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Here is some marketing stuff about the AI. It's not clear if the ImagePerfect AI is a drive function or software. https://blog.seagate.com/business/new-skyhawk-ai-enables-video-serve-us-better/ Rebuilding an array 3x faster seems unlikely.

But it is not necessary. If a movie worth hundreds of millions is shot with a smaller senor, why do you need 24x36mm for a video conference? Even pro talent sometimes do demos on an iPhone for example. Who are you conferencing with, the C levels of $10B+ companies in a fancy boardroom, your...

He is averse to low prices. :LOL::ROFLMAO:

My 2x32GB G.Skill are fine at 6000MGT using the EXPO with no tweaking. I don't know if it is possible to get 4 RAMs at 6000. I would not even try. That was over a year ago, so maybe today there is better RAM.

You have youth and time on your side. ;) There are minimal differences between single-threaded performance within an architecture compared to between generations. I could really use another 20%+ on a core. The RAM is really BS on the EXPO as Merc says. I'd opt for 128GB if it runs at the...

There are probably several better options for under $3K.

There are some tools in the https://www.storageforum.net/forum/forums/toolbox-reference-section.14/ to clean up. I generally make a clean image of the SSD onto a flash drive before booting into Windows and then uninstall all obnoxious Windows programs and apps. Especially remove any...

I only have use for non-C: drives and mostly for the FedRex, UPS, or luggages. If somebody steals I suppose they could use my programs or lift the license codes. I've not thought about it much, assuming that was more of a hassle than it is worth if I decided to apply the BitLockers on C...

At this point it is all a bit ridiculous, but people can spend money how they like. I'd rather spend money on a CPU/computer than a stupid cellphone. I'll probably be forced to buy the high end, since the makers are eliminating the middle range for the states. But I'll wait until absolutely...

My 5950x is due for the scrapheap of CPUs. :LOL: Is there any chance that the Zenti 5 will be on the same chipsets as 7000 series X670E?

Users will notice when connecting the drive to a different computer and files are locked. :) I'm not interested in encrypting the C: partition as it contains no data. I'm also not interested in storing a secret encryption key somewhere. I just want to use a password that I can create for the...

Are those probably just binned parts, not really a new design? I was hoping for newer designs before the end of 2024.

I know you guys are always throwing technology at problems that can be solved in other ways, but I would be willing to bet that the AF will not be perfect for hours at a time nor will the background be completely blurred. I know several companies that require most people to use a dropout...

So you cannot use the BL without a MS account, even on Win 11 Pro? What if the BL volume was created with Win 10 Pro on a removable drive. I've been doing that for the backup drives in the luggage so that a random person does not get access. They are just personal files, not containing...

I'm not sure what you mean. Your GF's daughter watches the 3D videos for gaming? I did not know that the simple videos required 3D accelerators, just for gamers.

Doesn't Bitlocker still require Win 11 Pro? It's not clear if that machine has Home or Pro.

And when the eyes are not visible or the person moves away it will AF on the undesirables. :( I'd be less concerned about a reasonable drop-in background than a person that appears to be tweaking around in the chair.

Evidently the Samsung 🤬 are not selling the A55 in the states.

Do all that many people actually watch the little cellphone screen in 3D? My eyes would be bugging out. Actual usage must not be much impediment to Apple or they would change that system. I remember years ago that a benchmark could heat a CPU higher than any actual use other than e.g...

But the video drive model (skyhAWK) is the one optimized for AI.

I am very familiar with the Moto lack of updates. I should probably do a double substitution A53->A54 and A54->A55 this summer, but it will be a painful process. :(

According to the Samsung the A55 is awesome. :rolleyes:

There are numerous geriatric party lenses for S*ny E since it is an open system. Unfortunately the severely computational lenses are here to stay with MILS from all camera brands since the corrections are shown in the EVF. They could not have gotten away with that much BS in the (D)SLR eras...

If this is for TEAMS or Zoom, etc., is there some reason you don't just use a dropout background? I use a fixed camera on a tripod well behind my monitor, set to a little longer than "normal" focal length. The camera you mentioned is OK for blogging if that is what you are doing. I don't...

Meanwhile Canon are up to this, whatever it really means. https://global.canon/en/ir/conference/pdf/housin2024ima-e.pdf

More than the other small formats, Nikon has been about stills. I'm maybe a little paranoid that they get contaminated by videos from the REDs.

