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Building System For REDCine. Need advice

csh script file decoding....

csh script file decoding....

sbaechler said:
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I was looking into Perl and Python today. Maybe I do write it myself. This language seems quite easy. I'm starting an open source project. Anyone interested in helping out???
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here is some old code i had laying around. this is how to take a bunch of files in a directory and process them. the original files had headers before compressed data, so this removes the header and decodes the files. so the original files would be something like bigfile.001, bigfile.002,... the result would be bigfile. you can easily modify the headers/footers.

this runs under linux/solaris/qnx/irix/cygwin

#!/bin/csh

# Very good when you have a bunch of file appended into one file
# and don't want to go through the boring procedure of deleting
# all the headers and footers.

foreach fil ($argv)
echo "Extracting data..."
echo -n $fil
grep ^begin $fil | nawk '{print " => "$3}'
nawk '{\
if ($0~"^begin") {print ; goon = 1};\
if ($0~"^end") {print ; exit};\
if (goon == 1) {\
if (($0 !~ "[a-z]") && ((length > 4) && (length < 62))||(length==1)) print}\
}' $fil > $fil.make
echo "Decoding info..."
uudecode $fil.make <---here is where you need to put in your command
echo ""
end
 
galexander said:
Has anyone looked using a HUD device like this instead of an LCD?
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You see the occasional jib/crane op using them, but I'd never wear one for handheld or dolly work - you lose peripheral vision and can't see where you're stepping.
 
Built the computer today

Built the computer today

Ok well I put together the system... I was amazed at how easily it all went together!

No real issues to speak of, I did install REDCine and the UI works perfectly, however I am sad to report that I when I render a QT file, only the first frame plays back.

I cannot do any overclocking or speed measurements until I get this worked out. Of course if anyone has any advice as to why it's not working, I am all ears!

JAy
 
Jay A. Kelley said:
Ok well I put together the system... I was amazed at how easily it all went together!

No real issues to speak of, I did install REDCine and the UI works perfectly, however I am sad to report that I when I render a QT file, only the first frame plays back.
JAy
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there is another thread, someone with a similar problem, so it's not directly hardware related.

it sounds like there is a driver/codec issue, conflict or something isn't registered with the system properly, other codecs can work with smaller frames but not the big boy 4k. the compressor bombs.

see if you can render something out at 720p, 1080p, 2k, 4k. use small file. a few seconds.

grab Gspot 2.7a http://gspot.headbands.com/
or avicodec http://avicodec.duby.info/
i use these to see what codecs each file is using, when something craps out. usually during install the regsvr doesn't install the codec or it is a lower priority so windows doesn't use it.

have you installed the M$ latest DirectX SDK? it's always a good idea to have bit of bloat ware installed.

have you installed the latest QT player? just having the QT libs on your system may force windows not to use the default codecs.

when you install QT, check the MIME settings, make everything is checked and the one where you are notified if anything changes.

you do have Sp2 right?

can you encode to an mpeg? or asf? wmv? i've noticed windoze media player >10, is always trying to grab all of the playable media for encoding and decoding. especially that new codec VC-1.

you're using the drivers from the nvidia website? NOT the ones on the cd..?

if none of these simple solutions work, then get these utilities from
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx

regmon and procmon

just before you launch the encode process, begin the capture process and dump EVERYTHING to a log file. the regmon will show you exactly what and when what's going on.
 
European Independent Film Festival?

European Independent Film Festival?

is anyone going to be submitting anything for this?

http://www.ecufilmfestival.com
 
Paolo Tinari said:
Wild.
Have fun in Paris. :red_bandana:
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going to it go :)

do you have insight on european indie scene?

i'd like to get hooked into making a short film on Red if possible. i need one very good actress, Red, very small crew and ... "three chords and the truth"

for productions in and around Europe, i'm willing step up and do what i can.
 
Jay A. Kelley said:
I need a router that can reach between two houses that are about 1/4 mile apart.
Jay
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I've used Breezecom equipment it's about $500 per end but I had it setup for a 6 mile run @ 3Mbps.

You can also use a laser setup but contrary to the advertisements if you get some heavy rain or dense fog it will screw up the signal.
 
im.thatoneguy said:
I've used Breezecom equipment it's about $500 per end but I had it setup for a 6 mile run @ 3Mbps.

You can also use a laser setup but contrary to the advertisements if you get some heavy rain or dense fog it will screw up the signal.
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cool, i like it. :) i had something more along the lines of using the 802.11b range and sucking up about 400Mbps of bandwidth but only for 100 meters or so just for on location stuff for about $200 both ends. that's why i'm chopping up that airport extreme he he he.
 
Jay,

now you know why i suggested getting your computer hardware asap instead of waiting for your Red to arrive. :)

these things always happen with new hardware/software configs. it's fun and exciting but i don't have $17k worth of Red hardware i can't use either.
 
number6 said:
Yeah, I think the Carrol Shelby reference IS more appropriate. I actually ouned a 1964 Mustang. It was maroon with a white interior. Only had a 6 cylinder engine and three-in-the-floor, but it looked nice. (Sigh, even my cars were slow)
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were you still looking for a PCIe lane adapter to go from 8x to 16x?

i found some more parts from the ML150 G3, one was this lane adapter. you'll have to add a bolt or something to lock your video card to the chassis as the riser will add about 3/8" of height but no biggie.

i also found a 3.3V to 5V PCI adapter, you might find useful. most of those server boards won't support the older PCI 32-bit cards.

i'll ship them to you for nothing if you donate something to the local SPCA or local animal shelter. send me a PM, if you're still in need
 
What about AMD processors?

