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Sony HXR-MC1P footage issue
Hi,
I am on a production that is using some footage from the new Sony HXR-MC1P, a tiny camera that records in 1080i HD, but unfortunately, in AVC-HD format. I am running FCP6.0.6 on my MacBook Pro 2.33GHz with 2Gb RAM, and storing the footage on a LaCie rugged portable HDD. I import the footage with ‘log and transfer’ and convert it to prores422.
I am encountering extreme interlacing and overall choppiness in the footage that makes the video look terrible and unusable. I have tried converting to AIC, but it looks exactly the same. I don’t have imovie08 or I would try import on that, but as it stands now, I am at a loss.
here’s a still from a test section of footage at 100%:
Does anyone know what could be the problem?
Thanks very much!
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3 Replies
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How are you bringing this material in? Log and transfer? Use ProRes? What exact format dod you shoot? The camera a number of different specs. What exact capture preset are you using in FCP?
All the best,
Tom
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[Will Del Mar] “Does anyone know what could be the problem?”
There is probably nothing wrong with the footage. Are you viewing this on an interlaced HD external monitor? If not, that could be your problem. You’re not viewing it properly.
Arnie
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Hi and thanks for the replies!
Tom – the camera needs to be captured via log and transfer because it uses the AVCHD codec. I am plugging the memory stick pro card into a USB card reader in order to transfer the footage into FCP. The camera was shot using the ‘FQ’ setting, which is AVCHD full 1920X1080i. The only presets that I can select in FCP is ProRes422 or Apple Intermediate Codec. I have tried both.
Arnie – I have sent previous test footage to the post-production fellow, and he came back with the same complaints. I imagine, but haven’t checked, that he’s viewed it on the appropriate monitor. Do you think, though, that he might not have, and that for me to view it correctly, I either need a professional monitor or to deinterlace the footage?
I am not sure what frame rate the camera records with – there are no appropriate settings on the camera – you can only select the quality of the video. I have tried importing it onto a windows machine using the sony software, but the machine is too old and slow to run the video at normal speed, and I can’t get any fps info from it anywhere.
i still haven’t found a solution anywhere! It’s killing me!
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