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HVX200a workflow to FCP?
Hello FCP Gurus,
Going to work with the HVX200a and MXF files for the very first time. This is a low/no budget comedy project with industry professionals donating their time (I’ve been running Inferno the last 5 years and dusting off the editing chops). Hoping to wrap my head around the workflow BEFORE the shoot. Here’s some questions:
1) Shooting with HVX200a using two p2 cards dumping one while shooting with the other. I’m hoping this PCMCIA to Express slot converter works? I have a MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo from 2008. Can anyone confirm this?
https://www.duel-systemsadapters.com/?productid=DP-00012) After each P2 card is full, will be dumping the shot folder plus .txt file from P2 card to duplicate reel folders on two drives, GRAID FW800 for editing, LaCie FW400 for backup. Does this drive scenario make sense?
3) From the GRAID FW800 Drive intend to play with footage on set a bit in FCP. From the demos I’ve seen (Thanks Shane Ross Creative Cow) it seems I’ll need FCP 6 and will use the log and capture feature to pulled in desired footage. Does this import create duplicate files, AKA Quicktimes taking more space, inside my designated capture Scratch FCP folder?
4) I like the idea of logging Metadata into the original source clips so they can be used on any system FCP/Avid/Inferno and the notes will stay with source MXF files. Is there a way to do this without buying an expensive program like MXF4Mac and copying this data to our backup folders on our FW400?
5) Once all the footage is in the can and duplicated we will be logging (hopefully on original desktop clip) and pulling footage into a FCP system on a new MacPro. The editing will move back and forth between that system and my MacBook Pro so we intend to keep all the project files and renders on our GRAID FW800 constantly backing up onto the LaCie FW400. Any feedback on this work flow?
6) Finally I will be shooting shooting additional footage with my Canon 7D 1080p 24fps native H.264 and the HVX200a will be shooting 720p DVCPro 24fps native. The HVX is the main camera so was planning on converting the 7D footage to 720p DVCPro 24fps native and working with a 720p DVCPro 24fps native timeline. Is this the best way to combine the two formats and maintain the best end quality?
Thank you in advance for any suggestions and ideas!!!!
Michael
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See my response on the Apple forums.
Shane
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Shane,
Can’t thank you enough for filling in the blanks… I should be good to go and here’s some DSLR info that hopefully you can find useful 😉
The Canon 7D does indeed shoot full rez HD at 23.976fps… It is a 1.6x cropped sensor but shoots stunning video, here’s one of the better examples:
It’s finally been confirmed that the Canon 5D Mark II will have a firmware update to shoot 24fps sometime next year though I’m not sure the hardware is up to the challenge vs. the 7D given it’s many improvements:
https://gizmodo.com/5385717/canon-5d-mark-ii-firmware-update-unlocks-1080p-video-at-24fps
The Canon 1D Mark IV coming out in December will shoot 24fps but very costly and still a (1.3x) cropped sensor.
Thanks again for your time and energy!
Michael
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