considering EX-1…can i use current SD system?

[Craig Seeman]

[Michael Slowe] ” I am shooting in SP mode because my Media 100 can’t support EX files.”

[Michael Slowe] “Why change from the Z1 to the EX1 you may ask. For the larger chips, less DOF, better low light, better focussing arrangements and (eventually) to shoot in HD. But my post route is a mess at present!”

Have you asked Boris if/when Media 100 will support EX codec?
I’m not sure why your workflow is so circuitous. Can’t the Media 100 take SP (HDV) from camera’s firewire . . . or just copy files via USB?

Ultimately time is money and if Media 100 can’t support the EX expeditiously it may be time to move on to another NLE.

[Michael Slowe]

Craig, yes I asked and Boris and his team are working on it and I’m sure will crack it this year. I certainly could go direct in HDV but as many have said that is a great acquisition codec but not one for editing. I could of course cut XDCAM on FCP, Prem Pro or Avid but am a great fan of Media 100 and really want to stay with them at almost any cost.

Don, yes, the main advantage of shooting SP is the extended capacity of the cards – they are still too damn expensive – but that will change within a year or so.

Michael Slowe