[Bryant Joseph]

I’ve shot several films on the HVX-200 to P2 cars at 720p.

For that I believe you’d need Final Cut pro. But the P2 workflow is very easy to work with and it really will sell you on non linear recording formats. After shooting with P2 I simply don’t want to go back to tape. I would recommend the HVX-200a or the HPX-170 as both of them take advantage of the all benefits of this medium like variable frame rates and a few other features that give you a greater level of control.

[Bryant Joseph]

Thanks, this makes sense

[Bryant Joseph]

Thanks for all the help so far.

Just a few more things.

I compressed the original HD file in compressor using H.264.
Then set all the settings in DVD studio to HD-DVD. However, when I put the burned disc into, say, a computer, the native window size is 480. It’s the size of a normal dvd is that irrelevant or is it not HD?

Also, for the films we’ll be showing we might have 2-3 HD films and about a dozen or so SD films, they need to be shown in one linear presentation, but if we were to put them all on a regular DVD burned as an HDDVD then they would not all fit.

Any ideas?

[Bryant Joseph]

Can a regular Apple super drive burn HD DVDs ?

[Bryant Joseph]

So, your suggesting to compress everything, even the HD content to a DVD and then use an upconverting DVD player?

[Bryant Joseph]

I would suggest two external hard drives.

One is like a “virtual tape” that you use to back up our files.

The other is your normal media access that is your scratch disk for editing.

But if anything goes wrong, that back up is still there.

[Bryant Joseph]

wow thanks,
but, while I’m on the topic, I’d been told that in Final cut 5 you can’t edit different resolutions and frame rates in the same timeline, based on what you just told me though, can you edit different ones if you either render or switch the setting back n’ forth?

[Bryant Joseph]

but thats not a big deal right?

I mean just set it to DVCPRO 720p at 24p and it won’t need to render initially right?

[Bryant Joseph]

so, to clarify,

I could not shoot 24PN then use firewire 400 to transfer it to a computer for editing in Final cut 5?

and with 24PA, do I treat it any differently than I would just 24p on the XL2? as far as capture settings, timeline options, etc.?

[Bryant Joseph]

what about using 24PN with Final cut pro 5 or 6?

What timeline setting does this use?

any special editing conditions with native 24fps?

and does it still used drop frame time-code or what?