Don Greening
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Hi Clint,
Your list seems like an efficient workflow on your part. It looks like you’ve got everything under control over there. For myself, I’ll be doubling my acquisition headaches when my first Ki Pro Mini shows up in another month or so. We’ll see how that goes.
Cheers,
– Don
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Never mind. I went back in the forum history and have found that you’ve checked it out (CatDV) already.
– Don
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[Clint Fleckenstein] “That means we’re not using FCP at that stage at all. Looks like we’ll stick with the existing apps for now, then.”
Clint,
I can’t remember if I’ve mentioned this to you before, but I’ve been using the cataloging program CatDV for a while now and It’s certainly sped up my workflow. I can log and preview clips, write comments etc. There’s even a command to “send to FCP” in the menus. People that have been using this program for a while now swear by it. There’s also a forum here on the COW.
– Don
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[Jim Leishman] “Should I be concerned with flicker at this speed?”
Probably. The faster the shutter the more likely there will be flicker. I live in NTSC land and whenever I encounter computer screen flicker I have to lower the shutter speed to 1/50th to get rid of it. You’re already on the right track by shooting 60p but you’ll have to do a test to see if flicker is going to be an issue. Don’t forget about the flicker reduction setting in the EX menu as well.
– Don
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Try trashing the preference file for XDCAM Transfer. When you start the program again it will be with that program’s default settings. See if that solves it.
– Don
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[Bill Skinner] “Best I can discover is that it may be the result of using “all clip delete” repeatedly.”
I must say that your way of thinking is most………logical. To continue with this Vulcan train of thought I believe that your solution to the incorrect card space reading is………..satisfactory. And agreeable.
– Don
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I don’t think you’re missing anything obvious at all. Why not contact companies like Letus and ask them what they recommend? As far as I know if you take away the lens then what’s left is the record button on the top handle. Or an assignable button. However which way you slice it, you’re still going to have to touch the camera.
– Don
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Hi Mikkel,
I’ve just responded to your email.
– Don
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If your EX3 was purchased before the 32G SxS cards were available for sale the camera needs a firmware update before the cards are recognized by the camera. Make sure your EX3 has the proper firmware version.
If the firmware is up to date then the first thing to try is to go to the camera menu and use the “RESET ALL” function. This defaults the camera to its factory settings and may be all you need to have your SxS cards recording properly.
I’ve never heard of an EX camera warning about a full SxS card when it’s only used up 1/4 of its storage. That’s a new one for me. If that doesn’t solve it send it in to Sony for repair.
– Don
Don Greening
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[Craig Seeman] “I wonder what one would need to shoot in a tornado. We had one here a couple of weeks ago but it moved too quickly for me to shoot it through the window. Today we’re getting gusts to 60mph.”
You guys are having the worst weather this year. Don’t think I haven’t noticed. If it isn’t hurricane after hurricane crawling up the coast it’s flooding or something.
When the wind is really howling I use this:
https://www.rycote.com/products/s-series_kit/
– Don
Don Greening
Reeltime Videoworks
http://www.reeltimevideoworks.com