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Ikegami EditCam
Hello. At our production facility we are thinking about purchasing the Ikegami EditCam. We run Avid and FCP. I know that The EditCam is supported by Avid, I was wondering if anyone knew whether or not it is supported by FCP 5. The Ikegami rep that visited us was not sure? Any other info or advice on this camera would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
Joshua Booth
Editor
iQ Digital
121 S. Main St
Akron, OH 44308
330-374-6799 ext. 247
https://www.iq-digital.com
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Editcam was originally designed for AVR avid files, but with the introduction of new software, and editcam II, they added DV25 support. These DV files are not normal quicktime files, but you can configure FCP to use them. Be advised however, if you do not transcode them into QT DV, you will not have RTextream support. The HD version of the editcam is AVRHD only. DVCPROHD is a much cheaper option that uses much less compression than the AVR editcam files, and is compatible with DV25 DV50 DVCHD and FCP over firewire. Also the new P2 hadcam is a dream, if your looking for a FCP HD hard Drive solution.
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What about the MXF files? Does FCP 5 support them? Thanks.
Joshua Booth
Editor
iQ Digital
121 S. Main St
Akron, OH 44308
330-374-6799 ext. 247
https://www.iq-digital.com
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[VideoManSF] “The HD version of the editcam is AVRHD only [snip] that uses much less compression than the AVR.”
Just a correction. EditCam HD uses DNxHD codec which is superior to DVC Pro HD in regards to quality. It is a full raster codec, can be either 8 or 10 bit and supports all popular HD formats and frames – these are the things DVC Pro HD are not.
Both sample at 4:2:2.
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Avid published source code for DNxHD if I remember correctly. Could someone build a QT component using it?
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