[Bill Thomas]

[Steve Eisen] “I have been using A/B batteries for 20 years (BP90’s, ProPac, Hytron, Dionic). I recently switched to the ANJI Lithium Ion Battery. The 160W battery costs $384 and the 190W is $436. The Charger is only $236

Here is a link:
” target=”_blank”>https://www.anjibatteries.com/product.sc?categoryId=2&productId=6″

Even though I’m sure they are just as good, I’m always leary of off-brands – especially in the power department.

How long have you used the Anji batteries? Can you vouch for long-term reliability? I used to use Aspen batteries (which I think are actually defunct now!).

Thanks,
Bill

[Bill Thomas]

Thanks Peter, but what format do you suggest recording TO? Tape? hard drive?, etc.

Thanks

[Bill Thomas]

You might have the trial version of Flip4Mac installed. It limits you to 30 second clips. Try the full version:

https://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.htm

[Bill Thomas]

You might have the trial version of Flip4Mac installed. It linits you to 30 second clips. Try the full version:

https://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.htm

[Bill Thomas]

[Bret Williams] “Not sure why you’re not seeing something, but you’ll have to render the animation codec before it plays back in real time. Why not export from Media100 as DV50, 720×480 (not 640×480) 29.97 fps, lower field first, and then import into your fcp sequence? It should show up and you won’t have to render.”

Thanks for all the info, Brett!

I guess I forgot to mention that I’m using an OLD Media 100 system!!! I think it’s still at version 7! So, DV50 codec is nowhere to be found!

I also tried rendering the animation codec and it looks OK in the sequence – I just can’t see the video! Oh well.

A while ago I heard that FCP had a M100 codec available for importing M100 files into FCP. Has anyone heard that?

[Bill Thomas]

Thanks for the great info! BTW, do you have to shoot in 24p (at 720)? Or can you go 720/30p?

Thanks again

[Bill Thomas]

[bogiesan] “Were you planning on working at lower rez and then recapturing at full? Recapturing can be a total nightmare in FCP. Not like redigitiizing in M100 at all. Not at all.”

No, in fact I never did that with M100 either (although it had the capability). I just preferred to digitize what I needed at hig-res and not deal with re-digitizing!

I will definitely try the DV50 codec. In fact, I think Sony’s XDCam is coming out with 50 MB/s capability after NAB (I think it’s 35 MB/s now).

(Anybody correct me if I’m wrong).

Thanks again…

[Bill Thomas]

Thanks Bogiesan! We actually have both systems running and yes, it was quite a difference when we first got our FCP!!

FCP is better in a lot of creative ways, but M100 definitely is the winner for “quick & dirty” productions!

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[Bill Thomas]

Thanks John! Is there anything else I need to be aware of while using DV50? – rendering, etc.?

Thanks again

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[Bill Thomas]

Interesting, I just sent back a new 7200.10 Seagate drive because it was acting up (1 of a 3 drive array).

Let’s hope the replacement is OK!!

Thanks for the info on the upddated Seagates.

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