simple question

[Deleted User]

Ok, thanks. It seems strange to me that shooting at a lower res or framerate doesn’t change the file size. If the bitrate is the same for 720 as it is for 1080, shouldn’t that mean a higher quality image in 720 since there’s more data per pixel? If not, does anyone know why that is? (I’m just curious about this)

Black Friar Productions
Denver, Colorado

[Don Greening]

Shooting EDCAM EX codec 270p 30 plus 48k 16bit audio 2 channels adds up tp 7.7Gbytes of space per hour. Keep in mind that the EXCAM EX codec only needs 20% more space than Mini DV or HDV.

– Don

Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com

[Bob Tompkins]

I get 113 minutes per 32GB SDHC card.

[Clint Fleckenstein]

“I’ll be shooting about 2.5 hours of footage on 4 cameras so I’m trying to budget space”

One thing you’ve probably read on this forum is to keep your BPAV folders intact as your camera masters. It’s very important that you archive these files as you would a master tape.

Rewrapping to MOV for Final Cut Pro only gives you files that work in FCP. If you have to hand footage off to a different editing system, and all you have is the MOVs you wrapped for Quicktime and not your original BPAV folders, you are in the proverbial “hurtlocker.”

Cf

[Deleted User]

“One thing you’ve probably read on this forum is to keep your BPAV folders intact as your camera masters. It’s very important that you archive these files as you would a master tape.”

So right… I learned that the hard way!

Black Friar Productions
Denver, Colorado

[Brent Dunn]

You will use the log and transfer plugin for final cut. If you haven’t done this upgrade, it is available for free. You won’t have to use the Sony transfer software.

If you transfer your card onto a hard drive, then do the log and transfer to another drive (scratch drive) you will have files on both drives taking up space.

Before, you had to convert them to ProRes and it was about 1 Gig per minute. With the new Final Cut you can use a light version of ProRes which will save you space.

Try to keep your scratch disc clear except for your project, if you have a 1-2 TB drive, and you should be fine.

Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Films
DunnRight Video.com
Video Marketing Toolbox.net

Sony EX-1,
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut Studio

HP i7 Quad laptop
Adobe CS-5 Production Suite