Z1U-2 questions

[Jerry Hofmann]

You need to capture the video, then add a TC filter to it. Then burn the DVD thru DVD SP…

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[Richard Martz]

We have been using the Z1U for a number of projects over the last 2 years and are very happy with it in certain limited circumstances. You are right. The 24 frame “cineframe” thing looks like “caca” but we have found the 30 frame version of Cineframe looks very pleasing. You just need to think of it as a different “look” not as a true 24P capability.

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[Carey Harrison]

Hi Chris.I make BITC (burned in time code) dubs from my Z1U all the time. I don’t have the camera in front of me but I’m pretty sure it’s in the display settings in the menu. Of course you will have to be in VCR mode. I’m not sure what the cineframe fuss is all about.
1) It wasn’t even part of your question
2) I’ve shot and posted plenty of great looking footage using the cineframe profile

Good Luck! CH

[David Smith]

[Chris Poisson] “ve looked in the manual for the first question, maybe I’m not using the correct Sony language, but I want to burn timecode into a DVD dub for my client, and I can’t make it do it.”

Chris,

I’m not sure about visible timecode in playback mode, but there is a hidden trick to send your screen data out via the analog cable in camera mode. It may help you find the trick for playback, I can’t check it as my camera is out right now. So for what it’s worth:

In camera mode, open the Camera Set menu, scroll down to Marker and set the marker to OFF. Screen data is now sent out the A/V cable. You can control what screen data is visible by pressing the Display button, lower left button (if memory serves) of the controls that reside under the LCD screen when it’s closed. (Color bars, playback controls, etc.)

Hope that helps,
David

[Carey Harrison]

[Dave LaRonde] “I’m sure you have. I’m sure that the Z1 is a marvelous camera for many applications. Except certain ones. I doubt that you’ve tried to do a film-out or burn a 24pDVD using your fine-looking Z1 footage. To do that, you need to remove the pulldown before the editing process begins, and, well, you just can’t do that with Z1 footage.”

Fair enough! The Z1 centainly has it’s uses.It just doesn’t give you what you need. Cheers! CH

[Carey Harrison]

Great tip David! Will this send display info through AV cable without going to tape? In other words,can I monitor TC,audio levels etc while shooting and still get a clean record? Thanks,CH

[Chris Poisson]

Hey David,

That is a good tip, although to Dave LaRonde’s point, I use a DVX 100 mostly and setting the TC window for a dub is so easy, guess I’m spoiled. I was trying to burn the dub to a DVD recorder via firewire, which worked okay, but had to return the camera this morning, so It’ll have to do as is without TC.

To the others, I do like the Z1, but have only used it twice in 1080i, works great, but I think I’m getting a Canon A1 or a Sony V1 pretty soon anyway, so the wholce 24p concern does not apply.

But thanks all!

[David Smith]

[chiahawk] “Will this send display info through AV cable without going to tape? In other words,can I monitor TC,audio levels etc while shooting and still get a clean record?”

Assuming you mean a clean recording on the camera’s internal deck, yes indeed. The internal recording will be clean, while the A/V output will be dirty.

I’m pretty sure the firewire output is also clean (so this wouldn’t have helped Chris make DVD window dubs over Firewire), but I would certainly do a test record before trusting that. The analog component feed I have not checked.

Regards,
David