Donald Berube
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You should also definitely take a strong, hands-on look at the Canon XH A1.
– don
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As long as you are using FCP v5.1.2 or higher, you should have no problem capturing Canon HDV 24F over Firewire provided that you play the source tapes from a Canon HDV camcorder. Select an “Easy Setup” of “HDV 1080P 24F”. This works 100% and any tech problems I have seen reported regarding capturing 24F in FCP have always been due to operator error and not setting the correct preferences within FCP.
Please do let us know how you make out and if you have any other questions.
– don
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>>>>>>>>The solution is throw away the stereo camera mic, buy a mono, wire it into the rear XLR and then put your lav into audio2. Then you have 2 discreet audio channels that can be captured by any NLE. Just like real professional cameras.
Ummmm, how are you getting two discrete audio channels if they are being fed by the same monophonic mic?
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Yes, but you will most likely have to capture channel 1 in one pass, then channel 4 in a second pass. At least this is the case with Final Cut Pro.
– don
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Currently as of FCP v5, Real Time Analog Video Pass-Through over FireWire does not work for HDV as it does with Standard Definition DV… it has to do with the GOP (Group Of Pictures) and the significantly greater CPU processing power required to process the HDV stream. The only time you can send an HDV signal back through an HDV camcorder via FireWire is when you go to the “File” Menu and then select “Print To Video”. Final Cut Pro will then need a short amount of time to re-conform the media on the timeline (recreate the GOP) and then the timeline is ready to be “printed back to video” – essentially meaning the timeline is ready to be displayed without dropping frames over FireWire into the HDV camcorder, where you will then be able to record the HDV signal to tape and/or pull the signal off of the Analog video outputs of the camcorder as the “Print To Video” process occurs and display it on an Analog monitor (Composite, S-Video or Component).
NOTE: You must specify in the “Audio/Video Settings” within Final Cut Pro whether you are outputting 60i or 24Frame material when using a Canon HDV camcorder. You can do this by going to the “Final Cut Pro” Menu, then select “Audio/Video Settings”, then click on the “A/V Devices” tab, then make sure that the correct selection is chosen under “Video” under the “Different Outputs For Edit To Tape/ Print To Video”. Example: For 60i HDV, you would select “HDV (1440×1080) 60i”. This will only be available if a FireWire cable is properly connected between your Canon XH or XL camcorder and your Macintosh. If you have an older or slower Mac, uncheck the “Mirror On Desktop” feature (provided that you have a monitor connected to your camcorder).
Please let us know if you need any further clarification on this matter and do keep in touch.
– don
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Basically, that was an issue of the older XL1. This was resolved with the XL1s, which replaced the XL1.
You can always crop it out when you encode your final output. In any case, it will never show up on a standard NTSC monitor as stndard definition NTSC video siplay is 640×480 (and not 720×480).
Let us know if you have any other questions, ok?
Keep in touch,
– don
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>>>>>>>>does it matter what playback deck is used? The tapes will not be played back from a XL H1 in any case. Is any mini-DV deck capable of playback of footage from an XL H1?
– I shot some 24P Standard Def DV with an XL H1 (set to 2:3:3:2 Mode) and it played back perfectly as 24P DV in an XL2. As far as I know, any standard NTSC DV camcorder will play back properly, as long as you set your NLE Capture Preferences to the correct settings… I shot 24P Standard Def 2:3:3:2 footage with the XL H1 and then played back from both the XL H1 and the XL2 and ingested into Final Cut Pro v5.1.2 successfully yielding 23.98 material using the “DV NTSC 48 kHz Advanced (2:3:3:2) Pulldown Removal” Capture setting. Alternatively, you can also ingest as standard “DV NTSC 48 kHz”, highlight the ingested clip and then select “Remove Advanced Pulldown” from the “Tools” menu within Final Cut Pro to yield a 23.98 clip.>>>>>>>>Is the edit system a consideration? This client likely has both Final Cut and Avid systems.
– YES, the edit system used is a consideration… The NLE used must natively support 24P ingest, editing and output. Most professional NLE software packages do… Final Cut Pro version 4 and above is fine. The latest versions of AVID support 24P as well – you’ll have to double check with AVID if you are using an older version.>>>>>>>>Any advice/experience will be appreciated.
– Please let us know if you have any other questions or comments. Do keep in touch, ok?Best regards,
– don
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That is completely a bogus price. There is no way that any reseller can sell the XH A1 for more than $2000 under MAP. If any reseller is advertising such a low price, it is false advertising and they are definitely not an authorized reseller. I wouldn’t do it. Your hard-earned money is too valuable.
You can always check resellerratings.com at https://www.resellerratings.com to verify the background of any online web retailer. It’s a good way to find out if a shady web retailer has a bad track record from reviews by actual past customers of that retailer. I did a ratings search on “Camera City” which is the retailer who had the $1269 price you mentioned and following are the customer reviews for that retailer:
https://www.resellerratings.com/store/CCI_Camera_CityWould YOU want to do business with this retailer???
– don
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You’ll notice less resolution and color accuracy with the HDR-HC3 compared to the 1440x1080pixel capture and DIGIC signal processing of the Canon XH A1. Will the HC3 mix in well with the XH A1? Not exactly,,, you’ll have to dumb down the sharpness on the XH A1 so that it matches the lower resolution of the HC3. Pixel-wise, the Canon XH A1 has 50% more horizontal resolution than the Sony – and it is noticeable. Color-wise, the XH A1 is simply more accurate due to the 3-CCD image block and DIGIC DV II HD signal processor.
Perhaps you can obtain ‘somewhat acceptable’ results in mtaching footage fropm the two cameras by tweaking in post – but you’ll most likely have to tweak.
– don
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>>>>>>>>What is the signal that is output via the component out of the XH A1? Is it the same as the G1 or H1 in terms of resolution? Is it live from the camera head so that I could incorporate it into a multi-camera set?
– In a LIVE situation, the Component output bypasses the HDV compression going to tape. It is an uncompressed analog Component Y(Green) Pb/Cb(Blue) Pr/Cr(Red) 4:2:2 output. Perfectly suitable for incorporation into a multi-camera production, providing that you have a switcher with Component inputs.
– don
https://www.noisybrain.com
https://www.bosfcpug.org