[Chris Tompkins]

Divide it up into small chunks.

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Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

Give the editor the RAW P2 Files on a Disc.
And an xml if needed.

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Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

You’d think the FW route would be quicker but it’s not in this case.
You can test. Fill a card with media and transfer it via the FW and time it. Do the same for USB. You’ll probably find that the USB is the same or a little faster.

Check out the Tapeless Workflow tutorial here on the cow by Shane Ross.

Yes, transfer ALL the card media to the comp. first. Back it up to another drive. And then back it up to another drive again. This is your tape master and shouldn’t ever be lost. Hard drives fail.

If you use software to transfer the card media to the comp like P2CMS (free) or ShotputPro (not free) they will verify the copy for extra protection.

L&T from the local hard drive copy and NOT the camera. Yes it transcode the files to mov files. Yes it use the format you shot in.

When the edit is ALL done, trash the mov files. Keep the Card Master forever!

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Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

Your best bet would be Vimeo – search HPX170
It’s DVCPROHD not AVCIntra. But it’s the price range and value.

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Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

That camera only has SDI out.

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Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

I will second that on the 170 – Excellent camera. A great value. Will allow you to make piles of money for years to come.

Ya, the 250 is coming out to replace it. But it has a CMOS sensor.
Better in some ways, not better in a lot of ways too.

If it’s in your budget, you won’t regret it. It will still be relevant for many years.

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Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

I’m with ya on this. As I look @ APP coming from FCP camp. This is annoying. Very slow exporting. A real pain. I have taken to edit in a lower setting. Export to Encore (Queue) Then render out a Master Prores.

Then drop that into Episode to create the deliverable. APP needs better render and export.

When I render in AE CS5.5 my whole machine slows to a crawl. Ya, I’ve changed the ram settings, blah, blah, blah.

Adobe has had a windfall drop in their laps and they need to step up their game to hang onto it, I think.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

Finish your edit.
Export to AME.
Select DVD SD preset.

OR

Launch AME.
Import PP sequence.
Render out mpge2 files.

Import those files into Encore.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

It’s not that a Camcorder is or is not compatible with an editing system.

Some cams shoot to a format that can be edited directly (JVC w/ MOV wrapper) And some cams shoot to a format that needs to be converted b/4 editing.

I would suggest you buy the best AVCHD camcorder you can afford.
Look into the Panny HMC series.

Don’t forget:

Extra Battery
Camera bag
UV Filter
SD Cards
Card Reader

Not to mention everything else.
As you shoot to cards your need for Hard Drives will rise as well.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Chris Tompkins]

Does your Sequence settings match your clip settings?

Export using “Current Settings”

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Video Atlanta LLC