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  1. Mazze
    Hi all, we're doing a pre-NAB event on the new SCRATCH on April 4th, that is all about dailies. This is actually more a basic training on SCRATCH for dailies, than it is a presentation. Aim is, that anybody attending is able to process dailies in SCRATCH after the event is over. We have put some focus on the dailies-tools inside SCRATCH for v9.0. Think it's going to be pretty interesting for some of you. I'll make it over as well and if you happen to be in the LA area around that time, I would be happy to put some faces to the names :-) ! Greetz, Mazze
  2. Mazze
    Hi all, we have an event going on Feb 28th over at Local Hero in LA . This event will be all about generating dailies with SCRATCH and also contain a sneak peak at the new SCRATCH version we're aiming to release around NAB. Free food and drinks - if you're available and doing any sort of DIT work, you should join . Here's the Facebook link to the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/436320110121020/ Also, since the rsvp email can get easily overlooked - please rsvp here: events@localheropost.com . Greetz, Mazze
  3. Mazze
    So, if you wanna save a single layer, you would do that in the gallery. Therefore, open the Tray and select the Gallery tab - now you can just drag&drop a layer form the layer stack into the gallery and recall it from there anytime you need it. Next, if you have a layer on all shots, that's called e.g. "correct" and you alter that on the first shot and want to copy paste it to all other shots, then you can do that by selecting the layer in the layer stack, hit copy. Then hit paste and make sure "Named Layer" is active - now hit paste forward and confirm. SCRATCH will now look for a layer named "correct" ion all shots onwards and if it finds it on a shot, update it. Note, that you can also set an outpoint on the mini timeline inside Matrix - in this case, SCRATCH will only paste forward until it reaches the outpoint. Hope this helps. Cheers, Mazze
  4. Mazze
    Nope, currently there isn't - but it's on the to-do list :-) .
  5. Mazze
    Hi all, so we upped our storage with a couple of ACS panel sets for Autodesk Lustre. All sets are used and have marks on the softcoating, but are technically in 100% working condition. All ACS-sets include: - a built-in Wacom tablet incl. Wacom Grip-Pen - keyboard stand to mount to the back of any panel - 3x power supplies (one for each panel) Asking price for a complete set is 5.000 Euros (excl. VAT), plus shipping (shipping worldwide). See below pictures for reference. Upon request, any given set can be refurbished to look similar to this one: Refurbished ACS Price for a refurbished set is 6.500 Euros (excl. VAT). Please send a pm, if interested in any of the options. Greetz, Mazze
  6. Mazze
    The log options are provided directly by Vision Research in their sample code. They also look fundamentally different than Rec709 (the difference between the two log flavors is not as big, but noticeable, though). Not sure why they would look similar on your system, but I guess it is sort of a color management thing, then.
  7. Mazze
    A common workflow is to transcode them to ProRes and use that as Online material. However, if the finishing app can play the raw files with no problems (or better to say, the hardware of the finishing machine), then I'd stick to those. One big caveat to be aware of, is the timecode of the phantom files. It's not uncommon to reset the TC to zero upon creating dailies from the original raw files, since you might end up with your dailies tool reading a different TC (and hence writing this to the offline files), than the finishing tool that you use to conform in the end, which pretty much breaks your whole workflow. Have a read here: https://support.gluetools.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/39/12/smpte-timecode-and-the-phantom---why-all-of-the-other-software-vendors-get-it-wrong Resolve has a dropdown in it's raw preferences to select which TC interpretation you want. SCRATCH has an updated version coming with SMPTE TC support and ACES debayer for Phantom. Anyhow, I know plenty of DITs, who set the TC to zero directly after loading the cards in, just to exclude all of the TC-difficulty upfront. Cheers, Mazze PS: The debayering is not that heavy, it's rather disk speed that you need. You should have roughly 400 MB/s for 4K Flex files, plus some headroom. If you plan to transcode on and off the same disk, rather double the bandwidth.
  8. Mazze
    Just a little update on this - the latest SCRATCH build has a fix for EXR rendering, which also has an impact on reading EXRs that have been rendered with SCRATCH: Until now, EXR renders did not always include the line offset table correctly, so when reading those renders back in, the table needed to be created manually, which could cause a playback performance drop for high resolution files. Possibly, if you now re-run the tests with EXRs generated from the latest SCRATCH build, you might see an improvement on the playback side. Cheers, Mazze
  9. Mazze
    Not 100% like this, but we read the full file into memory as fast as possible and from there start the decode as fast as possible. However, we don't need all the file data to be loaded already in order to start the decode :-) .
  10. Mazze
    This was my old suite: I put it together myself, but don't have it anymore, since I don't do any grading anymore :-) .
  11. Mazze
    Just curious, what monitor you are driving here? I would think, that you could get away by just setting Resolve to output a linear image then. Set the input gamma to 2.4 and the output to linear (which should apply the inverse gamma function and hence create a linear (or gamma 1) image), which your monitor seems to expect. Usually you create different deliverables for broadcast and internet use - like you pointed out, one with 2.2 gamma and one with 2.4 gamma.
