[David S.]

[Jan Crittenden Livingston] “I think the MACBookPro is not compatible with FCP just yet, and the adapter that will make the PCIExpress compatible with the PCMCIA card is not yet available so you should on a wait and see there, but a current Powerbook would work. You do need FCP5.04 and at least 1.4GHz processor.”

Jan is absolutely correct here.

Apple FCPStudio will be compatible with the Intel based Macintoshes no later than March 31, 2006.

Cross grades to FCPStudio Universal from FCP Studio are $49.00.

David S.

[David S.]

[Graeme Nattress] “Probably caveat emptor.

Graeme”

Geez Graeme. You’re sounding like an attorney.

That’s my job. 🙂

David S.

[David S.]

You got one of these Panny’s on order Noah???

Seriously, I feel poorly for the guys who just took delivery of the 8gb higher priced cards.

That’s a lot to leave on the table.

David S.

[David S.]

[Shane Ross] “Ahhh…nevermind. The manual DOES say this. I was just on the wrong page.”

Now Shane, this wouldn’t be an issue with tape based footage. 🙂

David S.

[David S.]

Also EventDV magazine, in an editorial, is reporting that Panasonic received 40,000 pre orders for the HVX200

David S.

[David S.]

I believe FCP 5.04 supported importing the P2 card data.

No driver needed to actually mount and copy the p2 card to the PB with a cardbus slot

David S.

[David S.]

[Steve Connor] “Ah yes, the urban myth, HDV can’t film anything that moves!”

I still do not understand this statement on HDV. I keep looking for footage that supports it, and there some issues we’ve seen on heavily leaved trees on a very fast pan.

But everything else doesn’t show it atleast over the last two months

David S.

[David S.]

[Jan Crittenden Livingston] “This month we will be delivering a much higher quantity to the market over last, thank God, and it will all start to come out exactly what the camera is and what it isn’t.”

This is great news. At least for me, I’ve really struggled with this product. It seems so promising. Somewhat pricey in acquisition and delivery workflow, and there are so many unknowns. But the tradeoffs, as I’ve said, look to be manageable.

On one side, there is almost a cult of adherents. But I don’t see alot of objective evaluations without scopes, graphs, etc.

At least for me, I just want to handle a camera and test it. But where I live which is shared I believe by many potential buyers, that isn’t possible and I, like so many others, have to rely on those who have some inside handle on getting cameras and doing the testing.

I sincerely wish that Panasonic and/or Jan would put this camcorder on some basis in the hands of an average/median user, and let that girl/guy provide some journeyman footage.

I volunteer, but if ain’t me, then can’t it be someone else that can at least report results from a center, unbiased position?

Many of the potential purchasers have no alternatives to evaluate and compare side by side footage between the cams in the mix.

Anyway, MtC

David S.

[David S.]

In SD mode, it shoots to tape at 4:1:1.

David S.

[David S.]

Thanks for the update.

It sounds as if you do have a Z1U and the Panasonic.

Now if we could get 10 seconds of each as an athletic event from roughly the same angle.

Oh well.

David S.