Barry Green
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The HPX500 has four independent XLR inputs, but the 200 only has the two XLRs; the other two channels come from the built-in mic.
It’s possible to modify an HVX to replace the microphone with external inputs, but I doubt the work is worth it. Someone on DVXUser did it, you could search and see photos I guess.
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Windows laptop, PCMCIA slot to internal 4200RPM SATA drive.
You should be able to get even faster transfers if going to a faster hard disk (such as a FW800 G-Raid).
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It takes about 8.5 minutes to copy a 16GB card.
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Noah has a DVD dedicated to HVX/FCP workflow, and our HVX BootCamp Vol. II discusses P2 post in all the major NLE’s (www.hvxtraining.com)
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You can use an AJA box to convert the component output into HD-SDI and then monitor or record that.
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Maybe, I don’t know — that’s more of a Mac question. Maybe you could do it through P2CMS directly? If P2CMS doesn’t offer a “repair clip” function, then yes I’d recommend copying the DMG back to the card and repairing the clip in-camera.
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[JezzFush] “Speed and volume is the key to our success which is why we are not ingesting via the P2 cards (way too time consuming converting all those damn MXF files).”
Well, if THAT’s the problem, just stop using FCP’s limited time-wasting, space-wasting import tool! Edit the MXF files directly and bypass all this problem.
Go to https://dvfilm.com/raylight/mac/index.htm and get Raylight. You can then immediately edit your MXF files directly off the P2 cards, for the ultimate in speed and volume.
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If the power goes off while recording, you may have to execute the “repair clip” function in camera, but you won’t lose any footage (well, you may clip off the last second or two, but two seconds is the maximum that you’d lose due to a power-off condition).
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The 3.2GHz recommendation was based on the older single-core technology. I use a 2.00GHz Core 2 Duo laptop and P2 Viewer plays 1080 footage at full-screen, full frame rate.
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[Clint Nitkiewicz Hernandez] “Why didnt they just shoot the whole thing at 1080pa instead of 720p if the 1080pa looked so much better?”
No good answer for that. Either they’re laboring under the same infuriating misconceptions that so many people are (thinking it’s really a 720p camera that uprezzes to 1080, which is false) or their post house recommended the workflow (I’ve heard post houses who use FCP or Avid prefer 720pN because there’s no pulldown removal to deal with) or, they simply wanted to take advantage of the space savings.
If properly shot, 720p should look fantastic on the big screen. I’ve seen standard-def features like “November” that looked just fine, and 720p has twice as many pixels and much sharper imagery. But 1080’s even better. If you care about your image, and want the very best the camera can deliver especially for the big screen, that’s 1080/24pA mode.