John J. Moers Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Does anyone know if it's possible to get 4:4:4 out of a F900/3 or is that only possible with the new F900R or an F950? If so what do I need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted August 17, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted August 17, 2006 Does anyone know if it's possible to get 4:4:4 out of a F900/3 or is that only possible with the new F900R or an F950? If so what do I need? The F900/3 and F900R only sends out 4:2:2 out the HDSDI cable. You'd need a dual-link output to get 4:4:4 for one thing. The F900 is not a 4:4:4 camera basically -- you need to get the F950 or Viper. After all, if you're not going to use the internal VTR anyway, why bother with the F900 even for 4:2:2? The Viper and F950 would be smaller and lighter for one thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John J. Moers Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 Thanks David. The catch is, the F900 is mine. A potential client asked if what I wrote was possible. I appreciate your reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Williams Posted August 17, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted August 17, 2006 Thanks David. The catch is, the F900 is mine. A potential client asked if what I wrote was possible. I appreciate your reply. Hi, A few F900's were modified for 4:4:4 so it is possible at a price. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brennan Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Hi, A few F900's were modified for 4:4:4 so it is possible at a price. Stephen Hi Steven, whose f900s were modified? Any other details? Mike Brennan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Williams Posted August 30, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted August 30, 2006 Hi Steven, whose f900s were modified? Any other details?Mike Brennan Mike, There was a thread on CML a few years ago. I have looked in their archive and can't locate it. I am fairly sure the writer was Michael at BandPro, I think the conversion was for Lucasfilm. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brennan Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Mike, There was a thread on CML a few years ago. I have looked in their archive and can't locate it. I am fairly sure the writer was Michael at BandPro, I think the conversion was for Lucasfilm. Stephen I was told by the MD of a manufacturer of live bluescreen keyer that he was present with a f900 that had a bunch of cables protruding from it to deliver 4:4:4 during a test for Lucas films. This was before the f950s were available. The record is pretty straight about what Lucas eventually used. Mike Brennan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Guajardo Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 "The Russian Arc" was record with an F900 direct to hard drives in 4:4:4. How do they did it, i don't know but they did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted December 6, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted December 6, 2006 "The Russian Arc" was record with an F900 direct to hard drives in 4:4:4. How do they did it, i don't know but they did it. It was recorded to hard drive but I doubt to 4:4:4 since the camera only outputs 4:2:2. Where did you read it was 4:4:4? No mention of that here: http://digitalcontentproducer.com/producti...tors/index.html Nor in the Jan. 2003 feature article in American Cinematographer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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