I've been a AMD fan for years and now the new Phenom quad-cores are coming out. I'm curious of what they can offer.

If I'm not mistaken, the RED team recommends Intel based machines, but does this mean that AMD chips are incompatible and\or might cause problems.

Any other AMD guerillas out there? :gun:
 
karapetkov said:
What about AMD processors?

I've been a AMD fan for years and now the new Phenom quad-cores are coming out. I'm curious of what they can offer.

If I'm not mistaken, the RED team recommends Intel based machines, but does this mean that AMD chips are incompatible and\or might cause problems.

Any other AMD guerillas out there? :gun:
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guerillas... hmm.. ask around i'm more of a tsunami... :)

i've toggled back and forth between both currently have AMD 3.8GHz+ and quad intel. i have no problems at all running AMD, in fact, Intel actually licenses the AMD's x32/x64 IP so there should be no problems with any of SSE extensions or other libs.

i like AMD, usually cheaper with bigger L1/L2-cache, faster clocks, and better cpu/memory I/O but IMHO they really missed the boat by not getting their quad or tri chips out sooner. Intel is eating them up alive with the quads.

the Operton x8 config was one of the best, brutual number crunching, Linux beasts we had. it ran circles around the Itanium in any scientific benchmark.

problems i've had is with non-operton motherboards, Tyan sucked with bad drivers, always having to hack something to get it to work.

my current Asus MB with 3.8GHz+ AMD purrs along with no worries at all.

once AMD gets rolling, if Intel doesn't get off its ass, that bigger, faster L3 cache is some serious horsepower... my .02

if someone other than Tyan came out with an OC motherboard, like Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, i wouldn't hesitate to use AMD. they have a great, tuned library, just link in the libacml again any intel lapack libs and benchmark it.

check it out

http://developer.amd.com/assets/CART2007-Barcelona.pdf

just my .02
 
Videodisc said:
Thanks Jay. I hope you can get it working. I am about to build or buy and cs3 is my choice at the moment. I am following your progress closely. Good luck.

Frank
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is this thread dead???

if you're still following along, you should probably check out the 10-bit threads, 16-bit/noise, and cineform threads.
 
galexander said:
guerillas... hmm.. ask around i'm more of a tsunami... :)

i've toggled back and forth between both currently have AMD 3.8GHz+ and quad intel. i have no problems at all running AMD, in fact, Intel actually licenses the AMD's x32/x64 IP so there should be no problems with any of SSE extensions or other libs.

i like AMD, usually cheaper with bigger L1/L2-cache, faster clocks, and better cpu/memory I/O but IMHO they really missed the boat by not getting their quad or tri chips out sooner. Intel is eating them up alive with the quads.

the Operton x8 config was one of the best, brutual number crunching, Linux beasts we had. it ran circles around the Itanium in any scientific benchmark.

problems i've had is with non-operton motherboards, Tyan sucked with bad drivers, always having to hack something to get it to work.

if someone other than Tyan came out with an OC motherboard, like Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, i wouldn't hesitate to use AMD. they have a great, tuned library, just link in the libacml again any intel lapack libs and benchmark it.

just my .02
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Wow, gotta check those out, 10x.
 
I don't know exactly where to post my questions, but maybe here. We will order a Mac Pro in this month. We would like to use redcine, fcp, and in the future maybe scratch. Bootcamp and xp for scratch of course. But he videocard is a big question for us. We know that nvidia is a bit slower on Mac, but what about bootcamp? Is it possible to run redcine on bootcamp, and get very good render times? But i've red on the assimilate webpage, that scratch supports only nvidia cards. But Ati is faster on Mac.
What do you recommend? Please enlighten me!

Thanks
 
bakopeti said:
I don't know exactly where to post my questions, but maybe here. We will order a Mac Pro in this month. We would like to use redcine, fcp, and in the future maybe scratch. Bootcamp and xp for scratch of course. But he videocard is a big question for us. We know that nvidia is a bit slower on Mac, but what about bootcamp? Is it possible to run redcine on bootcamp, and get very good render times? But i've red on the assimilate webpage, that scratch supports only nvidia cards. But Ati is faster on Mac.
What do you recommend? Please enlighten me!

Thanks
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Scratch is only certified to work with nvidia quadro card, not the geforce and NOT the ATI.
I've heard that Redcine works fine on bootcamp, but should work best with nvidia card because you are running microsoft xp.

Apple MacPro are the cheapest 8 cores computer out there, so I understand the interest of running bootcamp on it. But with the price of a Scratch license seat, I would recommend to buy an Assimilate Scratch certified computer and Raid array and use your MacPro for fcp.

ciao,
antoine.
 
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