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  • in reply to: Raw compressed format – RED patent #176279
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      Arriraw is uncompressed, Sony only has it in their high end camera, maybe they pay fees to RED. RED sued Sony for patent infringement in 2013 when they tried to implement in camera, compressed raw.

      Don’t assume that the patent will just run out. RED has already taken steps.

      in reply to: Raw compressed format – RED patent #176247
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        The patent should never have been given.

        RED took the open source Jpeg2000 compression and changed the header, so that only their own software could open this version of Jpeg2000 – REDRAW was born.

        This video explains it in detail and also shows the way the RED company operates:

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ_uo-x7Dc0

         

        David, your question is so valid.

        All that RED had patented was already up and working in the SI-2K. I believe what RED added in the patent was “above 2k resolutions”, which in itself isn’t any invention and could have been done by Cineform too.

        RED has recently been granted a new patent in an attempt to prolong the current one beyond 2028.

        The US Patent Office is structurally and operationally flawed and it’s well known worldwide. Too many unjustified patents.

        If Nikon in their upcoming lawsuit against RED presents the evidence in a proper way, RED’s patent should not hold. But, RED somehow pulled their head out of the noose several times before (by settling or preventing a lawsuit going to court in the first place).

        Canon seems to have a deal with RED to use Canon Raw inside of their cinema cameras and in return RED gets to use their RF mount. But for smaller manufacturers like Kinefinity (who RED sued for patent infringement) it’s currently impossible to  implement internal compressed raw recording. RED have a stranglehold on the industry and are determined to keep it.

         

        in reply to: Best movies to study lighting and cinematography #176176
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          Tough to find a movie to study good lighting because if it has good lighting, you won’t even realize it has been lit. Roger is one of the, probably the, best in that regard.

          The overuse of film lights is in my opinion the biggest giveaway of unexperienced cinematographers/filmmakers.

          “As the saying goes – there is good cinematography and bad cinematography and there is the cinematography that is right for the film.”

          Many of my favorite movies of the 80’s have Over The Top (pun intended) lighting but it works in their cases, so there’s that 🙂

          in reply to: LUT Creation to use on set #176174
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            If you create your own LUT make sure, like Roger mentioned and David outlined, to test it in a broad variety of situations; night/day, int/ext, slightly over-/underexposed, on saturated colors ect.

            Because it has to work in all situations, it won’t be too invasive. People fantasize about getting their hands on Roger’s LUT since years, but I’m sure they’d be very disappointed to find out it doesn’t magically turn their footage into Roger’s 🙂

            in reply to: Gaining Set Experience #175797
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              Forgot: I started as an AC, having only done personal short films prior. I transitioned to cameraman, DoP and ended as writer/director, which had been my dream from the beginning. Along the way I was occasionally thrown at different positions, including PA, boom operator, AD ect.

              If you get your foot in the door, the rest will follow automatically.

              in reply to: Gaining Set Experience #175796
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                ● Yes, although it’s a bit different than experiencing an ‘established’ set.

                ● Depends on the role. For any creative position I’d exclusively look at their work. Other than that, enthusiasms and a good personality. A good personality has much more influence on your career than you might think.

                ● I don’t know but the majority of people I work with didn’t attend film school.

                in reply to: Am I crazy for not feeling modern 35mm film? #175794
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                  Netflix is a good example. Every Netflix production looks the same to me, plasticky.

                  in reply to: All quiet on the western front #175761
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                    Thanks for the book tips Quadra, very interested in the first one!

                    It’s been a long time since I’ve seen ‘Stalingrad’ but I remember that I liked it.

                    To me the best German production until today is ‘Das Boot’ (1981) – of course another WW2 film, but genuine in it’s approach and realization, as they shot it in an actual submarine. (Recently an epsisodic remake was done and it lacked any and all of what made Das Boot so good)

                    in reply to: All quiet on the western front #175753
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                      Oh, I agree! I think the consequences you refer to are why George F. Kennan called WW1 “the great seminal catastrophe of this century”. I recently started refreshing my limited school knowledge about that complex, incredibly smoldering time from  Versaille to WW2 and there’s so much substance and stories for films to be found.

                      in reply to: All quiet on the western front #175701
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                        Good to know.

                        As a German, I have a difficult relationship with my country’s film industry (decade long nepotism of public film funds and a lack of identity outside WW2 and Stasi/GDR themes are parts of the problem).

                        “All Quite On The Western Front” is one of the better films but I can’t help but remain critical. I didn’t like the changes in story compared to the original, as they added nothing and didn’t work for me. And the cinematography was inspired a little too much by others for my taste (a typical treat of German productions that try to do “Hollywood”); some night/fire/silhouette scenes were basically copied from “1917” in my opinion.

                        I may react too harsh though given my personal stance.

                        in reply to: Recovering the Old Forums (need help?) #175611
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                          I’m not sure what made anyone believe that James and Roger lost interest in the site. They literally run it for us, not for them. Not a single ad. They answer every question.

                          This site to me has and always will be one of the very few, precious bastions in a shallow but screaming online world. Even after years I’m still in disbelief that these two industry giants engage with me at eye level, so…

                          Thank you James and Roger!

                          in reply to: Balancing monitors #175419
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                            Personally I’ve never been on a set where all monitors looked the same but it might be different on higher end productions.

                            Try to get the DP’s and director’s monitors as close as possible. Same brand/model/ settings might help, check backlight settings for example. Btw budget monitors are looked down on but they improved a lot the last years and there are good options.

                            Generally I am of the opinion that small differences don’t matter much.

                            in reply to: Recovering the Old Forums (need help?) #174548
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                              This would be great and important.

                              in reply to: Camera Knowledge #174049
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                                Intuition is the greatest ‘fundamental’ that I have, but it took decades for me to understand that and even longer to fully trust it.

                                As to camera knowledge, I think knowing how to best expose it is critical.

                                in reply to: Avoiding the “digital motion” look #173388
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                                  One difference between digital and film cameras is rolling vs global shutter. Although cinema cameras like Arri and Red have very fast readout speeds (<10 ms) your brain might still pick out something there if you can even see it at 24fps (I definitely can’t see anything odd in, let’s say, any Deakins/Alexa movie when watched on a ‘controlled’ screen).

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