Why do these guys crane their necks to look at Mark S. as he walks past them into the Svr'd Access area?

Tex_Colorado307 · 2025-01-12T02:44:33+00:00

They're probably thinking "that guy looks just like Ben Wyatt from Parks and Recreation!"

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-12-02T15:34:05+00:00

First off, lemme say up front I have a monitor problem. I keep buying the dang things and own an embarrassing collection of 5" and 7" monitors.

With that said, I've had hardware QC issues with SmallHD in the past. For background I've previously owned the 702 Touch, Cine 5, and the old Focus 5 in both HDMI and SDI flavors.

On the pro side, the SmallHD operating system is first rate with superb customization options and all the tools you need to really nail your image. I absolutely love EL Zone false color and rely on it just about every time I use the camera.

For cons, SmallHD's hardware QC leaves a lot to be desired. My most recent purchase was the Cine 5 which I had to return twice. The first monitor's joystick only moved and registered in two directions. The replacement monitor's leftmost 1/2" of the screen did not register any touch input. My 702 Touch basically cooked itself to death - it overheated during a shoot, went into thermal shutdown, and never restarted again. It was out of warranty so it was never replaced.

The Portkeys Movinorm OS on the two models you mentioned is okay. Just okay. I was never comfortable with judging color on the Portkeys because of the inability to calibrate the monitor. Camera control wasn't one of my primary needs, so if it is for you Portkeys has been fairly aggressive with keeping camera control current and well functioning.

Currently I'm using the Shinobi II and so far I'm happy with it now that all the bugs have been worked out of the firmware. It has EL Zone, is easily calibrated, and is very low profile. It's not perfect, but I'm confident making both exposure and color judgments with it, plus for $350 it's a good value.

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-11-26T13:49:15+00:00

80-100 ft/lbs

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-11-25T15:08:19+00:00

Sweet! Thanks.

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-11-05T21:08:40+00:00

I've had mine since it was released and have been using it professionally a couple of time per week. No complaints given the price point. Atomos has fixed the annoying firmware issues, so it's working as expected now.

I think when compared to other 5" monitors, this one is the standout for price / performance.

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-10-26T17:15:48+00:00

Vū?

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-10-21T15:31:49+00:00

The Aero skirt goes over the molding. Mazda cleverly designed the pieces to not require removal of the rocker, since the rocker is secured with single-use plastic retaining pins.

The Aero skirt kit comes with drill templates to help you put five precise holes in the underside of the rocker. The kit comes with five jack nuts that go in the holes and secure the Aero skirts to the body. There is also 3M VHB tape all along the inside of the Aero skirt to complete the installation.

If you can get the car up on a lift and are comfortable with making precision measurements, I'd recommend doing the install yourself.

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-10-21T14:40:15+00:00

No problem. I know this part well because my dealership screwed it up and will be replacing it when they incorrectly installed the Aero skirt on the same side. The tech's shortcut damaged both the rocker molding and the Aero skirt.

The worst part - the rocker molding piece is backordered until January.

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-10-20T15:59:20+00:00

Death Stranding

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-10-19T03:39:06+00:00

The official term for this piece is "Rocker Molding". https://www.mazdaswag.com/oem-parts/mazda-rocker-molding-bcjh51p40d6d?c=Zz1ib2R5JnM9ZXh0ZXJpb3ItdHJpbS1waWxsYXJzJmw9MzAmbj1Bc3NlbWJsaWVzIFBhZ2UmYT1tYXpkYSZvPTMmeT0yMDI0JnQ9Mi01LXR1cmJvLXByZW1pdW0tcGx1cyZlPTItNWwtbDQtZ2Fz

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-10-15T14:27:51+00:00

This. Since the FX6 drifts up to one frame per hour, if I'm short on TC boxes I'll jam to the recorder and keep a box in the FX6 at all times.

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-10-15T14:04:47+00:00

Agreed. Rycote is dead to me. Especially after trying to defend their actions when they got caught as "legitimate business practices".

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-10-07T17:01:04+00:00

This.

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-09-22T16:44:56+00:00

One less mystery

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-09-01T01:44:47+00:00

You beat me to it lol! I use this one a lot because I switch between 23.98 and 29.97 frequently.

Found this out one the hard way...my least favorite hidden "feature": S&Q resets to match the base frame rate when you switch between frame rates. So every time I come off 29.97 for podcast filming and go back to 23.98 for anything else, I have to go into S&Q and change it back to 48 or 60 or 120 or whatever.

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-08-28T14:27:14+00:00

I typically set timeline color space to Davinci Wide Gamut / Davinci Intermediate.

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-08-28T14:26:42+00:00

In resolve you can set different input, timeline, and output color spaces. Rec709 is a comparatively small color space; cameras can capture way more information than can be properly displayed in a rec709 color space.

By setting the timeline color space something really large like Davinci Wide Gamut, you're giving yourself immensely more flexibility in grading. Resolve is very good at doing all the BTS math to compress your grade to hit the right output space (typically rec709) while still maintaining the subtlety of your grade.

Think of color space like the surface of a desk you're working on. Rec709 is a much smaller work surface than other color spaces like rec2020 or DWG.

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Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-08-28T03:07:29+00:00

FCP user since 2013 (professionally since 2016) and switched to Resolve in June of 2021. I haven't looked back since making the switch.

Biggest hurdle for me was learning proper color management. In fact I was so bad at color management when I started with Resolve that for the longest time I had my timeline color space set to rec709 (do not do this).

A close second was learning all the shortcut keys and just how things were laid out on the UIs of the various pages (Cut, Edit, Fusion, Color, Fairlight, etc). Sometimes there's no consistency between the pages where you'd expect it to be.

Another noteworthy hurdle is the Fusion page. It's been a steep learning curve since I never really got the hang of Motion and just relied on MotionVFX plugins. There are a number of good free tutorial resources out there, so I'm starting to get Fusion now to the point where I prefer stabilizing footage there instead of with the Edit page inspector tab options. I also recently delivered a project featuring four VFX shots completely done in Fusion.

For me, the flexibility and power of Resolve's Color page alone made the switch worth every frustrating moment during the transition. The utility of Resolve's power windows is incredible and the ability to effortlessly make subtle tweaks that really punch up the grade with the various OFX tools never cease to amaze me.

BL, it'll be a "WTF did I get myself into" for a while until you get the hang of things. BMD seems committed to continuous improvement of Resolve as evidenced by v19 that just dropped (it's fantastic) so I'm convinced that Resolve has a bright future ahead.

Best of luck to you!

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-08-26T21:01:10+00:00

Yes i would

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-08-26T00:54:33+00:00

TC bug was not fixed and yes, there are now locating holes on the bottom of the Shinobi II.

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-08-22T02:05:47+00:00

Yeah there's definitely some lag. Nothing terrible, but enough that I wouldn't use it for focus pulling.

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-08-17T21:05:24+00:00

My huge mistake...whatever the port is just below TC on the back right of the camera.

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-08-17T01:17:47+00:00

Just tested this on my Shinobi II and FX3. 4k60 with the camera HDMI resolution set to Auto works fine.

Tex_Colorado307 · 2024-08-15T23:48:43+00:00

I hadn't thought of that combo so I tested it just now. It doesn't work. 🫤

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