I don't like videos, like you don't like WD or the Apple. The MILS are already dramatically corrupted by the video requirements. :mad:

I don't see that as a good thing at all.☹️ :cry:

I just assumed the whole point was for MS to make money off of the users. I cannot think of any MS software that is fundamentally better than it was ~15 years ago.

If there is no mechanical shutter and no safety shutter (like the Z9), the sensor will become hopelessly dirty in the field when lenses are changed, so I really would be wanting somethign for protection. There was a critical defect in S*ny bodies (mechanical shutter open) for a few years until...

I discovered that my A54 is in the Vivids mode. In the Naturals mode it looks all washed out like a wide gamut without the right profile. I also run it brighter than the 100-120 nits of the high-grade LCD desktop display so that it is visible in a wider range of lighting. The auto-exposure...

It sucks, but perpetual is rapidly going away. I will not continue with Topaz either, but still have the better part of a year. I was forced to log in in order to use 2.0.something, so there must be some timer on the perpetual also. A perpetual license is worthless if software needs to...

Topaz Photo AI 2.40 is out and rather better to use than previous versions. However, it still doesn't have enough granular controls. Meanwhile Capture one is going down the drain partly because they went the Abode route...

Nope. It's more like FO for commercial nowadays. MS trying to be more military?

The differences are significant. https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-eos-r8-review#HC Mainly The R8 has no mechanical shutter mode The R8 has no joystick to select the AF point The R8 has only 6FPS compared to 12FPS for the R6 II The R8 viewfinder has fewer pixels and lower magnification...

The R6 II is now on sale at $2000. I wonder if they are replacing it soon.

I have a feeling that Vivids is just awful. Without a Loupe, it's unlikely that I could see the difference between 1080 and 1440 on a 6.5' display if that's the main difference. Is it possible to calibrate any of the Samsung smartphone displays with a Datacolor Spyder, i1Display (Calibrite)...

My 1930s 16mm movie camera was also mirrorless, but MILS/MILC has a more specific meaning.

It seems there are some complaints about the S24+ yet there are probably some about any new model. The A55 announcement is imminent, but it is projected to be only a minor upgrade over the A54. A problem is that the "work" phone is the A53 and the A54 is the "personal" phone.

It looks like a video camera on that thing, not a MILS. I also thought that the Russians had faster drobes for military use. Maybe the handling is not as good. The engineers are all hyped up on the energy drinks. :)

Gosh it's been decades since I last was reflowing surface mount ICs and of course nothing that large. Many issues would be resolved if we still had viable horizontal desktop cases.

I have no clue how that maps to your photo situation, but hope there is not such a high body count.

I'm not sure what you mean, but we have all done goofy stuff for wives and girlfriends. :)

Hahaha. You guys are crazy in the northern midwest with being out in cold weather. I would rather be South America, Africa, Australia, NZ, or maybe FL/TX/AZ/CA from December through February. I typically would not be out shooting in that cold weather unless there are spheniscidae involved. Or...

I misunsderstand why you were freezing your asses off. :LOL: The A6000 is so old that any AF differences probably don't matter.

Which S*ny is that? I've never been able to get really good AF from EF lenses adapted to E mount using either the MetBones or the Simga adapter both with a whole bunch of different FW. I suppose it may be better with certain lenses than others, but the Canon EF 24-70s or 24-105 were not very...

All the ones I found online are 2^(n)+2^(n-1). I was looking for n=25 modules. I suppose the implication of non-binary is that in a reduced expression n is not a whole number. log(2)(1.5) or ln(1.5)/ln(2) would be added to the whole number n, i.e., 2^25.584963=48GB. Regardless, the non-binary...

I'd prefer Canon or S*ny for video, but not the still camera form factor. Most of the relatively slow-scan sensors suffer to one degree or another with AF issues, but the CPUs also matter. S*ny did something between the a7RIV and a7RV to make AF better than expected given the crappy slow...

What is so great about the Sonys? I'm in only for over $10K in and not so happy. The A1 was great good for it's day, but also due for replacement. I like the a7rV IQ, but it is only usable in mechanical shutter at 10FPS for even slowly moving subjects.

The latest rumors are even more grim, that the R5 II resolution will be stuck at a lowly 45MP and there will be some some pay as you go AI firmware/software. :mad: