[Bob Zelin]

Hi Rob –
if you want to use the DVCProHD codec, you can use the storage that you own right now. But if you want to do uncompressed HD (and no one in Orlando has that requirement right now), you will need a fast array. We already discussed the “big” SATA arrays at NAB, but if you want an off the shelf solution right now, that is guaranteed to work, it will cost you more than you want to spend. I know your market – work in DVCProHD, and forget about it – buy nothing.

Bob

[Bob Zelin]

Hi Bob,

Sorry to say, and contrary to what others say, the AJ-HD1200A will NOT assemble edit. Try as they might, it is neither frame accurate or capable to sync up to an editing system. I have been told by many that the way to get back to the machine from FCP HD is to “Print to Tape”. But unfortunately until Apple supports TC back to the VTR, you can only “crash” record hoping to get close to TC 1:00:00:00.

You may want to contact Apple directly or go to a chat room like Creative Cow.net.

Thanks for asking.

Jeff Merritt

[Bob Zelin]

Name: Steve Mahrer
Date: May 2, 2005 at 01:25 gmt
Subject: Re: Panasonic AJ-HD1200A assemble edit ?

Bob et al:

The 1200A deck CANNOT perform ANY edit function, sorry to be rude (block caps) but this is a recurring issue. Editing on tape requires very specific hardware issues such as flying erase heads, servo offsets etc. Just because you can “crash” record into a tape doesn’t mean it is an edit. If you recorded the tape into which you “crash recorded” (same VTR used for both fuctions), you will have some semblence of format integrity. However if you try to “edit” into any other tape, chances are that you may get high errors, concealments, and servo unlocks at each edit point. Your client won’t like that….! Bad ju-ju….

Please, for the 483rd time, the 1200A doesn’t, can’t and never will edit!

Rant over…. Argh!

Steve Mahrer

Panasonic

[Bob Zelin]

Jerry is correct.
Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

It REALLY does 8 bit (not 10 bit) SDI uncompressed, and so will any other FW800 drive. But don’t worry, with the heat problems, it will be dead in 8-12 months.

bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

Thank you Walter, and it’s always funny to see how a simple question gets twisted around, as the number of threads increase.

The only issue here is my LACK OF KNOWLEGE, and the operator error that I (and the editor) are doing with the FCP HD and AJ-HD1200A. The HD Option IS
installed in the VTR, and everything works fine EXCEPT “Assemble – Edit to Tape”. And obviously, since Walter is doing it right now, I am doing something stupid and incorrect (operator error), and on Monday, I will go back and try again (using weevie’s tips). The ONLY reason I questioned this is because we tried the exact process with an SD project using a Sony DVW-A500, and there were no issues in doing the Assemble Edit to Tape. But obviously, we are doing something stupid.

Thanks for clearing this up Walter.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

Hi Walter –
to respond to your comment about the CRT at home – home viewers (including myself) will be viewing HD images as DOWNCONVERTED SD images on their old tube CRT TV sets. I was trying to poing out that anyone viewing the actual HD image will be doing so on a Plasma or LCD, and NEVER a CRT monitor. Certainly, we will have tube CRT monitors everywhere for at least the next 10 years – but this will be SD images.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

Thank you Walter, and it’s always funny to see how a simple question gets twisted around, as the number of threads increase.

The only issue here is my LACK OF KNOWLEGE, and the operator error that I (and the editor) are doing with the FCP HD and AJ-HD1200A. The HD Option IS
installed in the VTR, and everything works fine EXCEPT “Assemble – Edit to Tape”. And obviously, since Walter is doing it right now, I am doing something stupid and incorrect (operator error), and on Monday, I will go back and try again (using weevie’s tips). The ONLY reason I questioned this is because we tried the exact process with an SD project using a Sony DVW-A500, and there were no issues in doing the Assemble Edit to Tape. But obviously, we are doing something stupid.

Thanks for clearing this up Walter.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

The software scopes on the AVID Mojo and Adrenaline are useless, and the request for scope alternatives is one of the #1 asked questions on the AVID-L list, so please don’t give the impression that AVID does it, and FCP does not. Even Eric Peters, one of the two inventors of the AVID, said that the AVID internal scopes were no substitute for an external set waveform/vectorscopes. Just for the record, the AVID scopes examine a SINGLE line of video, which can be selected with a slider. They do not examine the entire waveform.

Bob Zelin

[Bob Zelin]

Gary –
with all due respect to you, you are incorrect – the AJ-HD1200A will NOT
do insert edits with the HD-SDI option installed. I do not know where you get your information from.

I am again asking for verification if the AJ-HD1200A will do an ASSEMBLE EDIT
via FCP edit to tape.

Thanks again –
Bob Zelin