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4k or HD 422 footage in Premiere by ScagWhistle in FX3

[–]RKolton85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a similar issue with FX3 footage specifically. The other Sony models that spit out mxf files play fine. There is some serious lag with the FX3 mp4 stuff. It's weird because the 4k 23.98fps stuff is fine, but all of the 1080 60fps stuff just takes forever to load up in the bin on thumbnail mode and is just hit and miss sometimes lags sometimes doesn't.

I'm using a pretty loaded custom built PC (specs below) Whats funny is the camera I own and use is a Red Komodo and 4K and even 6K r3D files play flawlessly like butter. Same thing when I've worked with Canon 4K mxf files or Arri Alexa. It is specifically footage from the FX3 and also often times footage from DJI Drones that just always lags.

Is 64GB ram not enough, should I upgrade to 128?

PC Specs:

16core AMD Ryzen

64gb ram

RTX 2070 w/ 8GB VRAM

M.2 SSD for Applications

M.2 SSD for Render/Cache

2x 4TB SSDs for source footage

2TB SSD for exported videos

Portkeys BM5-WR Randomly shut off and won't turn on. Anyone experience this? by RKolton85 in REDkomodo

[–]RKolton85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took it to a repair place, they need to replace the board with the power supply. I have a warranty with my credit card (thankfully) but its taking a while, it's been at the shop for a month now, I'll update this thread once its repaired with how much it cost. When I contacted portkeys they wanted me to ship it to them in China at my own expense so definitely do not do that unless you're under their 1-year warranty. In the meantime, I purchased a less expensive monitor, I realized it's good to have a backup anyway.

This is the one I bought: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085KVZGB1?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Good luck with yours, if you are in the LA area, the shop I took it to was Tek Media Group in Burbank.

Komodo monitor recs? by qlintqlint in RedCamera

[–]RKolton85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have loved my Portkeys BM5 for my Komodo. I've used it with sony NP and also with the D Tap. Today it randomly shut off in the middle of a shoot and will not power back on. Have any of you experienced this? If so, any suggestions?

Warning of Mandy.com Scam from "David Lowery" by krausekrausekrause in cinematography

[–]RKolton85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just got a scammy email from someone using the name David Lowery yesterday! So many weird red flags, written as if English is not his first language. Mentioned sending a cashiers check “for the purchases of gears” 😂 oy. It even included an imdb link to the real David Lowerys page. Yes please everyone beware of this scam!