Adam Keyes
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So are you guys saying that you can import P2 straight into FCPX, with no card reader? I’ve had a 5 card reader for the past year but had to give it back along w/ computer…so P2 and FCPX is the only affordable option right now, and it’d be great to confirm that you don’t have to have a card reader.
Cheers,
Adam Keyes
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I know this post is probably done, but I couldn’t stop laughing while reading everyone’s comments. “Hell noise” is far from an adequate description. There is no amount of profanity that can describe that noise…
I’ve used a 24″ iMac for the past 3 yrs, FCP, etc…and I have heard the noise maybe 10 times in the past 3 yrs. And like you guys, I have NOT been able to figure it out AT ALL. but it sounds like different from some of you, mine has never happened more than once at a time. As in, I hear the noise, have a heart attack, die, somehow come back to life, and then I just play the timeline again and the noise doesn’t come back. I’ve never tried to fix the problem or change anything, it just comes once, then goes away for a couple months.
Some potentially good news: my iMac died a couple weeks ago, now I’m using my boss’s 8-core Mac Pro, and haven’t heard the noise since! Of course I’m terrified that I just cursed myself by declaring the noise to be gone, but, so far so good. 🙂
Of course, it can be a blessing…one night I was working at like 2 a.m. and I was falling asleep (WITH HEADPHONES ON) and being very unproductive, then, @#$%@#$%@#$%@#$%@#$%, my heart stopped, I went to Heaven, hung out with Jesus (He’s cool), came back, and was WIDE awake for the next couple hours editing! Thanks Apple!
Adam Keyes
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5 months later….
Everything worked out fine. Thanks to everyone who commented.
Hindsight though: The only thing I was missing was a RNC splitter. I don’t think I ever mentioned that I was running the camera on a jib and that that I was already using the Mon Out RNC output to run the small monitor that I use for the jib…So basically I had to use that same output to run to the projector which meant I had no output for my monitor!!!
So, if anyone out there is in the same boat, make sure you buy a RNC splitter so you can run to all the monitors/projectors you need!
Thanks again,
Adam Keyes
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Thanks so much Jeff. That’s a lot for me to chew on!
You guys are awesome!
Adam
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Tried that Ray, but no go! 🙂 The monitor is a piece…need a new one…but the other guys who posted in this thread really helped. The switch/DA was exactly what I needed. Will get one next time!
Thanks though!
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Thanks to both of you guys…
Noah – Definitely. I always want to get better and expand my own skills. Pertaining to this post, I guess I was asking more short term, specifically relating to SD broadcast TV, and whether or not the SD broadcast is gonna take my image, whether it’s amazing or just ok, and make it all look about the same…
Ernie – I edit the footage myself, so I’ve learned what adjustments to make in the edit room BEFORE I send the spots off to the stations, so that they look OKAY on air. But the thing is, I know what all the other local guys are shooting with, and I watch their spots right after mine on the local channels, and they all just kind of look about the same. Ours look a little bit better, but not as much as I hoped.
Peace,
Adam
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I really have no experience w/ either…sorry i can’t help.
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Randall, I agree w/ everything Cal said…
Don’t buy an SD camera, there’s just no point anymore. I’ve used very high end HD cameras and some lower end “prosumer” HD cameras (like the HVX200, etc), and I’ve seen footage from the handycam HD $1000’ish range cameras, and really, it’s pretty good. And I think they come w/ plenty of features and settings and ways to adjust your picture, so it’s not just like using a FlipHD w/ no manual settings at all.
It sounds like you’re a Canon guy. Do some research and you’ll find a handful of very decent small HD cameras for the same price range of the XL2/GL2.
Let us know what you end up doing!
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Thanks John, indeed you are right.
Just looked them up…anywhere from $50-$500, 2-9 outputs. Solution!
Thanks!
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Ernie (or anyone),
Thanks for the input, the event went fine, except for something I didn’t think of… (i’m an idiot)
Since I used the ‘Mon Out’ to go to the projector, I had no monitor for myself! I was shooting on a jib and the projector was 200 ft away, so my usual monitor set up wasn’t an option cause it had to use the ‘Mon Out’ jack which was being used for the projector (SD projector).
So:
How can I send two SD signals out of the Varicam 2700 at the same time, 1 to a projector and 1 to a monitor for me? Is there a BNC splitter adapter that would’ve allowed me to run 2 outputs? Or do I need to buy an HD monitor that could run from an HDMI out jack?