jerryy

By chance do you have the settings for touch screen focus turned on? If so, then every time you look through the view finder, the focus point will bounce around like you are describing. Make certain it is turned off in the menus. That setting is more intended to be used with the big lcd screen.

I do not think you can do that directly from the menus. This may help you: (See Tony Chen's response.) https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=66684

That probably is a safety feature, USB-C delivers 15 watts of power = 5 volts at 3 Amps. USB-C with PD Gives 100 watts = 20 volts at 5 amps. If something goes wrong, either one of these is more than enough to send you ‘pining for the fjords’. https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/JackHsu.shtml

Mallard Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)

You can try Affinity Photo, it is fairly affordable and works with HDR types of images. There are plenty of tutorials available for doing just that as well as Affinity’s online help section. p.s. You may want to change your title a bit. The very recent MacOS 10.15.4 Catalina update turned on support for HDR monitors, so if you have one connected to your Mac, you already have ‘HDR support’ in a sense.

Bufflehead Ducks (Bucephala albeola)

... "when Final Cut X converts it to ProRes it doesn’t bring that metadata info along" ... This happens a lot even in the 'stills' processing apps. Or they will only transfer a few of the exif tags, with each processing level leaving fewer and fewer of the tags with the passed on image. Keep the originals around Justin Case.

ExifTool is not that difficult is it? Try looking on the App Store for the app called Invisor or search using the tags: exif mov You probably will be able to find something that does not cost you lots of money. If you are unable to find something, drop me a note, I may be able to help you.

Ring Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

Spring moon. Winter's ice and snow have packed up and went somewhere else. That is, at least in the area where I am. Sure, a late storm may put lots of the white stuff on the trees and ground, but with temperatures in the mid 60s (~ 18 - 20 degrees Celsius) that scenario is looking less and less likely. So, Until Next Season!