  12. Mazze
    Out of range usually means, the monitor is getting fed an unsupported refresh rate (e.g. 25 Hz instead of 60 Hz or so). Have a look at that and see if it gets you anywhere.
  13. Mazze
    Not sure yet, but I guess we will find out ;P .
  14. Mazze
    Depends on your pov - if you're just looking at the pure color space, then yes - they have the same primaries. However, sRGB is associated with a 2.199 gamma, and Rec709 with a 2.4 gamma (which then should be labeled BT1886, as that "combines" Rec709 color space and 2.4 gamma). Also, the curve itself is different - sRGB has compound, whereas Rec709 has a power law curve.
  15. Mazze
    Hi all, as you might have noticed, Assimilate has added support to capture a live stream from a ZCAM S1 (Pro). Technically, the ZCAM S1 is connected to SCRATCH VR Z through an ethernet cable and sends 4 individual h264 streams into SCRATCH. SCRATCH will stitch those in realtime into an equirectangular image and allow you to add grades, composite elements and plugins while the stream is running. At any time, you can broadcast the (graded/composited) camera stream on to Facebook, Youtube, or your own custom server. Have a look: Cheers, Mazze
  16. Mazze
    As long as you're ordering from inside the EU, no problem :-) . Thanks Nicolas!
  17. Mazze
    Hey folks, there's a pretty awesome discount-promo going on until June 9th. Gets you the Effections plugin bundle for only 597.50 USD. If it was for me, that's worth the noise reduction and retiming alone. Hello to all SCRATCH users! Here at RE:Vision Effects we have been hard at work over the last several months, solidifying our product line for ASSIMILATE's SCRATCH users. Thanks are due to the ASSIMILATE engineers for helping us make our products work so well within SCRATCH. As a result of this hard work, we are now prepared to make you an offer we hope you can't refuse. A deep set of new features for your SCRATCH workflow and post-production tools at a fantastic price. Get our plug-in bundle, Effections for SCRATCH for $597.50 ( normally $1195 ) for the node-locked version. This is less than Twixtor is normally priced by itself! How? Use the coupon code CelebrateSCRATCH2017 for a 50% discount on our Effections bundle on both the node-locked and floating licensed versions! Order here: http://www2.assimilateinc.com/e/5312/products-effections-scratch/55gx8q/1386167007. This offer is valid through June 9, 2017. See Twixtor in action! Here are the products that make up Effections for SCRATCH. See what each can do for you! Twixtor: Slow down or speed-up your footage with stunning results. ReelSmart Motion Blur: Applies natural looking motion blur by tracking each pixel. RE:Map: Professional UV mapping and displacement tools. Great way to interact with the 3D department. RE:Match: Stereo color and texture transfer. Pre-match multi-cam shoot before you grade. RE:Lens: Fisheye and 360 VR tools, with automatic spherical stabilization. DE:Noise: Reduces problems due to noise, dust, rain, flashes… DEFlicker: The solution for high-frame rate video and time-lapse flickering. You need the latest and greatest SCRATCH 8.6 version ( 8.6.947 or later) to benefit from all the latest features, including much faster GPU processing. For more info about our products, you can go to revisionfx.com Cheers, Mazze
  18. Mazze
    Hi all, here's a tutorial showing how to generate DIT reports from SCRATCH :-) .
  19. Mazze
    Well, for sure it cuts a bit into potential sales on both, Tangent's and my end. But like always, when one door closes another one opens up - not the end of the world ;-) . But I do appreciate your thought :-) .
  20. Mazze
    Hi folks, here's a video about the various import options in SCRATCH, and also about the different hardware requirements of the various types of camera footage. Might also be interesting for non-SCRATCH users 🙂 . Greetz, Mazze *EDIT* updated for v9
  21. Mazze
    Hi all, here's a tutorial about how to create dailies for Avid in SCRATCH. Even if you are aware of the workflow and not particularly a SCRATCH user, you might still wanna check this video out, as it features a nice trick I used to do on-set 🙂 . Cheers, Mazze *EDIT* updated for v9
  22. Mazze
    Hi all, fresh new tutorial about one of the bigger things in SCRATCH 8.6: The stitcher. Also on board: Ambisonic audio. It's pretty cool - have a look :-) .
  23. Mazze
    Hi guys, we've got another tutorial - this time focussing on HDR workflows and color management. SCRATCH supports PQ and HLG and can include HDR metadata in either a side car file, or included in an H264 stream. With 8.6 SCRATCH also ships the option to generate 10 bit 4:2:2 H264 streams in resolutions up to 8k. *EDIT* updated for v9
  24. Mazze
    Hi folks, since Pomfort and I basically live next door to each other here in Munich, we sat down together a while back and have developed a nice workflow to transfer looks from LiveGrade to Silverstack and from there to SCRATCH: http://pomfort.com/news/2016/08/livegrade-pro-silverstack-assimilate-scratch-one-seamless-workflow/ For everybody working on-set with either LiveGrade or Silverstack (or both), this might be pretty interesting - enjoy:
  25. Mazze
    Hey guys, we got a new tutorial finished on the new redesigned stereoscopic 3D workflow in SCRATCH 8.5. Hope you like it :-) .