[David Telling]

Hi Noah…

Thanks for the fast response.
I use the camera’s component out for monitoring to the Pana LCD in the field, and know I can output back to a P2 Card from Final Cut for later review via the camera…but I’m looking for “real time” monitoring while working on timelines in Final Cut (in addition to the Cinema display). As I understand it, I can’t use my HVX200 (via firewire) as an output device for this purpose, correct?

Thanks

[David Telling]

Thanks to all for the advice on P2 and sea sickness… it’s amazing the information you can get from Creative Cow!!!

Actually, I’m not a bad traveller, and have just got back from the race which was a terrific experience. I’ve also had a great time (so far) with P2. I will try to post my workflow soon in the hope that it will help a few people – like you have all helped me.

Thanks again.

[David Telling]

Thanks to all for the feedback. I now feel very confident moving forward. All that’s left to do now is to locate those sea sickness pills!!!

[David Telling]

Thanks so much for the input – problem solved. When I originally saw that it was going to take up 22gb for the entire install I stopped at that point. Following your advice, I went through the process again. The option to do a custom install comes after you have entered in your serial numbers for Final Cut, DVD Studio Pro and Motion. All I then needed to do was select Final Cut (and Compressor) – 400mb.

Terrific. Appreciate the help.

[David Telling]

Thank you so much for getting back to me, and so quickly. I did indeed try MPEG StreamClip and it seemed to work flawlessly on my test clips, so it seems you’ve given me a potential solution to my problem.

I’m not sure why I’ve had a problem with Flip4Mac. Perhaps it’s just the type of material I am working with (the content is quite dark, with a lot of moving, composited images and transitions) but it seems to produce a good deal of “blockiness” and discoloration (towards green) – no matter what settings I use. I have had conversations with the Flip4Mac moderator and he has seen some of the same problems. I’m sure it will be much better on other materials.

Again, I truly appreciate your help. I will finally be able to sleep tonight!