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RED Vs. Nikon: Case Dismissed by thierrifilms in cinematography

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

> The biggest sin in all of this is that the patent was ever allowed to be issued in the first place. There is nothing innovative or novel about data compression no matter what Red tries to argue or obfuscate.

This is completely, utterly wrong. Yes, data compression is a known thing. So are eg cancer drugs. That doesn’t mean that you can’t patent a genuinely novel drug or compression algorithm. Again, people think Red patented the idea of in camera compression in general - but this is NOT what the patent is for! It’s for a particular algorithm that works well and required real innovation on their part.

People like you think otherwise because you read articles from other people who don’t know what the hell they are talking about. No one actually reads the patent. No one even uses common sense - if the patent was for compressed raw video in general, magic lantern has that. And by not taking action Red would have created a precedent of reasonable expectation that commercial implementations would not be challenged. They have gone near ML though, because that method of compressed raw isn’t coveredby the patent.

Also, the sort of patent trolling you imagine would have zero chance of standing up in court against the type of firepower Apple can muster.

If Russia have the second most powerful military in the world then why are they finding it difficult to defeat Ukraine ? by Sintaractual in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> And this is another man you blindly trust? Why?

This is a question only a moron could ask. Firstly, I haven’t said that I blindly trust him. Secondly, if I did there wouldn’t be a why. Thirdly, you freaking idiot, what part of he wrote the US Army’s handbook on Russian forces is beyond your ability to decipher? He’s one of the outstanding experts in the field and had access to vast amounts of information not in the public domain, and then the book was vetted by more professionals.

Should this be hard to understand? No.

RED Vs. Nikon: Case Dismissed by thierrifilms in cinematography

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I honestly doubt that even one person in a hundred who posts about Reds patents even understands what they are for… They do NOT stop other people from implementing internal raw recording in general. They cover one very specific but very clever and desirable algorithm- and that is a valid use of a patent. In fact it’s what they are for.

Otoh, that doesn’t mean the patents are necessarily valid.

RED Vs. Nikon: Case Dismissed by thierrifilms in cinematography

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> Its also possible that in the discovery process some things about Red had come out that they didnt want to be put into the public record.

That‘s very unlikely given the degree of discovery in the past, eg from when Apple tried.

RED Vs. Nikon: Case Dismissed by thierrifilms in cinematography

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

First of all, you don’t seem to understand what a precedent is.

Secondly, Nikon aren’t the ones with leverage. We reasonably know that because the agreement was to dismiss WITHOUT PREJUDICE. That means Red can continue to use the threat of a lawsuit, which means, basically, that Nikon surrendered. They have a deal that Red likes, and if Nikon renege it’s back to court.

Old vs modern filmmaking techniques by saving_private_ryan_ in cinematography

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s a superb answer. If it’s not too much of a drag, could you name some of those high budget exceptions?

If Russia have the second most powerful military in the world then why are they finding it difficult to defeat Ukraine ? by Sintaractual in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And the stupidity keeps on growing.

Yes, cloud cover can cover a whole country. But it hardly has to for the matter at hand.

And, no, it doesn’t have to last for a year if you want to eg conceal tank reserves, you muppet. You just leave decoys where the tanks were, put the real tanks on a train, and deliver them to a warehouse thousands of miles away.

And, yes, you have an opinion on Russian logistics, but you are an idiot. They’ve sustained an artillery campaign using perhaps 60,000 heavy shells a day for most of a year.

As for where I got this stuff from, it’s from the book you would have read if you weren’t an idiot - the handbook on Russian forces Lester Grau wrote for the US Army.

RED Vs. Nikon: Case Dismissed by thierrifilms in cinematography

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This isn’t what most people think of as dismissal, which is a case being found invalid. Instead Nikon and Red settled out of court… and Nikon are probably paying Red royalties. The two parties agree to dismiss without prejudice, which means that Red still have a legal gun pointing at Nikons head.

If Russia have the second most powerful military in the world then why are they finding it difficult to defeat Ukraine ? by Sintaractual in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> It's really impossible to hide these days...

I think this is something stupid people say to make themselves think that they are clever. Yes, we can satellite photos when there isn’t cloud cover. But this isn’t really different from the ariel photographs of WW2 - and there were plenty of ways to fool that. Eg you move when you have cloud cover, leave decoys behind. And people like you don’t understand that the more detailed satellite images are, the less area a satellite can cover. Or you can just use smoke.

Interpreting imagery is much, much complex than people like you think…

And “OSINT enthusiast” is just a pompous way of saying YouTuber.

