The CRAZY story behind the ABANDONED Viper Filmstream @FrameVoyager
The CRAZY story behind the ABANDONED Viper Filmstream  @FrameVoyager
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Welcome to another ABANDONED Camera video! In this episode, we take a look at the ABANDONED Thomson Viper FilmStream camera. An underrated camera that helped early adopters of digital cinema cameras develop the processes we have in place today!

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0:00 The Thomson Viper FilmStream
1:12 Sad day for fans of 8K resolution
2:17 Thomson, Grass Valley, FilmStream... Why are there so many names?
3:41 Atomos new sensor from Grass Valley?
4:08 The Viper FilmStream revealed at NAB 2002
4:25 Nonya Nerd Strikes again!
4:50 The Panavision Genesis, Dalsa Origin, and Sony Cine Alta have similar timelines
5:22 David Fincher Hate the Panavision Genesis
5:58 Explaining the FilmStream Log format on the Viper
7:15 The green and cable drawback of FilmStream
8:28 Discord member sent us RAW clips
8:57 Darren Orange on the Voyager Ungraded Podcast
9:41 In 2005 The Viper FilmStream was riding high
10:04 CCD sensor... Here we go again
10:26 3 ISO selections and shooting formats
11:56 The mechanical shutter of the Viper FilmStream
12:36 Darren Orange on using the mechanical Shutter
12:52 Other details on the mechanical shutter
13:30 Collateral 2004 - Michael Mann (Side by Side)
14:34 David Fincher's Zodiac and the Viper FilmStream
16:15 Robert Downey Jr. complains about digital cameras to David Fincher
16:37 The Zodiac helped to pave the way for VFX shots through a digital framework
18:25 David Fincher on using digital cameras in post-production
18:56 But... WHY WAS THIS CAMERA ABANDONED?
20:37 DAVID FINCHER RANT | ABANDONED GENESIS

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