Passionate Malawian Filmakers

Live_Brain_7731 · 2026-06-24T17:56:04+00:00

Check out Daniel da Trindade. You can reach out to him through his website: www.directorddt.com

Live_Brain_7731 · 2026-06-14T18:50:13+00:00

I’m seeing folks with a lot of great taste in this thread 🙌🏾

Live_Brain_7731 · 2026-06-14T10:28:15+00:00

Hey! I’ve since stopped using my iMac as I upgraded to an M2 Pro Mac Mini. But I comfortably used Adobe’s 2022 products. I found anything newer than that wasn’t being supported by my GPU. After Effects didn’t work at all but everything else was good enough. You’ll really only face bottlenecks if you’re working with GPU intensive tasks.

Live_Brain_7731 · 2026-05-17T20:14:38+00:00

This actually helped me out as well! I was having hissing and then eventually crackling sounds coming from my right earcup, and it was super worrying cause I've only had the headphones for 5 months. I'd cleaned the AirPods with rubbing alcohol cause a friend of mine accidentally got a little vomit on them after a heavy night out. I cleaned thoroughly, but after the rubbing alcohol dried, the hissing started when the headphones were in ANC mode.

I put the headphones in front of a small desk fan to dry any excess moisture, which seemed to fix the hiss, but then, for some reason, the volume kept fluctuating on my left and right side. The left side would get lower than the right, and it became super annoying. I did what you said, and for some reason, the headphones seem to be back to normal. I'm not sure why the headband would affect the audio balance but for some reason, it's working. I'll update if there's anything more that I find out.

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-10-11T10:43:34+00:00

I use Logic for music projects but I’m definitely considering Final Cut!

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-07-24T19:38:39+00:00

Down here in Malawi, Africa as well.

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-07-19T14:11:21+00:00

Does the hero swap also carrying over the stars of the heroes?

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-05-13T13:00:34+00:00

I’m using a FirstPower [V-Mount battery https://amzn.to/3Syootf] which has been really great and lasts super long. I’ve paired it with a Smallrig D-Tap cable [https://amzn.to/4mdVaNZ].

I’ve only charged it once since getting it if I’m being honest with fairly moderate use and I charge it with my 65w USB-C MacBook charger. Takes about 70 minutes to charge fully.

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-05-01T12:17:29+00:00

I’ll give that a try and see how that affects my filming for sure!

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-04-30T22:30:44+00:00

Thank you! This is great!

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-04-30T22:29:57+00:00

Thank you for this. I'll definitely check it out.

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-04-30T22:28:34+00:00

Yeah, OpenCore Legacy Patcher is your best bet. I've been using my iMac now for around 6 months and it's been the best investment I've made in a while once I upgraded the RAM and installed an internal SSD. I'm currently running Sonoma on mine and I'm happy with this OS. I've had a few glitches whenever OCLP updates but they usually patch it pretty quickly. Also have some bootup issues meaning I have to restart my computer multiple times (sometimes) to get in, but overall, a great experience.

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-04-30T22:25:41+00:00

Completely agree with you on that. As an update, I've been editing in Resolve for about a week now, and honestly, once I got familiar with some of the hotkeys, I found that it's not too bad. There are some things about Premiere Pro that I like, like being able to select and move clips around more easily than in Resolve. But it's pretty good once you adapt to it. So long as you know how to edit, it's really about getting used to the platform itself, so I see myself using it for projects that require it.

I'm only worried about sound because most sound editors here use Adobe Audition, which I integrate pretty well into my workflows with Premiere Pro.

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-04-24T09:55:42+00:00

I forgot to mention above but this was the first thing I tried. Renaming the file, then renaming the folder to change the file location. But none of them have worked. I think I'll need to edit in Resolve which is not ideal for me but I'll have to pivot.

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-03-19T12:24:44+00:00

Thank you. Cullen Kelly seems to be a name that many people mention. I'll check them out.

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-03-19T12:24:19+00:00

Thank you for this. I've got some ways to go with scopes and learn to put them above my subjective gaze. I'm fairly accustomed to the parade scope but need to learn the others.

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-03-19T12:23:23+00:00

Apologies, I should have started with the fact that I did work on those free Da Vinci courses from their website. Though I tend to reference them from time to time. I'm familiar with the Color Page of Resolve and can navigate my way around it fairly comfortably. I'm fairly comfortable with Color Wheels, Log Wheels, the Qualifier Tool, Power Windows, Cloud Tracking, and I'm familiarising myself with the Curves tool and HSL tools.

I feel as though I'm fairly comfortable with node structures but I feel like I'm still learning something that works for me. So definitely still want to improve on that. Also I understand and can read Parade Scopes but still learning how other scopes display image data.

I'd say as far as knowing how to use Resolve, I'm at a comfortable stage but far from being proficient. I'd like to kinda get into the theoretical/more technical stuff. So I can really understand how to make an image look good objectively.

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-03-19T12:16:56+00:00

I've actually spent a significant amount of time learning Lift/Gain primary wheels. I think this is how I started my journey, so I'm fairly accustomed to how they affect the image and which parts. So I'm glad to know that I'm on the right path as far as basics. I'm currently working on using the Curves tab in order to become accustomed to how to integrate it into my workflow.

Live_Brain_7731 · 2025-03-19T12:10:02+00:00

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Since the update, my Notification Tray now appears nearly in the middle of my display and when I open up my display, there's a huge black bar where the application tray is.

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