Panasonic AJ-HD1200A assemble edit ?

[Dalen Quaice]

No. The 1200 is not an editor. It does have an “auto back” setting in the setup menu – when enabled you can press REC while holding down the PLAY button and it will do more than a crash record, but not as clean as a true assemble.

[Luke Maslen]

Hi Bob,

As you have suspected, the Panasonic AJ-HD1200A does not support assemble edit. Some older DVCPRO HD decks did support assemble edit, eg the AJ-HD150.

Regards,

Luke Maslen
Blackmagic Design

[Sean Oneil]

Wow, that’s good to know. I was wondering why the deck is so “cheap” (if you call $20k US cheap).

[Scott Davis]

What the difference between an assemble edit and crash record?

Scott Davis

[Dalen Quaice]

Actually, you need an “optional” card AJ-YA120AG card before the unit records at all!

[Dalen Quaice]

The “control track” is broken and there is a glitch with a crash edit.

[Dalen Quaice]

The AJ-HD150 does not support the Varicam and 24p however.

[Leo Ticheli]

What do you mean by, “The AJ-HD150 does not support the Varicam and 24p however.”

We use the 150 daily with VariCam material shot at 24p and have been doing so for years. It’s actually a fabulous machine, a full editing deck.

Best regards,
Leo

Director/Cinematographer

Southeast USA

[Dalen Quaice]

I maybe thinking of another deck…

[Leo Ticheli]

What deck would that be?

All Panasonic DVCPro HD decks handle VariCam 24p material.

Best regards,
Leo

Director/Cinematographer
Southeast USA