[Gerry Condez]

Thanks Floh,
From 20 mins to secs. Youre d best! I will hate to be Flohless!!! Keep it Flouwing!!!
Gerry

[Gerry Condez]

Hi Floh,

[Floh]: “Since you do have an FCP/Kona3 system, you can install the trial version of Media 100 Suite software there and give it a try, using the Kona card and the FireWire inputs. Media 100 and FCP live happily together on the same system.”

Thanks for the help. I spoke with Matt at Media100 quite some time about this upgrade. They got some very good deal that time and I guess I missed it. I have taken little steps regarding taking a big leap toward HD. It also concern about the existing software I have that will work (still) when I upgrade to Leopard also budget. My system all runs with OS 10.4.11 and cant meet the new Media100HD requirements. Not even sure if AE7 would work. I can get the trial version but might render all my older applications useless. My Kona3 too is a pci-x version and even when I upgrade to a faster computer it wont work. Do you have any recommendations?

Media100 is great in cutting work with tight deadlines, which happens to me all the time. I know that My Media100i system cant do much filters so my approach is to shoot HDV cameras with Letus mini adapters in order to avoid rendering effects and have a different look in video. Incase they want more then I use the MBLooks in AE7.

I built the system already and running Final Cut Studio 2/Kona 3X and pushed clients to get HD, 2 years not even one request yet. I dont do commercials but weddings. I decided to shoot everything now in HDV and deliver in SD-DVD’s. in case they want HD, I have the material anyway.

I will finish my Media 100i setup for now and hopefully see you around in Media100 HD very soon.
I have Matt’s cell number and told me call him anytime.

Thank you very much, my apologies for tons of my off topic stuff here in this post. – Gerry

[Gerry Condez]

Hi Floh,
Sorry, Its me again. This is regarding your earlier post about this:

Floh: “FCP only lets you capture HDV over FireWire into the HDV codec. In Media 100, you can select e.g. Media 100 i codec or ProRes for capturing HDV over FireWire, which would give you more realtime effects. No need to go in over SDI or Component there.”

Question: Are you pertaining to HDV being captured to Media100i through firewire with the right codec?
I remember trying to connect an HDV through M100i firewire but there was no video and audio. I dont have the Media 100HD yet.

Thanks – Gerry

[Gerry Condez]

I hope its not too much to ask, but if you can point me to the right direction to what codec as you mentioned “AE render settings are not correct, since files rendered from AE into the Media 100 codec should import very quickly (seconds, not minutes)”, I’ll be truly happy and be able to try additional effects with AE7 on location. Thanks in advance. -Gerry

[Gerry Condez]

Hi Floh,
Many thanks. I am definite about upgrading my system in time. Currently I have an AJA Kona 3x, Final Cut Studio 2 that runs on my G5 dual 2.7 and tried that direction with HDV through firewire. But somehow cant get any realtime FX. I can only do so much editing in 3 hours before showing edited MTV style during diner at reception places and that includes motion FX, color FX and letter box mask on the single Media100 graphic layer. Rendering time is very long with HDV plus the layers above included. Actually, I just received my Convergent design LE minutes ago and have not tested it yet. I heard that HDV takes more time to edit and would rather use the LE converter to convert the HDV to the right HD format and use Kona all the way. Not still sure about this but it is costing me a lot just to test and get it right.
I love Media 100 and its very simple to use. Never had any serious incident for over 12 years. But I see that there are more plugins out there like Magic Bullet Looks that dont support M100. I might be wrong. I try to avoid exporting to After Effects, use the plugins and edit it back to media 100. No time to render all those on location. 3 minutes plus of video = 20 mins plus of rendering and another 20+ mins of importing back to M100i on a G4. Only if I have extra hour to spare and AE wont crash.
I actually tried a minute of HDV footage captured through component of M100i and watch it on our dual 52 inch LCD setup. I’m very glad with the result and better than DV, IMHO. And if the client would want their stuff in HD, we have the originals anyway to edit later.
I saw the Matrox MX02 and MacBookPro combination and specs. Really portable. I like it. I could have a setup already unless I returned the Convergent LE. lol – Again, thank you. – Gerry

[Gerry Condez]

Just waiting for the Convergent LE and decided to connect my HDV camera to Media 100i Component input. I was first trying to figure out how to add the SDI junction box to my existing setup but will make it heavier to take on location doing same day edit and presentations.
Shot a wedding in HDV and digitize it to Media100i through component input, 16:9 setting and the result was AMAZING. Never seen shots this sharp and detailed. My only problem is that when I digitize, the monitor does not sync (color shifting and line moving in the middle) but when playing the entire video from the timeline, it looks great.
I guess my final cut studio with kona 3x will use the convergent LE instead to capture HDV. I thought my Media 100i had its time, but I guess still a bit longer. Thanks – Gerry

BTW, Audio and video are all synced even often there are blue gaps on the recording when the camera was not properly cued for recording.

[Gerry Condez]

Hi Guys,
I will let you know the outcome. I ordered a Convergent Design LE instead of the Si which has AES audio out. Another problem is the cable. I cant find a male XLR and male BNC around. Only cable available I found that was similar was made for TimeCode. Is it possible to use the same timecode cable? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/306705-REG/Comprehensive_XLRJ_BP_6B_BNC_Male_to_XLR.html
Once the unit arrives I will try HDV direct to Media100i.
Heres a complete details what HD-Connect LE can do: https://69.15.88.17/HDLE%20files/HD-Connect_LE_FAQ.pdf
Thanks again for your input. Gerry

[Gerry Condez]

Hi Andrew,
Thanks for responding quick. The HD-Connect SI converts HDV to HD/SD-SDI. I’m thinking that it can do the conversion to SD as well. Just wondering about the audio if that can be converted to AES/EBU to M100i? Gerry

[Gerry Condez]

Hi Shane,
Thank you very much for the information and your time. I’m very glad to get help from here. I saw the Convergent Design HD Connect SI you mentioned, I’ll go B&H tomorrow.
I saw tons of bnc connection on the Kona junction box, I think I only need one for the Convergent Design. Can I connect it to any of those 2 SDI ins? Do I need an SDI monitor to view the out going video? Can I use a regular LCD with HDMI? I saw a Mini Converter from AJA (Hi5) will that work? Any recommendations? Thank you again.
Gerry

[Gerry Condez]

You’re my hero too. But not sure yet. I remember seeing similar color clips and did nothing yet because I was just testing my setup. Clips played though. Just happened that I was reading this forum and realized I might have the same problem. Unfortunately, I trashed those test clips but I checked that I have Quicktime 7.5.5. Thanks