Panasonic HVX support

[Baz Leffler]

… and more importantly the PANASONIC AJ-PCS060G portable hard disk unit using the USB 2 connection…????

[Jan Crittenden livingston]

As far as I know Adobe does not natively support any resolution of DVCPRO greater than 25Mb. I do not believe that they support any MXF file structure, or at least not OP-Atom which is the P2, as far as I know. I understand that the Matrox Axio as background will be supporting things in the near future but to what extent we will probably have to wait and see at NAB.

As far as the P2 store using the USB 2.0 for file transfer, what is the problem with that?, it is file transfer.

Best,

Jan

Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, AG-DVX100
Panasonic Broadcast & TV Systems

[Shane Chadder]

Jan

So why doesn’t Panasonic offer a 3rd party Codec, or work with Adobe. Have they got an exclusive with Apple?

It is going to have a huge impact on your product sales if there aren’t easy post solutions without going to FCP. We are currently using Pro and Pro50 equipment and would love to move to P2, but not if we can’t post in our current Premiere workflow.

Look at your DVX100 install base. It isn’t all apple!

Shane

[Jan Crittenden livingston]

>So why doesn’t Panasonic offer a 3rd party Codec, or work with Adobe. Have they got an exclusive with Apple?

We don’t have an exclusive with Apple, Avid, and Canopus are also on board.
There are some things in the works for other platforms, I know that Marcus Van Bavel has been very busy with the Raylight and there are other things that are taking place which I cannot discuss.

It is going to have a huge impact on your product sales if there aren’t easy post solutions without going to FCP. We are currently using Pro and Pro50 equipment and would love to move to P2, but not if we can’t post in our current Premiere workflow.

Well you are using Pro50 on the Premier Pro platform, unless you are working uncompressed, but just have some faith that these things do work out exactly how they are supposed to. I do understand, it all will be fine, just give it a bit of time.

All the best,

Jan

Jan

Look at your DVX100 install base. It isn’t all apple!

Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, AG-DVX100
Panasonic Broadcast & TV Systems

[Shane Chadder]

Yes we work uncompressed with pro50. Glad to here there will be solutions.

[Mark Weaver]

Jan,
Just curious, but how does one get to be involved with the
product design of a camera. I’m a Electrical Engineer with
an excitement for video and love to read about cameras/software
and movie making however, the video bug really hit me when I started
playing with Premiere Pro. Just curious…

Mark Weaver
markbweaver@yahoo.com

[Jan Crittenden livingston]

Hi Mark,

Well, you would need to be working for the company. and since you are engineering side, you would have a path more like my cohort Mike Bergeron. He is our camera engineer, and he actually posts on occasion on the VariCam Cow. Mike is fairly new to Panasounic about 3 years, but comes from a engineering and filmmaking background. Never a DP, but primarily a Technical Guy that made everything work on set. He also was a instructor at NYU for a bit of time. And then we got lucky and he showed up on our doorstep and we had the opening. Great Guy, very cool to work with.

As for me I have been at Panasonic for almost 20 years, been in this business since 1974, and I use that date because I actually got a pay check for being here. Was here before that but was a student. Anyhow, my path took me through sales, which gets you close to the customer and then finally ended me in Product Management but I never gave up the customer part. Much of what is in the the HVX200 or the DVX100B is there because of customer wishlists. There should be people out here saying hey, I said I wanted this feature and here it is. Of course we couldn’t include everything as it had to meet a budget, but that was the objective, put as much in as we could.

Hope that helps,

Jan

Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, AG-DVX100
Panasonic Broadcast & TV Systems

[David Cherniack]

Wouldn’t it be nice if Adobe had someone like Jan, who, as far back as I can recall (10 years ago on the DV list), was representing Panasonic cameras online to users in the most fair minded ( for a compay rep 🙂 and helpful way.

I have little doubt that the success of their cameras owes lots to her willingness to learn from users. Cudos to her and wishes that all manufacturers could learn from her example.

David
AllinOneFilms.com

[Mark Weaver]

Jan,
Yes this does help. Film making and cameras are both very interesting fields
themselves, but being able to put both into one job seems like a blast. Especially
if you get to interact with the users and help them create their ideas. Presently
I work in the wireless market doing ASICs, and unlike wireless, Video is positioned
at the point where technology meets the human sense of vision. Decisions like
interlanced vs. progressive not only have technical aspects but also visual preference
in their definitions. If our eyes were different, 4:1:1 or 4:2:0 color subsampling might
never work. Boy would that change things!
Anyway, it must be fun to listen to customers and try to help them with their issues.
From all that I’ve read the HVX200 looks fabulous. It should allow even the dedicated
hobbyist to make wonder films and 4:2:2 video capture will definitely help green screen
applications.
Thanks for sharing some of your path. I really enjoy hearing about others career
paths and the things people do. It never stops amazing me, the different paths people
take.

Mark Weaver

[Neopics]

>…there are other things that are taking place which I cannot discuss.

I just can’t fathom why companies are so attached to non-disclosure agreements when there’s so much risk of losing customers. Now, I have no idea if what Jan mentions above is a reference to a potential deal with Adobe (which we all know is bad for keeping things secret), but I’ll use this as an example. The current lack of P2 support in Premiere Pro, and no idea if support is coming, is making people either jump ship from Premiere to Final Cut Pro (a detriment to Adobe) or avoiding the HVX200 and getting some HDV camera instead (a detriment to Panasonic). Wouldn’t it be in both company’s interests to announce support ASAP before everyone goes elsewhere? Why insist on keeping things secret?

Earl R. Thurston