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  HPX500 Compatibility??

  Posted by Bill Thomas on April 23, 2007 at 6:49 pm

  I am impressed with the new Panasonic HPX500, but I swear I read somewhere that 720 files won’t transfer cleanly into FCP 5.

  I am now using DVCpro50 codec to edit with (through an Aja IO from Betacam). But does anyone know if I got the HPX500, could I shoot at 720, 4:3 with the DVCpro50 setting and import clips as easily as they showed at NAB? (Of course, I think they were importing HD 16:9).

  Basically, I guess I’m asking if this camera will be compatible with FCP 5?

  Thanks in advance,

  Bill

  Arnie Schlissel replied 19 years ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Jerry Hofmann

  April 23, 2007 at 9:03 pm

  The camera shoots compatible formats with FCP.. lots of them in fact. It will be compatible with FCP 6 too I’d guess. They’ve not dropped all those codecs, ya know? FCP edits any native format Panny makes.

  Jerry

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  Arnie Schlissel

  April 24, 2007 at 12:53 am

  720 cannot be recorded in DV 50. DV50 is a standard def codec, & 720 is High def and 16X9 naitive. That said, if you shoot in 24PN mode, your 720 files will be about the same size as DV50 files.

  Arnie
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