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HDCAM EX to QuickTIme Possible?
Hello,
I am just trying to get a QuickTime movie out of the files on the SxS cards. I do not have Final Cut, (I use After Effects), so i just need a QT. What is the quickest way to do this?
This may be a separate issue, but When I try to use XDCAM Transfer, it sees the cards in the camera, but “no image is available”. So, any file transfer option is not available.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Phil Bates
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you might want to double check whether Adobe have the quicktime codecs for XDCAM … I’ve a feeling that you’ll need to purchase FCP to get the codecs
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You can get a QuickTime movie from SxS card with XDCAM Transfer 2.1 even when you don’t have the Apple codecs installed (which is probably why XDT says ‘No Image Available’).
Go to XDCAM Transfer > Preferences > General tab and select ‘Import clips with no installed codec’. As it says there, if the appropriate codecs are not installed you won’t be able to view or edit the imported movies on your computer – but you could send them to someone else!
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Has anyone yet acquired actual HD VIDEO directly into their edit system via the SDI out from the camera?
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FFMpeg can decode the EX video, and can in turn recompress to a range of codecs – check out this blog post about converting to DNxHD video (the concept remains the same for other formats)
https://www.bolanski.com/ex/home/ffmpeg-is-your-friend/
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Biggest problem with that approach is lack of metadata (ie timecode). I’ve got a demo camera from Sony at the moment, so I’ll try to do so in the next few days.
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Hi,
I work for Sony. Yes, it is possible to capture recorded data via the HDSDI. IN case of 24P recordings please note that the Ex1 always adds 3-2 pulldown when outputting 24p footage via the HDSDI. This is to allow monitoring with a wide array of displays. The NLE can remove 3-2 and extract the 24P cadence as the A frames always fall on the 0 and 5 frame. You can also capture EE (live video) via HDSDI. Please note that the EE signal is full HD resolution 1920×1080 or 1280×720 4:2:2, 10-bit.
Juan Martinez
Senior Manager, Sony Electronics.Juan Martinez
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Thanks Juan. Is the audio embedded when you take video out from HD-SDI? My Media 100 can’t take in embedded audio, do Sony do any kind of ‘splitter’?
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We did that very test on Friday and the picture looked very good. We are prepping for a large green screen shoot and wanted to use the EX-1 instead of the F-900. We will complete the test on Wednesday and send some info. Please note that we output HD-SDI, not SD-SDI, to an onboard raid in a MacPro through a BMD card using 8 bit uncompressed.
If you are importing SD footage, expect some level of disappointment.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
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Hi,
very interesting read. I also own an EX1 and will be doing a job in a few weeks time, capturing lot’s of green screen footage in a studio. Would it be recommended to install a MacPro with a Multibridge and some decent drive space, to capture directly from the HD-SDI output in the camera?
From what I read, I will gain better colour definition, due to the 4.2.2 10-bit capability. And if so, how do I go about capturing footage live from the camera with this kit? Do I need any additional piece of software/hardware?
Thanks, Antonio
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