Don Greening
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Kelli, yeah manual focus is the only way to go, especially when the zoom and iris are maxed out. The human eye is a much more accurate device than any focus assist, regardless of price.
If at all possible try not to use any picture gain because the EX1R’s imagers are a little noisy to begin with and gaining up will just accentuate the issue. It’s absolutely okay to use the iris wide open as long as you stay on full manual focus (pull the focus ring back until it clicks into manual). This way there will be no ‘focus hunting’ from the camera at all.
Zoom into your subject and use the expanded focus button on the hand grip. Set your focus and you’re done. FYI unlike the Z1U, expanded focus can be used on the EX1R while recording to re-check focus periodically to make sure there is no lens breathing during the session. Since you are an experienced content creator you will know that a shallow depth of field will minimize the viewer’s eyes from wandering away from what you want them to focus on.
Even though the EX1R’s flip out screen is good enough for critical focus you may want to also use a larger on-camera field monitor in these instances to give your camera person more piece of mind during the session.
Hope this helps.
– Don
Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
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If the camera’s back focus is off then the peaking shouldn’t be trusted. The camera’s built in flange back routine for adjusting the back focus can be done in-house but since the camera is so new it would be in your best interests to take the camera back to where you bought it and get them to do the adjustment. To find out for sure if the back focus is out first:
- set it on full manual focus
- zoom all the way in to an object
- set focus
- zoom back full wide
- zoom back in to the object
if the focus held then the back focus is fine. If the focus is soft then you need the adjustment done.
– Don
Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com -
[Robin Probyn] “Thats correct is it not..?”
It’s correct. I use Paragon Software’s NTSF for Mac constantly and It works as advertised. It’s only 20 bucks.
https://www.paragon-software.com/home/ntfs-mac/
– Don
Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com -
[Robin Probyn] “Some confusion maybe.. Im only using mac.. always have done.. it was more the other way round.. “
No Confusion. You’re forgetting that the OP asked about PC to Mac advice. I was addressing both scenarios.
– Don
Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com -
[Robin Probyn] “What alternatives would they have at the other end,if I say sorry its a mac formatted drive.. “
If you give them an NTSF formatted drive with your XDCAM files they’ll have to either buy NTFS for Mac or find someone at their end who can transfer from their windows machine to a Mac OS Extended (HFS+) hard drive.
FAT32 formatting exists so that both Mac and Windows platforms can read and write to the drive without extra software. The downside is that there’s a 4G file size limit with FAT32. I’m pretty sure Clip Browser can prepare XDCAM EX files for export to a FAT32 device. I would suspect that it would treat UDF files in the same manner. Research is needed to be sure.
Your situation has nothing to with NLEs, it’s a platform issue.
If you continue to cater to Mac platform customers then you should really treat them the same as Windows platform customers and offer them a complete service. Buy some memory sticks from an office supply store then find someone you know locally with a Mac. Get that person to format your sticks in Mac OS Extended. Then you can write to those sticks with your Windows platform with MacDrive. If you want look after your Mac-based clients the path outlined above is simply the cost of doing business.
– Don
Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com -
Paragon Software’s NTFS for Mac allows you to read and write to any NTFS formatted HD, making the worry about copying files to a FAT32 formatted drive irrelevant.
For PC users, your solution is called MacDrive.
– Don
Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com -
[Abraham Chaffin] “I’ve nuked his posts and account.
Thanks again Don.”
No no, Thank YOU, Abraham 🙂
– Don
Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com -
[Brent Dunn] ” This will bring in the files and encode them to the proper ProRes format.”
You mean change them to an MOV wrapper, right Brent? It will still be XDCAM EX format, not Pro Res.
– Don
Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com -
[pius gyang] “want to find transfer drivers for xdcam ex”
Copy the link below into your browser’s URL address window:
https://support.sonybiz.ca/esupport/Navigation.do?filetype=Software
At the top of the page type this into the search field:
driver Ver. 1.0.52020
The search will take you to a page that has two (2) files for download. Choose the second one that looks like this:
SxS Device driver Ver. 1.0.52020 for Mac (Oct 2010)
SxS_driver_V1.0.52020_forMac.zip– Don
Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
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[Maggie Thistle] “At the moment, I’m highlighting them and clicking remove but a box appears for every clip asking if I want to clear the cache files also.”
Don’t try to remove each clip separately in the middle window. Go to the left side of the screen (source window) where the folders are listed. Right or control click on one of the folders and choose REMOVE from the pop-up menu. Click OK from the ARE YOU SURE prompt and the folder will be deleted along with all the clips in the middle window that are associated with that folder.
[Maggie Thistle] ” I can only highlight a few clips at a time as when I try to import all the clips a warning appears saying something about wrong file types.”
Just a question first. Is your original media recorded on SXS or SDHC? I’ve never seen an issue where the non-optimized media warning has come up. Once one of the folders in the source window is highlighted all the clip icons appear in the main top window. All I do to import all clips is to highlight one then choose SELECT ALL or Cmd -A. all the clips should become selected then just choose IMPORT at the bottom right of the main window.
– Don
Don Greening
A Vancouver Video Production Company
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com