[Bill Doyle]

Jerry,

Thanks for the info. I get the COW magazine already so I’ll take a look for this and hope that NAB has a hardware solution for us laptop guys.

Bill

[Bill Doyle]

Two part question:

I’ve read the articles by Jerry Hoffman and Ben Balser with regard to transcoding HDV to DVCPRO HD for editing, but I’m still not clear on the options for me. I’m editing on FCP (5.1.4) on a MacBook Pro (17″/2Gb/Intel Core Duo) running 10.4.8. In an effort to get a quality broadcat view, I purchased a Matrox MXO and an Apple 23″ HD Cinema display. I shoot in Canon’s 24F frame rate and have an ongoing project already imported as HDV. Can I transcode to DVCPRO at this point? In the future, how do I import as DVCPRO without spending another $1000 on some other product?

I have been told by Matrox and Apple that at this point the MXO will not output a HD signal with a 24 frame rate (although they say it is coming). I have seen a post by Shane indicating it can be done, but I’m at a loss.

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

Bill Doyle

[Bill Doyle]

Also, what frame rate is the video? I shoot in 24p HDV and the Matrox does not yet support this according to tech support (if anyone has a workaround, I’d love to hear it). I have been told they will for the next release, but don’t know if that will be at NAB.

Bill Doyle

[Bill Doyle]

Bobby,

You might want to take a look at Episode (www.flip4mac.com/episode1.htm). Save out your project to a QuickTime reference movie and apply the time code generator from Episode as you convert to whatever format you want (MPEG-2, H.264, WMV, etc.) You can easily set the size and location of the time code as well as the font and transparency. It is an excellent, quick solution.

[Bill Doyle]

Nigel,

I would second Chris’ nomination of Episode. I use their standard version and have had excellent results. It’s a universal app, very fast, handles a large number of formats, creates easy batches and has easy-to-use filters, including a timecode burn. Download their manual which is excellent and will show you how easy this is to use.

Bill

[Bill Doyle]

Wayne,

Here’s a link to a Cow tutorial just under 15 minutes that hopefully will get you on the right track in Shake.

https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/page_wrapper.cgi?forumid=8&page=https://www.creativecow.net/articles/mench_michael/slow_motion/index.html

Bill Doyle