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Can you explain the purpose of my Kona
Ok,
So I am a rook at this, I have a Kona card in my G5, and have the I/O externally as well.Not entirely sure what I need them for…here is what I do now.
Shoot HDV on the Sony Z1, pop the tape in to the Sony M10U deck, and run firewire to the G5. I run component out the back of the deck to a decent monitor, audio out to a mixer with Studio Monitors.
Am I missing something. I have the gear and would love to make great use of it. Just not sure if I have the process/workflow wrong?
Thanks,
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8 Replies
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If that’s all you are doing then just go ahead and sell your KONA card. You are right. You do not need it.
David
I can’t believe it’s not butter!
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the Kona and the I/O allow people who use professional VTR’s to get them in and out of the MAC with the FCP program. This includes people that have Sony HD Cam VTR’s, Panasonic DVCProHD VTR’s with HD-SDI, Sony Digi Beta VTR’s, and even people with older analog Beta VTR’s, VHS machines, pro DV VTR’s like DSR-1500 and DSR-1800, Beta SX decks, etc.
If you have no need to get in or out of these type of formats, and only use HDV, and never need to dump out to a Digi Beta, Beta VTR, or pro HD VTR’s, then David is correct – you can do the whole damn thing via firewire.
bob Zelin
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cable guy,
I think you might be missing. I have the same system. I just ordered a KONA LH card, with the hopes that I could get rid of 4:2:0 editing. Rather, I could color correct in 4:2:2. Along the same lines, I could ease up the entire work flow. I have not tried it yet. Any input from anybody that is trying to do this would be much appreciated.
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cable guy,
I think you might be missing something. I have the same system. I just ordered a KONA LH card, with the hopes that I could get rid of 4:2:0 editing. Rather, I could color correct in 4:2:2. Along the same lines, I could ease up the entire work flow. I have not tried it yet. Any input from anybody that is trying to do this would be much appreciated.
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capture to uncompressed 8-bit or dvcpro HD and work from there. keying (HAH!), color correcting, compositing and rendering time are then much easier…and you have 4:2:2
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Hello everybody,
Does anyone know if there’s a big difference between these two methods:
1) Capturing hdv via firewire in hdv codec, editing everything in hdv. Once it’s finished, dumping the final cut from hdv sequence, to 8-bit uncompressed or dvc pro hd, and then doing the color correction, graphics and everything else. Once the color correction is done, dumping everything to sd or hd, whatever is the clients wish.
or the second method.
2) Capturing hdv through component outputs (using sony fx1 or sony deck), using dvc pro hd (or if enough space 8bit uncompressed) and kona lh (or lhe). Editing everything in that codec, including the color corrections and once it’s finished going back to hdv (using sony’s hdv deck and firewire) or dvcam (firewire), or digi beta (sdi) or even hdcam (hd-sdi) of course if someone can afford it.
What are the advantages and misadvantages and the main difference in quality using one of these methods.
Thanks for the input.
Best regards
Drazen
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Drazen,
You should post this as a new question in a new thread. You are threadjacking by posting all of these questions in someone else’s thread.
I’ll post your answers in a new thread.
David
I can’t believe it’s not butter!
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Thanks all. I guess I don’t really need it. Both VTRs I use have firewire. Anything I am pulling from anything else can go into the inputs on those.
Thanks.
Mac.
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