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Tangent Devices vWave-Lite
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Apple Magic Trackpad
So the other day I picked up one of these:
And right away started using it like this instead of putting it off to the right like I would a mouse. Makes sense right? It works great like this, in fact I started scheming a case to put and keep this set-up as so.
So far here is what I’ve found…
- Using it like this is great, no doubt, because it is very similar in set-up to my laptop.
- For editing in FCP it is wonderful because click and hunt less, meaning most of the built-in gestures (pinch to zoom, 2 finger drag or 3 finger drag for navigation) speed things up, it is slicker more streamlined.
- Love the size.
- Love the build quality.
- Using it in Color.app is horrible though. For me the touch sensitivity is to great that increments get moved way too much. I kept reaching for my mouse to make minor adjustments, and so I did that. I guess depending on what you might be working in you might need the combination of AMTrackpad and a traditional scroll mouse.
So I’m gonna put this through its paces a little more this week and see how it goes.
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AF100 @ 3200 ISO
Philip Bloom Test
not. bad.
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The Panasonic AG-AF100 Video: Camera Cinemized by Zacuto
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Article talking about first footage off of AF100 →
I watched the clips and being that this is a pre-production, 85% done, compressed to 720p, then again by vimeo and I believe the ISO can’t be go beyond 400 in this version…
I say, not bad.
The colors are very Panasonic and not at all Canon. Really organic, natural where as I’ve always found Canon images (XL1 and DSLR) to me, to be way too saturated. But you can dial that down in camera and out in post. But still… (subjective yes) I will always be in love with Panasonic’s color.
I just can’t wait till people get these in their hands and I can see some real footage.
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Just saw this.
If you are a Mac Pro user this will interest you. Right now I use up all my internal MacPro bays for single 3.5” SATA drives ranging from 500GB to 1.5TB. A couple 1TB drives are mated to make a Mirrored RAID, my boot drive is 500GB and another (which just died) is normally something I just pull in and out. Aside from that I have my travel drives which are 3 external FW800/400/USB2 drives. 2 of them Seagates inside OWC enclosures. Had these 2 for the longest with no problems. And the newest one is a straight-up 500GB G-Drive (Hitachi) combo. I also use one of these for all my archives.
What I like about this new enclosure though is the ability to swap it internally or use it externally and it still be a really really portable RAID 0 configured drive. Add to that the fact it is a RAID that takes up only 1 internal bay…. win.
The enclosure only cost $147
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RedRockMicroEVF > Zacuto ZFinder
Zacuto made something that I actually don’t like. Their stuff is nice but not that nice. Way too expensive.
I think RRMicro has a winner here.
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Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC HSM
Nice lens. Really fast. Maybe too fast?! Hahaha.The AF isn’t bad either. Not as chunky as I thought it’d be. I will look into taking advantage of the $40 toward a purchase of this lens I’m getting because I rented from lensrentals.com.
Fun experiment. Will be posting some photos soon.
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- 10-bit P-IPS LCD panel for superior uniformity
- Wide color gamuts, 102% NTSC, 98% AdobeRGB
- Professional hardware monitor calibration
- DisplayPort, DVI-D, HDMI, Component
- Available with hood and blue eye colorimeter
$1,250
Would love to get a nice new 10bit monitor like this for editing photos and video. I do not like the direction most monitor manufacturers are going with glossy-screens, including Apple. I don’t care that monitors are 178º viewing angle or 3D, if you can’t see just the picture without noticing your reflection or a window open, all these “great” advances in technology is bullshit.
(sidenote: I don’t understand why Apple insists on not giving buyers of their PRO products on all platforms in their pro line, the choice of anti-glare screens. Why is it only for 17inch and 15inch MacBook Pros? And even then, why are the bezels completely different from the glossy versions? A silver vs. black frame, come on! You know which one is best.)
(sidenote 2: I don’t understand why everyone boast about how amazing Apple design is. That’s bullshit. Their designing is skewed, like their leader.)
