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Burned pixel update and Mac Pro on steroids

March 8, 2009 By

I think I talked too fast the other day when I said that the software update did not fix the stuck pixel problem. After testing it again, it seems like the issue is now resolved with v1.07!

I will do more testing tomorrow night, but right now I am reformating-reinstalling everything on my Mac Pro. The new setup is:

  • 2x74gig raptors in RAID-0 for boot partition
  • 2x500gig WD in RAID-0 for content
  • External 1Tb USB HD for backup and time machine

I have yet to complete the installation of the second RAID but so far, this beast is FAST! Yes yes, I know the risk of RAIDing everything but with a good backup policy it should be ok. Since I am working on only one project at the time I should be fine with storage space.

My main concern right now is the noise level of the Raptors. I will work with these for a few days and see if I can tolerate them. They are really annoying once you start paying attention to them…

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  1. Photographer / Videographer says:
    March 9, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    Hi !

    You mean that the Firmware Update for the EOS 5D MK II solved the 2 hot pixels that appeared in you Movie clips?

    I didn’t hear about that before, but would be VERY interesting if you can confirm that for sure.

    Another thing I was thinking about is: Is the Video editing sofware capable of mask a fixed hot/defective pixel in a movie clip? There must be a way to do, althoug I didn’t check it yet. If you find any, please let us know !

    Thanks a lot for your comments :)

  2. admin says:
    March 9, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    Yep, it fixed it as far as I know. I am still in the process of reinstalling my system but once it is done (plz, tonight!!!) I will redo my tests.

    My guess is that the firmware remapped the pixel or does an average from the ones around it. With such a high pixel count it is not noticeable.

    Yes, it is possible in FCP to do a mask that would blur the specific pixels or desaturate/brighten them. But it would increase the render time which could be quite annoying… Actually, this was my plan C if everything else failed…

  3. Photographer / Videographer says:
    March 24, 2009 at 6:03 pm

    Could you confirm if the 2 hot pixels found in Movie mode really dissapeared after updating your firmware?

    Because I read many people telling they weren’t able to hide them even with firmware updates!

    Thanks a lot in advance.

  4. admin says:
    March 24, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    Yep. I have shot a few clips since and I could not see the burned pixel anymore. I am going to shoot a lot of clip this weekend under various conditions so I will see if it is condition specific or not…