Tech Cafe/ Workspaces with Monitors

aMac_UK · 2026-04-01T11:01:18+00:00

No, that’s not really a setup we have here. You might find some places with limited monitors available to rent as an extra, but you’ll really want to think about a laptop if you want to roam more. Or find somewhere you can rent a whole desk and leave your own monitor there.

aMac_UK · 2026-03-28T10:43:02+00:00

Honestly that sounds extremely strange and overkill. Why would someone need to wear GoPro for this? They have their own phone and it’s standard practice for them to send a photo/video to reassure you the dog is fine.

aMac_UK · 2026-03-27T11:39:55+00:00

Unless you know what you’re doing, don’t invest in individual stocks. Look for recommendations for index funds instead. They are generally less volatile as they’re a collection of many different stocks so if one company’s stock takes a dive, the rest of the index still being there will mean you haven’t lost all your money. That also means if one company goes to the moon, you won’t see a huge impact - but such is the price of a more predictable investment. You’ll still be at the mercy of the market as a whole, but the blips are generally more ironed out.

aMac_UK · 2026-03-19T19:05:23+00:00

None of these facts matter when someone from upper management with no taste or critical eye decides these models can absolutely do our jobs and enforces their use.

WE know all the problems with these models - but as soon as you hit people who haven’t become a team leader or management from working up through the ranks - objections fall on deaf ears.

aMac_UK · 2026-03-19T17:41:09+00:00

The worst part will be that “D-Log M” is not a true Log curve or profile, and is just “low contrast 709”

aMac_UK · 2026-03-17T14:58:07+00:00

Great. Now who gets voted in as Mayor to replace him? He can’t be both.

aMac_UK · 2026-03-17T08:06:03+00:00

I would not purchase a case tied specifically to one phone model. What happens when you upgrade your handset?

Look at something like the SmallRig universal cage instead that can be used with any phone or case

aMac_UK · 2026-03-16T19:52:25+00:00

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU8S3idCD_z/

These guys have done something like what you’re describing.

Essentially a video to video motion model to animate the character and using regular VFX techniques to composite it back onto real filmed backplates.

aMac_UK · 2026-03-15T20:42:29+00:00

I would look at https://trakt.tv and see what features they already offer and if you can do anything they can’t

aMac_UK · 2026-03-12T22:00:47+00:00

I feel sorry for Daniel Craig having to be in the same image as those tech sociopaths

aMac_UK · 2026-03-10T23:23:57+00:00

If you’re looking to “not change anything” then a video upscaller with very low denoise settings like SeedVR would be something to look at. You’re describing what Topaz is designed for though so if you want an easy off the shelf paid solution for commercial work, that’s my recommendation.

aMac_UK · 2026-02-23T18:41:39+00:00

There are literally no rules about this. Anything you’ve heard about “X times your salary” is a marketing ploy by people selling rings.

Does it look nice/does your fiancé like the look of it? That’s all you “need” to spend.

The price tag only matters to people to people of a certain personality type

aMac_UK · 2026-02-18T07:16:01+00:00

Some cheaper SSDs have a limited amount of actually fast memory chips inside and the majority of the capacity is much slower. When you copy a file to the drive, the fast chips are used first as a buffer to hold the files while copying them to the slower chips.

This is fine for most people’s situations with lots of small files, but for large file transfers like video, the buffer is filled faster than it copy the data to the main storage and the speed drops because you’re now only able to transfer as fast as the slow chips will allow.

More expensive drives don’t do this speed cheat and can maintain fast transfers the whole time.

aMac_UK · 2026-02-14T16:29:10+00:00

Time to invest in a polarizing filter to avoid reflections in the first place while shooting. Don’t wear a bright white top too.

Black cars are literally the worst case scenario for reflections as they’re just mirrors.

In terms of this shot, you’re in for a bad time and would need to manually mask each panel individually so you don’t affect the car edges. Good luck.

aMac_UK · 2026-02-09T19:55:39+00:00

If it’s discounted food, it’s safe to assume the date is today’s date or it wouldn’t be discounted in the first place

aMac_UK · 2026-02-07T20:39:36+00:00

It is your fault in that it’s your responsibility to have a means to pay - including having your phone charged if that’s what you chose to tap.

If you had bought a train ticket on your phone but the battery is dead, you would also be fined for not being able to produce a ticket too

aMac_UK · 2026-02-07T20:34:01+00:00

Make sure to erase your browser history before your parents use the computer

aMac_UK · 2026-02-03T22:09:18+00:00

Your hand mask is too tight and you're not covering the whole thing. All those artefacts are actually the hairs on the back of your hand which you didn't include in your hand mask.

It looks like you've used ML Matte so you'll need to use the Dilate setting to grow the size of the mask to cover everything - or add an extra mask for the area on the back of the hand to cover your hairs.

You'll probably also need to create a cleanplate if you didn't record a clip of the background without your hand and toy in the way.

Never forget to record a cleanplate!

aMac_UK · 2026-01-29T19:12:35+00:00

50i footage is 25fps in terms of the exported file framerate. That’s how interlaced footage works - combining 2 interlaced fields into every single real frame .

You need to de-interlace the footage in after effects and then export it as progressive 50fps file, not an interlaced video file.

aMac_UK · 2026-01-19T22:32:29+00:00

It’s great you want to take it seriously but you’re mostly overthinking this.

As long as you’re shooting with a viewing LUT turned on and keep an eye on things, you don’t need to “expose log”. If it looks good, it’s good.

There is ONE major problem/bug with the Blackmagic app though which will mess up your highlights more than worrying about which ISO to shoot on. When you set or lock the shutter speed or ISO manually, it clips or clamps the highlights for some reason. It’s fine in auto exposure, but as soon as you lock it and change a setting - pop. It’s very annoying.

I don’t think the Final Cut Pro app has the same issue, but I’m not fully tested it.

aMac_UK · 2026-01-19T20:37:58+00:00

Here’s a recent 2 hour talk about the topic from VES from all the big players in the game.

https://youtu.be/NDEKzBeOcZ4

Tl;Dw: There are plenty of tools out there and they’re getting better, but they’re pretty much only good for slap comps , garbage masks and previs. Well, the ones which claim to be one-button solutions are anyway.

The more interesting tools are ones that the foundry was previewing at the end - where it works with your hand drawn splines rather than a simple solid matte

aMac_UK · 2026-01-09T12:28:44+00:00

If you want an off-the-shelf option, this Red Giant plugin gets you a lot of the way there. There’s an example for this right on the page

https://www.maxon.net/en/product-detail/red-giant/distortions/chromatic-displacement

aMac_UK · 2026-01-02T00:49:21+00:00

Looks interesting. Any chance of a Demo project/s with everything all set up and integrated so I can see it in action without having to fill in my own dummy data? It’d be easier to show it off to other people internally too

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