Brent Dunn
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I do have the Black Magic card, but I haven’t used it as an umbilical to the camera, so I won’t be much help there.
You are making the right choices. It sounds like you are also coming from tape to a media based camera. Backup and redundancy are always good practice in case you have a media card failure.
You will be very happy with the EX1 – EX 1r.
I watched the Vortex Media DVD probably 5 times when I first got the camera. It was a huge help to get up to speed on the new technology as well as a good reference to go back to down the road.
I use auto focus for my sporting events, but Manual for studio work, night time shooting, concert work, etc. I never use auto white balance or Iris. The Iris ring on the camera makes it so easy just to dial it in.
The autofocus hunts and searches too much. Just keep it simple at first so you’re not overwhelmed and slowly learn the other features.
I hear great things about the Nanoflash, but my budget hasn’t allowed for it yet.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.com
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Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
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oh yeah, it’s always better to film in HD, even if you are delivering in standard def. Your final output will look better.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.com
Video Marketing Toolbox.netSony EX-1, V1U
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
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I do a lot of sport’s recruiting video. While filming over a Disney Wide World of Sports with my $6,000 Sony EX-1, I talked to an owner of a company that films most of the basketball tournaments there.
They actually use a $200 flip cam on a tripod. It looks great and is easy to upload to your computer for transfer to DVD.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.com
Video Marketing Toolbox.netSony EX-1, V1U
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
Adobe CS-5 Production Suite -
You can break into 2 DVD’s. Just find a spot to stop it and start recording on the 2nd DVD at the same spot. You can long play record, but it’ll drop the quality.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.com
Video Marketing Toolbox.netSony EX-1, V1U
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
Adobe CS-5 Production Suite -
If you have 6 32G cards, you’ll have enough space. Put 2 cards into the camera, when it switches to the 2nd card, pop out the first, replace it and keep going.
You’ll want to plug in the camera to a power source for such a long shoot and have someone to relieve you for badly need bathroom breaks and lunch.
You can also plug in a laptop with enough hard drive space for a 2nd feed and redundant recording.
You can also buy round circle stickers pre-numbered and place these on the cards after recording and ejecting from the camera to keep the cards in order for importing later.
I would never eject, load, erase,record, repeat in the field. This will open you up to lost data, mistakes. Unless you have a 2nd person to concentrate on this sole task.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.com
Video Marketing Toolbox.netSony EX-1, V1U
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
Adobe CS-5 Production Suite -
I prefer Cannon L-Series and Zeiss Prime Lenses. If you have unlimited budget.
Get fast glass 1.2 – 1.4
25, 50, 80, 100, 200 Should cover most ranges. I also have a 25 Macro, but if you’re using it for film shoots, it won’t probably be something you’ll need.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.com
Video Marketing Toolbox.netSony EX-1, V1U
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
Adobe CS-5 Production Suite -
Just copy the media into a folder on your computer. If you are using Premier, you can import the media as is and edit away. Make sure you copy all of the card folders, as some have important data that support the media.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.com
Video Marketing Toolbox.netSony EX-1, V1U
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
Adobe CS-5 Production Suite -
Wow, I don’t think I’d risk using less than class 6.
Since the new firmware upgrade, the compatibility issues have mostly been fixed. I know I’ve lost important footage twice before I upgraded my firmware with media restore problems.
Like everything in our business, there will always be faster, cheaper options around the corner.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.com
Video Marketing Toolbox.netSony EX-1, V1U
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
Adobe CS-5 Production Suite -
I don’t know what your setup is, but If you are importing into Final Cut, you should be able to set up your importing settings. I haven’t done this in a while.
If you already have your VHS imported and you are using Encore. Just change the settings to your Dual Layer DVD and go to town.
I haven’t tried Dual Layer on my Sony VHS-DVD player. It’s not a professional setup, but you don’t really need to spend a bunch of money on it. I think they go for around $120. I can set mine to long play format, but I wouldn’t do it. I’d just break up my video into 2 hr segments for the best quality when going directly to DVD.
There are programs and plugins for uprezzing Standard Def footage. I haven’t tried any, but I know they are out there. Good luck.
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.com
Video Marketing Toolbox.netSony EX-1, V1U
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
Adobe CS-5 Production Suite -
Use a Dual Layer DVD. Problem solved
Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Video.com
Video Marketing Toolbox.netSony EX-1, V1U
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut StudioHP i7 Quad laptop
Adobe CS-5 Production Suite