Recent content by Brian Merlen

If I get a new version Mac Pro with PCI e slots or a new PC with with them is the rocket x still worth keeping in the computer even if I have an RTX card or a okay spec Mac Pro? My Rocket X works great with my rMBP still and I was hoping it combined with a newer computer soon could be...

hey, if money is no object for premiere performance do i get the 18 core imac with slower cores but more cores or do i get less cores but faster cores? this is my build set up vs a top of the line macbook pro. so i wasnt sure how many cores i really need. mostly it will be premiere work with...

https://www.arri.com/sales/certified_pre_owned/products/ https://nofilmschool.com/2018/04/arri-makes-it-easier-own-alexa-pre-owned-program Why do you guys think arri gets to sell these used sensors and red doesn't do the same? im just curious, would love if red did this too!

hey does rocket x work with gemini? are the OLPFs in gemini specific to that sensor or stock epic w OLPFs? is the red dot internal reflection issue identical in gemini as it is in dragon weapons and helium weapons? if it differs, how does it differ? i saw it crop up a lot in a standard...

Hi, I'm trying to decide between Areca, promise, and owc thunderbay four. The last one is software raid only. I believe the first two can do raid 6 and last one only raid 5. I'd prefer raid 6 for safety. I was thinking about using 6tb toshiba 7200rpm drives. What do you guys think? My...

Hi! I have an Arri alexa studio for sale that has an arri inspection and is in great shape. No pixel loss and you can add a year warranty to it or get it an XR module if you want through Arri? https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fg25jp84jof38gc/AABBjmkA3V8JsZK7UkctXvN9a?dl=0 I am hoping for 25k...

https://boinc.berkeley.edu A sustainable future, and I'm sorry for the click bait title but even if you are not into helping SETI, Berkeley has some very important things we can help by volunteering our unused computing hours. Half of us here have super computers, we can make significant...

This is wrong https://trofire.com/2016/10/13/documentary-filmmaker-faces-45-years-prison-covering-pipeline-protest/ please help get involved I'm not part of the crew and I don't even know her but this is the death of social justice film making if we don't stand together on this issue! Please...

Hi, I have two Nitris DX boxes, a Mojo, a Kona 4k card, a black magic multibridge, and probably a couple more capture cards im not aware of here to choose from. Currently I have the Nitris DX hooked to our new machine and it works great for Avid as far as pumping the color accurate signal out...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4GH3EF2961 so it seems I can get a decent machine with 64gb ram, SSD (or repurpose one of my own), and its not a lot of money. what kind of performance can i expect with resolve/AE/PS in this level of a machine coupled with an Evo storage...

10 grand asking price but negotiable. its in good shape and has been used indoors only for the past five years inside our studio. Serviced by duclos in 2013 and has lots of content shot with it I can show off? thanks

got the above items for sale, please PM me/post below what your willing to buy it for? I know its a buyers market right now but one of the offices i freelance with is closing and looking to sell this along with a retro cooke zoom. lots of hours on the camera like 1,000+ but its always been...

We use strip silence to remove breathes in interviews along with some trims here and there leaving huge gaps we currently manually fill with room tone. Is there anyway to select all the gaps at once to fill them all with room tone? In media composer I'd just shift click gaps and fill or delete...

http://www.videomaker.com/article/r01/18605-eizo-cg248-4k-uhd-self-calibrating-monitor-review?utm_content=buffera9cc2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Was wondering if you guys would recommend a 1080 Flanders or this? I'm looking to get a accurate monitor soon and...

Silly issue I know but alas I'm at home trying to get the kit specced the way I need it and I don't have any other tools on me. I know I need a proper tool set and this is my fault but it only can reach the top Allen keys not the lower ones... Lol thx