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HD Camera Settings for Input to Vegas 10
Hi,
I just purchased the Sony HXR-MC2000U HD Camcorder and foolishly have a job using it tomorrow!!
My question is in regards to setting the quality of the HD footage. There are 4 levels on the camera. I’m certain it is not the first two. Do you know if I should use the HD FH or the HD FX mode? The FH mode is the default on the camera and shoots at 17 Mbps. The FX mode shoots at 24 Mbps.I want the best quality of course but the manual for the cam says you cannot create an AVCHD disc in FX mode. Does that matter if I am inputting into Vegas 10 and should I use the highest quality that the cam offers? I am shooting on 16 GB cards, but this will be the first time I have ever shot in HD, and shot on SD cards.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Dan.
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2 Replies
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Hi Dan,
Take a look at a few threads down—-I posted my question about FH file format and rendering. You might want to record in FX. I use FH, but have some troubles rendering at the original quality. For downsampling and making DVD disks, FH is just fine. Also, 16GB SD card is good for maybe one hour, so you might need another card? One more thing, do you use class 10 cards? I really recommend faster cards like class 6 at least for FX mode and beyond (I use Class 10). If your card is slow, your image would be kind of skipping (dropping frames).I’m also new to HD video shooting/editing, but just trying to help. Good luck!
Regards,
Masaaki -
Tomorrow’s event is under a tent with speeches and b roll of a kick-off party. I will be using it for weddings as well which is my primary business. Is FH ok or is FX the better choice. And I do have 4 16 GB cards but they are all class 10. Am I going to have a problem if I use FX and class 10 cards for this event??
I thought Class 10 cards were the standard. If there is a potential for skipping video, then I will use the FH setting even though I want the quality of the FX.Thanks for your reply.
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