Brian Mccartney
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I was trying not to buy into the hype about the Canon until I shot a with one. I was hooked. It’s a different type of shooting though. Not like picking up a Z1 or EX3. It’s difficult to run and gun with. But with a little prep work you can get some really amazing footage with it. For me it really breaks down to choice of lenses and the large 35mm sensor.
But, like most things, it’s the flavor of the month. Something new will come out and change the game again…
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I would agree, 8bit uncomp would probably give the best result and it is just as easy to transcode to that format if one chooses. I am rarely squeamish about file size but I am doing some longer form work right now and disc space is at a premium.
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The 5D Mark II shoots 1080 30p video in H.264 at about 40Mb/s. You should be able to transcode to ProRes and use it in FCP without issue. I do this on a regular basis with the footage from my 5D MK II and I get great results. There is a preset in compressor for Pro Res for progressive material that works well. I have also transcoded to DVCProHD 1080i for a couple projects too.
The sequence settings in FCP can be a bit of a challenge to get right though, that might be where you are having the trouble. I had to create a custom preset for the ProRes transcodes. I am not in front of that machine right now though and can’t recall the settings from memory.
Wish I could be more help, but I just wanted to let you know it is possible to do, and if the video is shot well it can be pretty amazing.
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I switched from Premiere Pro to FCP almost 4 years ago. But I did it mainly for workflow and collaboration reasons. At the time my hardware was working fine with Premiere. I actually have CS3 loaded on my MacPro and use Premiere every now and again when I can. I also just got Premiere Pro CS4 installed on a few PC workstations and have been quite happy with it.
I do understand your pain though. I had used Premiere since the very early days. I certainly had my ups and downs with it. PC hardware has always been difficult for software vendors to keep up with and program for. Not to mention the varied OS versions and their quirks. I guess that is why FCP, being a Apple product, works very well with the limited amount of hardware and OSs it has to support. But, there are still issues. Like Erik says, just have a peek over at the FCP forums to see the what folks are putting up with.
There is no perfect one-size-fits-all solution in this racket. I find that if I base my tool set on my workflow, editing style, and tolerance for downtime, I end up with a system that doesn’t get in my way a whole lot.
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Hi David, you might try ON24 or Talkpoint communications. They both do topnotch webcasting in a variety of configurations. I am not sure how they would exactly handle your particular situation but they have professional services that will usually consult with the client on how to get them what they need.
I consult with a few larger corporations on doing this exact thing but usually internally and working with existing infrastructure and tools.
Good Luck!
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Ok, here you go. Export using Quicktime Conversion, for format choose AVI, click options, then settings and choose DV/DVCPRO NTSC (or PAL if that is your standard).
that will make an AVI file that a PC should have no trouble with.
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It might be good to understand the programs that you use on the PC, what functionality that brings you, and what formats you edit with in FCP to really get what you are trying to do. Then we might be able to give you a decent workflow from the Mac to the PC or be able to recommend a better solution so you can just work on your Mac.
Cheers!
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Unfortunately there is no easy cross platform compatibility between PC and MAC when it comes to HDV. Neither the native captured QT files (mpeg2-TS) nor the AIC (Apple intermediate codec) will work on a PC. For AIC it’s obvious, Apple does not include that codec in QT for Windows. For the “native” HDV QT clips its a bit more confusing but basically it has to do with the QT wrapper on the media. It just doesn’t work on QT for Windows.
I think the common wisdom is that you really don’t want to edit a highly compressed file type if it is at all avoidable. The MPEG2 Transport Stream HDV uses is really best fit as an acquisition format, not really for editing. That being said, FCP and Premiere took to great lengths to accommodate that exact modality of editing to keep things easy for the user. Unfortunately the way the two programs handles the media are not compatible with each other.
So the trick is to find an “intermediate” codec that you can export from FCP and then import into Premiere. I think the Black Magic codecs might be the ticket although I have never tried that workflow. As soon as the codec is installed you should be able to export using Quicktime conversion out of FCP and then just choose that codec and the appropriate settings.
As an aside, I have found that Episode from Telestream does a great job encoding WMV files on my MacPro. Actually faster than my PC running squeeze or the Premiere media encoder. And a bit better quality too! Of course your mileage may vary…
good luck
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I purchased the 5 sp. EditShare unit with 4TB about 2 months ago for a 6 workstation facility we built. This facility only works in DV25 so we are using gigabit ethernet to the EditShare. Our first test was to ingest 40 hours of DVCAM tapes into the system using 2 capture workstations and then cutting on 4 editing workstations. Everything worked just as you would expect without any issues. It’s still early in the game but the EditShare is in use everyday and we have not noticed any problems with it or the workflow. I do have to admit that our implementation is not really a stress test for the system but it’s working for us.
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You might be thinking of Main Concept. They have a DV50 codec available for Windows.
https://www.mainconcept.com/site/consumer-products-4/dvcpro-2550-dv-codec-525/information-537.html