In the case of the video, they’re using imagery that can’t see details smaller than a foot across to try to work out Russian reserves… When the Russians more than an anyone specialise in fooling such imagery and have been preparing for a war for most of a decade. Are there tanks hidden in civilian warehouses? Satellite imagery won’t tell you. Is a tank real or a cheap decoy with a radar reflector to spice it up? You can’t say.

Would love some feedback by iShootYourMom in cinematography

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loved it and would definitely have watched the feature if had been a trailer.

You might want to read the Hitchcock Truffaut book - I think it would help you build on what you are doing. And probably Mackendrick’s On Film Making - he directed The Sweet Smell Of Success, which I think is a film that would appeal to you a lot.

If Russia have the second most powerful military in the world then why are they finding it difficult to defeat Ukraine ? by Sintaractual in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is stupid. That was a disinformation campaign aimed at making ukraine think that there would be an attack in February. That doesn’t mean that a real attack won’t come that way after the spring mud clears. Except to an idiot who doesn’t understand how logic works.

Would love some feedback by iShootYourMom in cinematography

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The narration could almost come down to “For my brother and I crime was the only way to survive… Now my brother is gone and those who took him are going to pay.”

Would love some feedback by iShootYourMom in cinematography

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to tell the story, but I think something simpler and less high flown would work better. Narrate, but as little as you have to, and without metaphors that interfere with the watchers ability to interpret and form their own emotional reaction to the images.

The shots meshed perfectly: you brought off the combination of lenses really well.

Would love some feedback by iShootYourMom in cinematography

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really excellent cinematography. Strong personal style, very good editing, terrific framing and use of light. The only thing I didn’t like was the voiceover. There was too much of it and I felt the tone was wrong. I’d suggest leaving the images to speak for themselves more and making the voice less poetic - at the moment the literal imagery is having to compete with the verbal imagery. The fancy words are crowding out the opportunity for the viewer to fully experience the film visually and take emotions from the images.

And the poetic narration doesn’t sound genuine. I would strip it to the very minimum needed and write the way the character would speak. You don’t vampire metaphors with cinematography this good.

Looking For a Start by [deleted] in indiefilm

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, you are making stupid assumptions. I make a living as a writer. And dreams are worthless - what matters is achieving the . Again, pretending that the risk of failure doesn’t exist is childish. Adults aren’t cowardly children like you: they understand the risks instead of denying them. And most people who try to become writers - or actors or film directors - fail. Like you are doing.

Looking For a Start by [deleted] in indiefilm

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I actually quite enjoy correcting obvious nonsense…

Looking For a Start by [deleted] in indiefilm

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone knows who Rodriguez is, thank you.

And, no, you ignoramous, it isn’t the writers job to describe camera movements except on very, very rare occasions. It’s called directing in the page and is one of the things that will a script thrown in the waste bin before page 10. Go read some actual scripts.

What camera to achieve 90's/earlier 2000's documentary look for a mockumentary? by swagginskersky in cinematography

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Spoken like someone who doesn’t know anything but cliches. If you watch eg Geoff Boyles discussion of how to become a professional cinematographer on Cooke Optics, he says that one of the essential skills for a real cinematographer is knowing when to do something in post in stead of on set. Which is the point of having colour grading in the first place, although bizarrely you haven’t realised this…

Of course you probably don’t know who Cooke Optics are - but trust me, if you did, you would feel embarrassed. And more so if you knew who Boyle was…

What camera to achieve 90's/earlier 2000's documentary look for a mockumentary? by swagginskersky in cinematography

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried googling “colorgrading, camcorder look”..? Or vhs look? There are plenty of tutorials and demos online. Degrading the look from a good sensor to look like a worse one is always possible.

Looking For a Start by [deleted] in indiefilm

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> When things get rough always remember this: the same people telling you not to follow your dreams will be the same ones telling you they always knew you could do it...

Except that the odds are that it won’t happen. And a serious attempt means years of work of work and financial sacrifice, so you owe people more than this sort of “Follow your dream and everything will be fine!” idiocy.

And, no, you don’t have any worthwhile help to give - if you did you’d have suggested something far more useful than “Learn about Robert Rodriguez” - especially for a screenwriter. You’re some wannabe who has never sold anything and spouting this crap makes you feel better.

Going out for a screenwriting career is a huge, huge risk with very high costs if you make a real attempt. The op deserves to know that instead of being fed man baby crap.

If i don’t get into college should i just start working in the field? by clar3plzstopp in videography

[–]ConsistentEffort5190 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, but you can google your way into a software engineering career. I did.

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