamic range on the canon seems to be slightly better than the URSA 12k... I would like the new sensor tech in a pocket body to make it affordable.

Seems to me it’s the sensor and codec that is the issue. If this had a pocket 6k sensor (yes with the m4/3 mount) and BRAW it would be a best seller. People know what they want and will purchase without hesitation when the right product is available.

I take pictures with my iPhone every day so better image quality is welcome. One thing this may excel at is shooting in public places without a permit or kit. A couple of self recording lavalier mic body packs and you could shoot a conversation at a table in a mall that would probably look pretty good. Also, car interiors could be a good application. The saying used to be “lights, camera, action” now it’s “no lights, no problem, I got the new iPhone“ Anyways, someday the photos I take of paperwork at work (instead of scanning them) will be ready for the big screen.

This youtube video lists the camera as "Ursa Mini Pro 12k". Wow - impressive! The color rendition is special in the way that the different shades of a color appear distinct and unique even when they are very similar. I also like the motion cadence. The image is solid and without distraction. It's nice to not have any obvious flaws that steel my attention from the content.

Impressive results! Looks like this could be used at a higher level for virtual actors. There may be a day when it will be cheaper to have the actor do voiceovers and have a digital equivalent than actually go out and shoot the scene. I guess we can expect to see Brad Pitt making new movies in his prime for years to come.

New footage from the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12k is few and far between. Seems like dogs in 8K 60p and 12k 60p is best we can do on a Sunday morning (starting at 8:36 in the video). A good reminder regarding focus and depth of field when shooting household pets. ; ) "Help me, @Neumann Films. You're my only hope."

@Desmond Downs Great idea! Thanks for sharing!

A good reminder to make sure your lens can focus to infinity when you swap lens mounts on the URSA Mini Pro 12k. Also, as far as he was zooming in, a softer image is expected, but of course not out of focus. Here's to the Belushi-esque unboxing, permanent marker and all.

I'm on a 5k iMac viewing in Safari and I left the playback resolution in auto which I believe defaulted to 1080p. I thought setting B on the video looked best. I noted a difference around the edges of the image elements being that they seemed to have more resolution and less offensive artifacts. What was setting B? If setting B was 2k then that will same me upload time and bandwidth. Thanks!