[Chris Stevens]

Schneider Optics (Century) shipping range of EX1 converters as from early March. I have .6 & 1.6 on order. Will let you know how they perform.

G5 dual 2.7, OS10.5.1, 4G RAM
Media100 HD V12 & Producer, AE 7
5.6 terra RAID

[Chris Stevens]

Thanks very much. I look forward to hearing from you.

G5 dual 2.7, OS10.4.10, 4G RAM
Media100 HD V11.6 & Producer, AE 7
3.6 terra RAID

[Chris Stevens]

I use the Panasonic LH-80W. Very happy. Good evaluation monitor & not at all bad in sunlight.

G5 dual 2.7, OS10.4.10, 4G RAM
Media100 HD V11.6 & Producer, AE 7
3.6 terra RAID

[Chris Stevens]

Like Lukkee, I’ve been with Media 100 since the early days & love the ease of narrative cutting & the intuitive interface. The system is solid & works well with all but a few VTRs for capture & mastering. I do, however, wish they would sort out the colour corrector, with something like FCPs. I am now using Digital Film Labs plugin, in AE, to grade & it takes hours. Only other gripe is Media 100s slow uptake on native formats – like Sony XDCAM & XDCAM EX. While I understand it takes time to develop software, It’s being kept in the dark about their intentions, which I loath. So much so, that we are considering changing our systems to FCP, purely because Apple keep on top of emerging formats & work-flows, so much better.
Re your original question – My company’s output, through Media 100, is mainly high-end corporate (if that isn’t a contradiction in terms!), with some broadcast (music videos). As to why Media 100 is such a closely guarded secret & sells few units – I believe the industry’s thirst for a system that “does it all” & has a name with “kudos”, accounts for much of Apple & Avid’s success. Not to mention their marketing skills!

G5 dual 2.7, OS10.4.10, 4G RAM
Media100 HD V11.6 & Producer, AE 7
3.6 terra RAID

[Chris Stevens]

I have same problem (HVR M15E). But despite M100 saying it’s in NTSC mode, when I digitise the clips are in PAL!

G5 dual 2.7, OS10.4.10, 4G RAM
Media100 HD V11.6 & Producer, AE 7
3.6 terra RAID

[Chris Stevens]

I’m also fed up with waiting for Autodesk to update Cleaner. Perhaps users could encourage them to do something at IBC? Or bombard their support department with emails…

G5 dual 2.7, OS10.4.10, 4G RAM
Media100 HD V11.6 & Producer, AE 7
3.6 terra RAID

[Chris Stevens]

I’m in the same boat. Have found the Alchemist the only high quality means of transcoding high speed or busy footage. Locked off shots, or footage with little dynamic change in the frame can be encoded with other hardware which is not motion compensated. But as more facilities are now using the Alchemist, you should be able to negotiate a deal?

G5 dual 2.7, OS10.4.8, 4G RAM
Media100 HD V11.5 & Producer, AE 7
3.6 terra RAID

[Chris Stevens]

I too need XDCAM native support in Media 100 (& would love to see colour correction like FCP). Let’s encourage Media 100 to develop both these requirements…

G5 dual 2.7, OS10.4.8, 4G RAM
Media100 HD V11.5 & Producer, AE 7
3.6 terra RAID

[Chris Stevens]

Yes please! I too would love to see ther three wheel CC system in Media 100 & the white balance thingy.
Had a fast response from Media 100 re support of native XDCAM files – it’s planned for early 2008. Thank you Boris for stepping up a league in responding to our requests & dreams.

G5 dual 2.7, OS10.4.8, 4G RAM
Media100 HD V11.5 & Producer, AE 7
3.6 terra RAID

[Chris Stevens]

I use After Effects for comping then DVD studio pro for authoring. Works for me…

G5 dual 2.7, OS10.4.8, 4G RAM
Media100 HD V11.5 & Producer, AE 7
3.6 terra RAID