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MyPetFly
09/03/09

In reply to RollingShutter Reminds Us That While Jello Wiggles, Videos Should Not
Just as an interesting aside, the same thing could happen with film cameras that have focal plane shutters. The shutter moves a slit across (and in some cameras, vertically) the film.

There's a famous photo of an old race car taken by a French photographer (I can't remember his name), and the car, especially the wheels, appear to be slanted forward. The shutter was a upward-traveling one, so the early part of the exposure was at the bottom of the frame, as as the latter part of the exposure was made, the car had moved forward.
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Bandit
09/03/09

@MyPetFly: Here's that photo:
[image.guardian.co.uk]
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MyPetFly
09/03/09

@Bandit:

Yep, that's the one! I wish I could remember who shot it.
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thedarkhorse
09/02/09

In reply to RollingShutter Reminds Us That While Jello Wiggles, Videos Should Not
It is the biggest issue by far of the HD video DSLR cameras. That then recording format/bitrate, then live HD output for monitoring.
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TheCrudMan
09/03/09

@thedarkhorse: Except for the GH1 which has somewhat crummy codec implementation and a lack of live output (at least after hitting record) but also has the least rolling shutter jello of any vDSLR and even less than most CMOS camcorders, even on shots with lots of fast, lateral movement.

It's really not at all there or noticeable with that camera. In fact the only time I've ever really seen it was when doing motion-stabilization in post production, wherein the motion of the shots is removed, and we're left looking at a static shot...then, (and even then only sometimes), do you see rolling shutter with the GH1.
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JoeLikesRamen!
09/02/09

In reply to RollingShutter Reminds Us That While Jello Wiggles, Videos Should Not
Sounds like one of those fancy diet plans to me.

Reduce tummy jiggle in three easy clicks!
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spannu
09/03/09

@JoeLikesRamen!: Even if the camera adds 10 lbs, you can always edit it out. And only $500 a pill!
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ludwigk
01/27/09

In reply to Apple's Nvidia Graphics Update Doesn't Fix Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Distortion Issues
While this corrupted graphics issue does suck, why do you post such crap Giz?

"Patch that does not mention problem X does not address problem X?" Seriously? In other news, tomato soup does not cure migraines, and Kobe Bryant still does not improve your gas mileage. Outrage!
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Jason Chen
01/27/09

@ludwigk: Because people, including us, were hoping that it did fix it, but was just unmentioned in the changelog.
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daftrok
01/27/09

In reply to Apple's Nvidia Graphics Update Doesn't Fix Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Distortion Issues
You'd figure after spending a 100 dollars for an ADAPTER that it should work properly.
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Kaiser-Machead
01/27/09

@daftrok: lol.

You know, the $30 adapter still exists, and for the most part, users are not going to be hooking up their Macbooks to dual-link DVI externals.
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Franklin Comes Alive!
01/27/09

@Kaiser-Machead:

Sure, but shouldn't those who *want* to do this be able to?
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Kaiser-Machead
01/27/09

@Franklin Comes Alive!: True enough. I just find this $100 fixation a bit funky.
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diabolusunknownTheSecond
01/27/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Because its a lot of fucking money for an adapter that only works properly on one series of monitors.

In the PC world, we can take our adapters to anything that will fit it.
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qbrad
01/27/09

@diabolusunknownTheSecond: Well, that's sort of true. I installed a video card that was bit too advanced for my mobo, so it didn't position properly on one of the monitors it was hooked to. VGA was perfect, but DVI gave me a bright pink line about 2mm wide on one side. Had to downgrade. Moral is, compatibility is a little more complex than "does it fit?"
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Dafrety
01/27/09

In reply to Apple's Nvidia Graphics Update Doesn't Fix Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Distortion Issues
One thing I learned when I was a Mac user, don't ever purchase rev. A hardware. Let everyone else be the beta testers.
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weatherman
01/27/09

@Dafrety: that seems to be very true. Every first gen product has some kind of serious error that takes forever to fix. As attractive as I find the new MacBook, I wouldn't buy one for at least another 6 months.

That said, with the hardware bump on the $1000 Macbook (white) it seems like that might be the best way to go right now. Basically the same hardware, including the graphics chip, but $300 less.
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OMG! Ponies!
01/27/09

In reply to Apple's Nvidia Graphics Update Doesn't Fix Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Distortion Issues
Seriously, does Apple test their products before shipping?
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
01/27/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Who needs testing when it just works..?
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Rabid Penguin
01/27/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Working as intended. Maybe you just have a tumor and it's affecting your vision.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
01/27/09

@Rabid Penguin: You mean to say, "Its not a bug. It's a feature.."
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chorx
01/27/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate: I can accept that.

cool feature, bros.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
01/27/09

@chorx: And they don't even charge extra for it either which is kinda nice too..
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Kaiser-Machead
01/27/09

In reply to Apple's Nvidia Graphics Update Doesn't Fix Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Distortion Issues
Jinkies. Yeah, I think that's all I can really say about this....jinkies.
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