[Gerret Warner]

Thanks, Jeff. Very helpful details.

Gerret

[Gerret Warner]

Thanks, Jeff. Yes, other friends have told me it’s closer to a stop than a half stop, in spite of the specs and the rental house claims.

And thanks for the tip about helping building the rig. No need for white shading on a 1/3″ CCD?

[Gerret Warner]

Thanks, Helmut.

They claim 5 years of daily use, a good investment so long as they work just as well as the “High Performance” originals.

My only remaining question is whether my HVX200 can run 64GB cards. I upgraded firmware to take the 16GB, but haven’t use any larger cards. Any idea (Panasonic’s site is hard to decode)

[Gerret Warner]

Thanks, both.

Yes, Jeremy, I meant the P+S Technik, which seems to be the best of the lot. But the rental house in Dallas where I’ll be shooting has the Letus, says it’s a half-stop of loss, is user mountable, and the price is right, so looks like what I’ll try.

Thanks again for the advice.

Gerret

[Gerret Warner]

Jeremy’s right about 720PN. I’ve been using it for a year for DVD and web output, and it’s wonderful. I saved lots of P2 space and images look great.

[Gerret Warner]

Michael,
I haven’t yet used ProRes. Is there a reason to use it instead of DVCProHD? Should I convert in Compressor either way?

Thanks

[Gerret Warner]

Very helpful.

Thanks, Jeremy

[Gerret Warner]

Brilliant. Can’t believe I’ve lived with those anonymous numbers for so long. To be clear, though, it sounds as if the key is to assign a name in Log and Transfer rather than in FCP 6, so that FCP makes the connection between the two names in future relinking, no?

Thanks again.

[Gerret Warner]

Thanks, Jeremy.
If I rename them in Log & Transfer what happens if I trash my capture scratch then–at a later date–want to relink a project to the MXF files. Will the new files names relink with Panasonic’s numerical names?

Thanks, especially for the MXF4Mac tip.

[Gerret Warner]

FYI,

Worked as promised by Panasonic’s site. A key instruction is to keep powered by AC rather than battery, since losing power during the firmware upgrade is to be avoided at all costs.