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FCP questions when working with FS-100 and HD
If I shoot with the new HDX900 I can do so onto both tape and the FS-100 at the same time. So if I want to then bring that content into my FCP system I can either transfer it from the FS-100 onto our sata drives or log and capture on through the deck onto our sata drives. I have two sets of questions about this that haven’t been answered elsewhere.
If I use the FS-100 transfer method does it come over with timecode that will match the tape if for some reason I want to reconnect media at a future date(after I’ve taken the media offline)? This question is really trying to get at whether or not I can use the tape as a master and backup to the FS-100 media so that I can have the advantage of being able to start editing without logging and capturing but the conventional safety of a tape back up.
My second question is the HDX900 only records to HD. I have a Kona LHe board so can I work in SD if I so chose? Working in SD from the start(if the final is SD anyway) would be a time and memory saver. If not from the start then I can downconvert the HD timeline to an SD DVD or tape burn through FCP?
Thanks,
Chris
Chris Baldwin
Shoulder High Productions
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I can’t imagine that it wouldn’t be that way. Might ask Panasonic for true verification.? There’s only one TC generator I’m figuring for both recordings.
Is this to be a camera purchase?
Jerry
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Hi Chris.
I shoot with a Firestore FS3 and it does allow me to record to tape at the same time as recording to the hard drive. Each clip on the HD has the same timecode as the clips on the tape. Roll the tape and the FS3 automatically goes into the capture mode. I normally record to tape as a backup and use the clips from the FS3 HD for editing. I’ve been doing it this way for over two years now never had a problem. It’s a great timesaver! I would assume that the FS100 operates in a similar manner.Matt at Focus Enhancements is a good source of info. You might want to contact him directly. He is often lurking around these forums.
Tom -
Thanks so much for the input on the TC of the clips. That helps tremendously. I’ll look for Matt as well.
I also wonder if there is any feedback as to the issue of using HD footage for a full SD project. Should this conversion be preformed at the beginning of the project or at the end? It’d be great if it could be at the beginning as it would be a time and memory saver. But I wonder if this is a long encoding or rendering process or just a keystroke? If I have to wait for media to be transfered from HD to SD and then edit it might not make any time savings over just log and capturing off the tape master through the Kona Lhe board at SD resolution in the first place.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Chris
Chris Baldwin
Shoulder High Productions
Media of the World; For the World!
https://www.shoulderhigh.com
newsletters@shoulderhigh.com
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