[Divonna Ratliff]

Well at least now I know. I suppose that is also the case with the “drift” that happens in the V.O. part of the sound track. Weird that it only happens with the narration & not the music–is it the format? The narration is in wav.

Thank you!

seedeerun

[Divonna Ratliff]

This takes so many steps–is there a quicker way to reset the TC?

seedeerun

[Divonna Ratliff]

Thanks for responding! It’s such a puzzle. When I went home that night and tested my mics again they worked just fine. So I thought it must have been environmental, but then I went back to the same location 2 weeks later and they worked fine there, too. This has happened randomly 3 times with the same effect–the mics sound overmodulated even when set to -12db, on all channels and banks. A scan shows free channels.

It’s nervewracking because it ruins the shoot and I can’t figure out how to prevent it. I’ve taken to carrying a wired stick mic for emergencies. Is there any way to bypass the wireless and make the mics wired as a backup?

seedeerun

[Divonna Ratliff]

You say it works with your 17″ MacBook Pro? That’s what I have–but when I looked up this device on Amazon this is what it says

Digigear 16bit / 32 bit CardBus PCMCIA PC Card to 34 mm ExpressCard Adapter/Reader/Writer (For WIN VISTA & 7, NOT for Mac or Win XP) Support Panasonic P2 /3G/ATA/aircard/wireless LAN/modem cards

So that’s why I’ve steered clear, but maybe that just means the Macs without the ExpressCard 34 slot? The price is right, this would be great if it works!

seedeerun

[Divonna Ratliff]

A lot to be said for that. Thanks for helping me think through this whole thing.

Now I’ve got to solve the whole hard-drive backup issue… do you just keep one of everything on a hard drive? Back it up to a Cloud? Have multi-terabyte backup drives? I lost a drive once and all it’s data, I still grieve…

seedeerun

[Divonna Ratliff]

Thank you!

Yes, I’ve been looking at the P2 Store, and it seems like a good way to go. I’ve got 2 32gb cards now, and my only thought is that I could probably only download 1 of them to the P2 Store if it was full. Although I just downloaded one that was nearly full and it held only 27 gb, so maybe it would hold 2 cards worth, or one 64 gb card?

I’m going to keep looking for a P2 Store or more P2 cards. One 64 gb card would essentially be the same, though more expensive. Unless I’m shooting in full HD, I won’t often need more than the 64 gb I have now, so we’ll see what turns up. I’ve eliminated the idea of getting an older computer as a card reader, at least.

I appreciate your advice, thanks so much. Getting used to cards over tape has been quiet a learning curve but I LOVE my new camera!

seedeerun

[Divonna Ratliff]

Thank you for your helpful responses!

My one concern about using this method is that the old Macs with the PCMCIA slots don’t support the OS needed to run the Panasonic software to verify copying. I’ve heard it can be a problem to just do direct transfer. Should I worry about that?

AND my old Mac died (RIP) while I was prepping it for this dedicated use. Now I’m trying to decide whether to buy a refurbed powerbook to act as a card reader, or whether to buy a reader that will connect by Firewire or USB, or is there an option that will plug into the expresscard/34 slot in my 17″ macbook pro?

What would you recommend?

seedeerun

[Divonna Ratliff]

Yes, DVC. Thanks, that’s helpful.

seedeerun

[Divonna Ratliff]

Thanks for your help!

seedeerun

[Divonna Ratliff]

Thanks. Yes, I saw a new one at Sonic Camera for $1250, but I was thinking if it was in good shape the case & the microphone might make it worth it. Maybe if he threw in the tripod too for the 1500, but I think it might have seen some use.

By the way, how many hours on the heads should be considered too much?

I appreciate your response, thank you!

seedeerun