[James Orlowski]

I don’t even like to install “official” upgrades… If my machine’s working now, why risk it? …

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James Orlowski
RYNO Production, Inc.
http://www.rynoproduction.com
800-860-7966

[James Orlowski]

I had to convert my MXF files to uncompressed Quicktimes (in AE) before I was able to play them (after another render) in Premiere with my AJA LH card, if that helps.

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James Orlowski
RYNO Production, Inc.
http://www.rynoproduction.com
800-860-7966

[James Orlowski]

Thanks for all the suggestions.

I went with the Panasonic AG-DV2500. It’s a simple DV/DVCAM deck that’ll suit our needs for this situation.

I didn’t go with a more multi-format deck because we do have the Panasonic AJ-HD1400 deck on one of our suites, should a format request come our way that the DV2500 can’t handle.

I did some DV tests from my Xena workstation and discovered the only way I can output via Fireware from Premiere Pro is to start the job with one of Premiere’s standard DV presets. I then import my Xena jobs into that DV job. It requires quite a bit of rendering, however, before Exporting to Tape. Is that the proper way to do this, or is there a better way to output directly from a 720×480 Xena job?

Thanks.

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James Orlowski
RYNO Production, Inc.
http://www.rynoproduction.com
800-860-7966

[James Orlowski]

Thanks for your input! That’s a shocker that a local TV station in your area will only accept MiniDV, but I suppose DV is the wave of the future…

We have a multi-format Panasonic AJ-HD1400 deck, but that deck’s on our high-end system and I really don’t want to use it for menial tasks like dubbing spots for end-use. That’s why I’d like to get a basic DV deck for such jobs.

The JVC BR-DV3000U does appear to have a Firewire port for inputting and outputting, according to the specifications page.

No components, but all we really need it for is DV Firewire.

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James Orlowski
RYNO Production, Inc.
http://www.rynoproduction.com
800-860-7966

[James Orlowski]

Thanks for your input! That’s a shocker that a local TV station in your area will only accept MiniDV, but I suppose DV is the wave of the future…

We have a multi-format Panasonic AJ-HD1400 deck, but that deck’s on our high-end system and I really don’t want to use it for menial tasks like dubbing spots for end-use. That’s why I’d like to get a basic DV deck for such jobs.

The JVC BR-DV3000U does appear to have a Firewire port for inputting and outputting, according to the specifications page.

No components, but all we really need it for is DV Firewire.

—
James Orlowski
RYNO Production, Inc.
http://www.rynoproduction.com
800-860-7966

[James Orlowski]

Thanks! I uninstalled the Xena install, and installed v2.5.1 from your website.

So far, it looks like it’s better; I was able to play a project that had issues prior.

I’ll post if I have more issues.

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James Orlowski
RYNO Production, Inc.
http://www.rynoproduction.com
800-860-7966

[James Orlowski]

I got my issue worked out:

It was a setting in my WMP10 player. I turned off “use overlays” in the Tools… Performance… Advanced… tab.

Don’t know what it does or why my MPEG2 files play “purple” when it’s on, but I found the workaround.

[James Orlowski]

Yea, it looks like my Media Player is playing only MPEG2 files purple. All other media types are ok.

I’m not going to worry about it.

[James Orlowski]

I’ll do one better…

Here’s an actual MPEG2 output example of my problem. Looks like the chroma is off for some reason.

https://www.rynocable.com/misc/Sample.mpg

[James Orlowski]

I think I got it. Tell me if this is the correct way of doing it:

I used the PRIMARY and SECONDARY SDI outputs. I set the PRIMARY to 1280x720p and the SECONDARY to 720x486i @ 29.97fps. I’m then able to specify if the analog out is either letterboxed, anamorphic, or cropped.

Right?