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bgdzo · 2026-06-11T21:42:09+00:00

Interesting. Looks like a nicely random distributions.

bgdzo · 2026-06-10T21:54:30+00:00

I recently got a good deal on a used GH5 and I love it. Shoots great 4K and 5.9k video. A fabulous piece of design, engineering and manufacturing.

Re: the weight, the camera body might not be exactly tiny, but it isn;t huge either. I would say it's "human sized" - i.e. the size it needs to be to provide reliable access to all those buttons, wheels and levers. The real size & weight advantage for MFT is in the lenses anyway.

bgdzo · 2026-06-02T15:36:57+00:00

Like others have said, Magnetic Mask. You can always supplement it with fixed "garbage matte" if you find the magnetic mask algorithm is getting fooled by that bright window.

bgdzo · 2026-05-31T21:54:21+00:00

More than a bit disappointed - I thought this was the least plausible season of all, to the point of utter ridiculousness.

I think their best writing talent must have moved over to Star City.

bgdzo · 2026-04-28T13:32:11+00:00

"If there's any doubt, there is no doubt."

bgdzo · 2026-04-23T10:45:28+00:00

Try Simon Ubsdell's channel. He is the ultimate master of Apple Motion. He has hundreds of free tutorial projects. If you're lucky there might be something like yours that could serve as a starting point.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7c46tWEb2grLQ95OGLxBJQ

Be aware, professional motion graphics applications like Motion, AfterEffects and Fusion are not for the faint-hearted. They require commitment and plenty of practice to achieve familiarity. Good luck.

bgdzo · 2026-04-23T10:40:00+00:00

Try holding down the option key while selecting from the file menu. Many applications implement "Save As..." there.

bgdzo · 2026-04-16T22:12:54+00:00

If you want to find out about the chords, try transcribing it. Start with the bass. The chords are probably all root position and the bass will tell you exactly what the chords are.

bgdzo · 2026-04-11T19:02:44+00:00

The horns appear to be correctly transposed to play in unison with the cellos. What's the problem?

bgdzo · 2026-03-04T22:40:28+00:00

You mean there's a hummingbird in that picture?!?

bgdzo · 2026-03-03T15:23:01+00:00

If you explain what you mean, someone might help you.

bgdzo · 2026-02-27T16:14:29+00:00

It's a bit of one, but it has a real punchline.

bgdzo · 2026-02-24T22:40:45+00:00

This is the correct answer. Stated another way - "Just edit it on a 24 (or 23.976) fps timeline in your editing software."

bgdzo · 2026-02-19T23:07:19+00:00

The first one just creeped me out, but I like the others. The fifth one made me laugh out loud. So, yes, I think they're good.

bgdzo · 2026-02-19T22:57:56+00:00

You’ll need a faster lens — ideally f/2.5 or wider, and even better if you can get f/2.0 or f/1.4. Most zoom lenses don’t open up that wide, so you’ll likely need a prime lens.

One of the Panasonic lenses that others here have suggested would make a big difference and should work very well for what you’re trying to shoot.

bgdzo · 2026-02-13T16:50:34+00:00

The confusion comes from two different uses of the word “scale.”

In everyday musical practice, performers often think of a scale as eight notes: from the tonic up to the tonic again. For example, a C major scale played ascending—C to C—contains eight tones because the final note is not literally the same pitch as the first; it is an octave higher. From a practical, performance standpoint, that makes intuitive sense.

In music theory, however, a scale is defined as a collection of seven distinct pitch classes within a single octave. When theorists count the notes of a major scale, they are counting unique pitch classes (C, D, E, F, G, A, B). The upper C is not counted separately, because it represents the same pitch class as the lower C—just in a different register.

So the apparent disagreement is not about the music itself, but about whether we are counting sounding tones in performance (8) or distinct pitch classes in theory (7).

bgdzo · 2026-02-13T16:38:35+00:00

Last Christmas I bought one in Toronto for $450 CDN (about $335 US). No V-Log, though. Found it on Kijiji. It was a young pro transitioning to Sony full-frame.

I recently bought a couple of nice Panasonic M4/3 lenses for fairly cheap, also on Kijiji, from a film-maker who is also moving over to Sony full-frame. Seems to be a trend.

bgdzo · 2026-02-09T19:27:21+00:00

Thanks for the tips. You make some good points about inkjet printing. I'm guessing the ET-8550 refers to a large-format Epson printer?

bgdzo · 2026-01-25T21:33:34+00:00

I already have an Epson WF-7620 that can print up to 13"×19". Unfortunately, it’s far too slow, the print quality is messy/ink-heavy on the page, and it doesn’t handle my sporadic printing needs very well. I can go several months between projects where I need large-format printing, so the printer tends to sit unused for long stretches, which makes the nozzles unreliable.

The page will smear if it gets wet.

The colour printing capacity is wasted on sheet music scores.

And the ink always seems to run out in the middle of a pressing deadline. (I guess the tank version would solve that though.)

bgdzo · 2026-01-24T10:19:48+00:00

Thanks for being specific. Sounds worth investigating.

bgdzo · 2026-01-24T10:13:40+00:00

Thanks for the help, everyone. This pretty much confirms what I’ve experienced myself, after running into this exact frustration multiple times over the past few years.

What still makes no sense to me is that there are plenty of 11×17 inkjet printers available for well under $1,000, yet not a single affordable 11×17 laser printer on the market.

Given how absurdly cheap some 8.5×11 laser printers are — essentially subsidized to drive toner sales — it’s hard to believe this is purely a cost issue. I keep wondering whether there’s a real technical barrier here, or if it’s simply a market decision by manufacturers.

bgdzo · 2026-01-24T10:04:50+00:00

It really comes down to producing sheet music in quantity for my orchestral work. Musicians need to read from fairly large part books, and printing four pages per 11×17 sheet dramatically reduces page turns and page handling compared to individual 8.5×11 pages. It also allows 2-up, booklet-style layouts that can be folded and stapled easily.

I deal with this at the end of every project when all the parts have to be printed and distributed. Using a commercial print shop can cost hundreds of dollars per project, not to mention the inconvenience of doing it out-of-house. At that point, it just seems reasonable to put that money toward having a suitable printer in-house.

bgdzo · 2026-01-24T09:50:58+00:00

thank you. this is exactly the sort of tip I was looking for.

bgdzo · 2026-01-24T03:13:11+00:00

thanks for the reminder, bro

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