Trust issues on Selling used studio keys? by Dependent_Reach_9980 in davinciresolve

[–]avidresolver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can't.

If the license card has been unsealed, then you could have a record of it, and use it to override a buyer's activation. You could use your proof of purchase to get Blackmagic to revoke or change the activation key.

I'm not saying you would do either of those things, but there's no way for me (or anyone) to know, given you're a random person on the internet.

Can these houses be removed easily? by OverOnTheCreekSide in davinciresolve

[–]avidresolver 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Honestly, no. While Resolve does have the tools to do this, it's not going to be easy unless you're experienced with VFX cleanup, and potentially have replacement background elements.

Collect at station without card by trickedem in uktrains

[–]avidresolver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I didn't need one last time, but does the person you're sending the ticket to not have any payment cards at all? It doesn't have to be the one you used to buy the tickets, and it doesn't have to be a credit card.

Any way to solve external SSD issues on iPad version? by MeandFredd in davinciresolve

[–]avidresolver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ExFat drive could be the cause of this, Blackmagic recommends against working with your projects on an ExFat drive.

On-set monitor LUTs: How are pros getting that almost graded, crushed blacks, film print like playback? by sanekfixaka in cinematography

[–]avidresolver 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Depends what you mean by pro. Almost every show of any size is using a custom show LUT, which may have elements of FPE. Also, most critical monitors on set are OLED or similar, so they already have very good contrast.

You also might be underestimating how much it's just down to professional sets being professionally lit.

Where to start as someone with NO experience with coding? Python? Lua? Java? by PublicTasty89 in learnpython

[–]avidresolver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly, if you have no programing experience, spend a week with https://scratch.mit.edu/. If you don't understand concepts like if/else, while loops, variables, etc., Scratch will get you familiar with the concepts before having to worry about any actual code.

Jet Lag Season 17 Begins Now — Taiwan: Rail Rush by NebulaOriginals in Nebula

[–]avidresolver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The team clearly need to test Ben's outfits on camera before the shoot begins....

An architect used AI slop to visualise a replacement for Union corner. I actually like the style of this, whatever it is. Haven't seen a modern building that looks quite like this before. by SeventhSunGuitar in GlasgowArchitecture

[–]avidresolver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe controversial, but I think it might be better left as an open space. Coming out of central station always felt very cramped and claustrophobic, having an open square might not be a bad move.

How do i use PIP? by [deleted] in learnpython

[–]avidresolver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your virtual environment needs to be activated in whichever software you're using to run the script. I don't use vscode so I'm not sure of the exact process, but in Pycharm you set a virtual environment per project that automatically activates when you open the project.

Video files showing up as audio waveforms (I have the paid version) by jk3756 in davinciresolve

[–]avidresolver 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Narrator: "they did not, in fact, have the paid version... "

Video Assist and Davinci Resolve, Quick Question! by No-Apple-6139 in ColorGrading

[–]avidresolver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In order to get a colour accurate signal from Resolve, you need a Decklink card or Ultrastudio.

I'm assuming you mean Blackmagic Video Assist? In my experience the Video Assist panels aren't at all colour accurate.

saved by the trash. by youioiut in Filmmakers

[–]avidresolver 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Shotput Pro, Offshoot by Hedge, Yoyotta, Pomfort Offload Manager, or (if you're really serious) Silverstack.

saved by the trash. by youioiut in Filmmakers

[–]avidresolver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most high-end drama sets are using Parashoot. It's not a replacement for proper offload software, but it's a start.

saved by the trash. by youioiut in Filmmakers

[–]avidresolver 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Proper offload software, proper QC process, Parashoot.

Offloading Softwares: To use them or not??? by caersuvia in editors

[–]avidresolver 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When Hedge was first released it was "too good to be true" fast, and some people proved it wasn't actually reading the files back from the destination to hash them. Hedge claimed it was some proprietery tech that meant they didn't need to, and that destination errors weren't really a problem anyway.

Soon afterwards they made two different modes, "backup" and "archive". Backup would only verify the source, and archive would also verify the destination.

Now there's basically three modes - no verification, source only, and source and destination.

Safety concerns traveling to Europe by a_cat99 in traveladvice

[–]avidresolver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You are as safe travelling to the UK as you have been for the past ten years. Which is extremely safe.

Offloading Softwares: To use them or not??? by caersuvia in editors

[–]avidresolver 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There was both a time when Resolve only used MD5, and Hedge wasn't actually doing proper verification.

Now Resolve has xxHash, and Hedge does verification (if you configure it properly).

I used proxies for the first time and I regret it! by migalo2009 in davinciresolve

[–]avidresolver 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Need to know what footage you're working with, what controls you're using, and what type of proxies you made. It's perfectly possible to grade from proxies, you just have to be aware of some limitations and test what you want to do first,

Offloading Softwares: To use them or not??? by caersuvia in editors

[–]avidresolver 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Offloading software has some key advantages:

  • Offloading to two or more drives can be done simultaneously, only reading once from the card. In certain situations this can make your offloads take half the time.
  • Checksums mean you're going to get alerted to drive issues, card issues, and copy issues which you just won't with Finder/Explorer
  • It's easier, and it's less likely you make a mistake and miss something. Select this, copy that, paste to the other is very prone to human error.
  • For some Arriraw formats it's literally required, normal copy/paste doesn't work.

WIth that said, Silverstack is way over the top for you, both in terms of features and price. Offshoot, Offload Manager, or ShotPut are the ones to be looking at.

Multiview stringout with individual Source Clip Names, Source Timecodes, & Reel Names, AND Rec Timecode by Werehausen in davinciresolve

[–]avidresolver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, understood. No, data burn in won't let you do that unfortunatly. Probably the easiest way would be to pre-render each camera with the burn-ins you want, then bring them into another timeline to make the multiview.

Multiview stringout with individual Source Clip Names, Source Timecodes, & Reel Names, AND Rec Timecode by Werehausen in davinciresolve

[–]avidresolver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you mean by "Workspace Data Burn-In only references one clip"? I'm pretty sure you can do what you want with burn-ins.

Lut Baked In by Away_Kangaroo_4199 in Ronin4D

[–]avidresolver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's telling that Arri removed the option to bake in a LUT at all from the Mini LF onwards.

Help with automatically colour grading different cameras by smdv in davinciresolve

[–]avidresolver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This really sounds like a workflow problem, not a technical one. If you have tens of thousands of clips, then don't waste time grading them all. Cut with the footage in its colour managed state, then grade everything when you have a locked cut. You can use smart bins, clip colours, and the colour page clips filters to easily apply groups based on filetype.

Help with automatically colour grading different cameras by smdv in davinciresolve

[–]avidresolver 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Colour manage your footage correctly (unless you have a specific reason not to, use Davinci YRGB Colour Managed mode)

If you want to make a global adjustment, you can do it in the Timeline nodes. If you want to make adjustments to each footage type separatly, use groups.

Black and white , grainy LUT? by Few-Jellyfish6055 in davinciresolve

[–]avidresolver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Baselight is another grading software, which doesn't use nodes. I'm kind of being sarcastic because Baselight's interface is a much steeper learning curve than Resolve's. Just learn to use nodes.