[Gary Stone]

Hey Floh…

The source files are coming from a Canon 5S mkII (.mov files) and a GoPro Hero3 (.mp4).

I was hoping to avoid all the tweaking in ColorFX. As I mentioned to Ken, I passed the files through AE to bring it in with the DVCPro codec at 29.97. I think M-100 prefers that arrangement because it doesn’t have to render all the frames, and AE seems to do a better job with it. I haven’t tried Compressor, but I’m thinking it may also serve well in this task. (?)

[Gary Stone]

Thanks for the suggestions, Ken. Unfortuntely, tweaking the levels afterwards only improves the midrange levels. The blacks have already been crushed and the highlights blown out.

I found that importing the files into Adobe AE and then outputting to DVCPro HD at 29.97 will give me a useable file without building noticeable contrast. I just wish I could do this without the extra steps.

G.

[Gary Stone]

Hey Ken…

I’ve seen those choices on the export settings… but not the import settings. Can you be more specific on where they are?

Thanks…

Gary

[Gary Stone]

Thanks for workflow on this, Floh. Before I launch into the 130+ hours of material for this project, I’m doing a test. I’ve followed the steps you outlined, but now I’m waiting for the client to try out the files (and there doesn’t appear to be any way to speed up that part of the process). 😉

-Gary

[Gary Stone]

Hey Jason…

I have seen the notes that 10.6.8 is creating some issues. I’m running 10.5.8 on my Mac.

I have some Media 100 NTSC files (640×480) that appear to be just fine. I’m finding a lot of the Media 100 NTSC-720 files are the problem. Checking more….

[Gary Stone]

Thanks Floh! It always gives me a good feeling when you get a feeling about what options might be coming down the pipeline. 😉

G.

[Gary Stone]

Cool. Thanks for the intell on the software! Hopefully we’ll some other ideas to chime in as well.

Gary

[Gary Stone]

If you’re starting with P2 footage, import it first from the P2 Import dialog, and then use command+I to reimport that media at your desired frame rate.

I did this with the results coming back having noticeably increased contrast. Is that normal/controllable?

If you have Calibrated MXF Import, you can skip the P2 Import dialog and just do the command+I directly, navigating to the Video .MXF files in the P2 contents folder.

I’m not familiar with the Calibrated MXF import. I’m running M100 Suite 1.6.2. and don’t see that in the options. Have I missed an upgrade?

G.

[Gary Stone]

Dave,

I attempted to import the P2 files under a different standard, but I’m not seeing the options to do that. Are you suggesting I re-import the converted P2 files in the new standard?

G.

[Gary Stone]

Thanks Dave.

Interesting… I assume that I can interpret my 29.97 footage to 59.94 as well using the same controls, yeah?

I’ve been editing in SD for 20+ years, and even though I’ve been shooting HD for several years now, I’ve just started exploring the HD editing options and requirements. I’ve been opting for 720 30PN on the HVX-200 for certain projects because of its efficiency (i.e. longer record times), but since I haven’t needed to output to anything other than the web or SD DVDs, it hasn’t been an issue.

Technological advances… always exciting, always a challenge!

G.