[Filippo Ferlini]

It is not a clean solution, but we was able of come back to 7.1.2 drivers, under Snow Leopard.
WIth some minor errors the two systems are working with extended desktop. Until BMD put back this option.

[Filippo Ferlini]

Dear Joshua,

I agree with your statement, and understand, but in our case this cut off is a big problem.
We are using two Studio to broadcast (litteraly) two chat windows from iChat.
It is a very basic use, but work. Or, better, worked.

Some suggestions on a workaround?

thanks

[Filippo Ferlini]

Thanks.

How is the process to capture MXF in FCP? I have a old version and I am upgrading to 5.1 this week… and really I am not familiar with MXF

regards

[Filippo Ferlini]

Well, I think the best way to get high quality from a PDW-F350 is using the HD-SDI out. You can use a BlackMagic HD (any model) and capture at uncompressed HD quality. Of course you will need a lot of GB in your system. Really I want to see the MXF and direct ingestion quality, because I suppose the best you can achieve only by HD-SDI.
Here we have a 330, and the output is analog component HD, is more difficult to manage. Now BlackMagic is selling a Extreme HD (with analog component HD in), I am waiting for one unit to try it.
For the monitor issue I think a good option will be the LMD-9050 from Sony. Is portable, LCD, and multiformat with HD-SDI input. Use the same battery than the camera. The list price is high (High Definition Price)
4.266 US$.
Good luck

[Filippo Ferlini]

Really they do not show the connection between the recorder and the computer. I suppose that the connection was by firewire because they told about a direct link with the camera and the cameras has only the firewire. If you remember the first XDCAM generation was available a ethernet card for the camcorders, but with XDCAM HD I do not see a similar solution. Also the demo show a direct access to the disk (a FAM mode?), and I think that is a firewire.

About the recorder and player my idea is that this equipments are for traditional editing suite. I am investigating a board that is offering a MPEG-2 TS (transport stream) in/out. This board will permit at the PDW-F30 (low cost player) in/out from a HDV device (computer?)?

More than this I can say you that the demo was very great, and was showed every two hours in the main theather in Apple Booth. The intoduction was a demo tape from CNN. The feel I got is a great cooperation between Sony and Apple and a strong support of this format…

[Filippo Ferlini]

Yap, I have the same problem with a PDW-F330 camera. The problem is worst because the camera output is analog component HD, in the PDW-F350 the output is a HD-SDI (and you can find very chip boards with this input). We will buy a new HD Extreme from BlackMagic, that have this input (analog component HD).

About Flip4MAC consider that the MXF transfer work in a Ethernet connection, and you need a Player or Recorder desk unit.

Really I saw the XDCAM HD TRANSFER software demostration in Apple booth at NAB and is very impressive. A Sony person told me that will be available in June. I can not wait…

Regards

[Filippo Ferlini]

Also if you are very hurry I have the manual in pdf format in my office (I buy a PDW-F330K), I return the May 2nd. If you want I can send you. Give me your address (is a large file).

[Filippo Ferlini]

You can find any Sony operation manual in the european website: http://www.sonybiz.net. You need to register and after this you can see the manuals. At the moment the manual for the PDW-F series is not available, but I hope will be in the next week. Stay tuned.
Good luck