Don Greening
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The low light capabilities of the NX5 are not going to be as good as the EX cameras because of the difference in sensor size. This is just physics. Also, in order of picture quality it’s generally accepted that they occur in the following order:
- HDV
- AVCHD
- MPEG2-35mbits/sec
For further info why not follow the ongoing discussion in this thread:
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/142/870227
– Don
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[Andy Nickless] “Anyone who keeps their BPAV files will be familiar with the frustration of downloading and archiving these huge files in which only the audio is required.”
XDCAM EX files are a mere 18% larger than MiniDV files. This is a far cry from just a few short years ago when full raster 1920×1080 video took up more than a gigabyte of hard drive space for every minute of footage. Yikes. What these cameras have done is allowed us to get into HD with enormous quality for almost the same price as the original HDV cameras.
[Andy Nickless] “Another item high on my wish list for the next firmware is the ability to record Audio Only.”
Agreed.
– Don
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[Michael Slowe] “although I believe that the EX1 R has made them a bit harder to press accidentally. “
Correct. The EX1R has more traditional buttons that take more pressure to operate. The EX1 has membrane switches that are easily activated.
[Michael Slowe] “the time it takes to set the function up would negate its use for me shooting documentary in the field.”
Right again. Although the in-camera transition functions are nice to have they’re certainly not the answer for all situations.
– Don
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You could open up the iris more in concert with the lens telephoto. In order to control the extra light either use the ND filter and/or increase the shutter speed.
– Don
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Hi Shuling,
Check out CatDV. It’s a terrific program for what you want to do, although it’s perhaps more program than you might need. The price for the entry level version is very reasonable. There’s also a CatDV forum right here at Creative COW.
– Don
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[Adam Welz] “so you’ll have to go elsewhere to find out about it. “
So noted. Thanks, Adam.
– Don
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[Luis Hernandez] “does any one has experience with the EX1 or EX3 cameras and how reliable or can it be compare this cameras to the NX5? “
You might have difficulty getting an answer about the reliability of the new NX5 because it hasn’t been out long enough to build a track record. The EX1 and EX3 cameras have a good track record in terms of reliability and ease of use. I was an EX1 owner when they came out and these cameras were not without some problems at first but those issues have since been rectified.
If the new NX5 interests you and is something that your shooting style can benefit from then by all means buy one. Like all early adopters, myself included, you pays your money and you takes your chances. I’m sure any minor issues with these new cameras will be dealt with in a timely fashion.
– Don
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Andy,
That’s what all (or some) of those cute membrane switches under the handle are for:)
– Don
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Once you get XDCAM Transfer downloaded and installed you can run it as a stand-alone app. Start the program and go to preferences, and click on the “Import” tab,specifically you want to select a folder where you want the converted video clips to reside. Once that’s done then at the bottom of the XDCAM Transfer page click on the ADD button. Within the window that pops up navigate to the folder containing one of the BPAV folders on your hard drive. Once the program “sees” the folder it will automatically show all the clips in the main window. You can select all the clips (Cmd A) and click “Import”. The rest is all automatic.
From there it’s just a matter of starting FCP, navigating to the converted files and importing.
You can also use XDCAM Transfer within FCP. To do this start FCP and from the File menu choose: Import>Sony XDCAM. The XDCAM Transfer Tool will start automatically and you can use it the same way as you do when it’s a stand-alone app. The difference here is that once you’ve gotten to the point where you choose “Import” in the XDCAM Window the files will be converted, imported into the perviously chosen XDCAM folder but will also appear on FCP’s Browser automatically.
All this stuff I’ve just copied and pasted from one of my previous go-arounds with another poster. It’s all available by using the COW’s search function.
– Don
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[Andrew Black] “The only way to get at the media that I can figure out is to import the quicktime files from the individual clip files through Clip browser.”
This is not Clip Browser’s purpose. An oversimplification is to describe it as a copy tool. You cannot use it to import XDCAM EX video clips into Final Cut Pro. You need Sony’s XDCAM Transfer Tool. You can find it here:
https://support.sonybiz.ca/esupport/eSupportHome.asp
You’re looking for this file: XDCAM Transfer for Final Cut Pro PDZK-P1 V2.11
– Don