[John Fishback]

That’s what PAs are for. 🙂

John

MacPro 8-core 2.8GHz, 16 GB RAM, OS 10.9.4, QT10.1, Kona 3, Dual Cinema 23, ATI Radeon HD 5870, 24″ TV-Logic Monitor, ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID Adapter, PDE enclosure with 8-drive 6TB RAID 5
FCP-X 10.1.3, Motion 5.0.7, Compressor 4.0.7
FCS 3 (FCP 7.0.3, Motion 4.0.3, Comp 3.5.3, DVDSP 4.2.2, Color 1.5.3)

Pro Tools HD 10 w SYNC IO & 192 Digital I/O, Yamaha DM1000, Millennia Media HV-3C, Neumann U87, Schoeps Mk41 mics, Genelec DSP Monitors, Prima CDQ120 ISDN

[John Fishback]

I believe you can export 4K to HD with Resolve Lite which is free.

John

MacPro 8-core 2.8GHz, 16 GB RAM, OS 10.9.4, QT10.1, Kona 3, Dual Cinema 23, ATI Radeon HD 5870, 24″ TV-Logic Monitor, ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID Adapter, PDE enclosure with 8-drive 6TB RAID 5
FCP-X 10.1.3, Motion 5.0.7, Compressor 4.0.7
FCS 3 (FCP 7.0.3, Motion 4.0.3, Comp 3.5.3, DVDSP 4.2.2, Color 1.5.3)

Pro Tools HD 10 w SYNC IO & 192 Digital I/O, Yamaha DM1000, Millennia Media HV-3C, Neumann U87, Schoeps Mk41 mics, Genelec DSP Monitors, Prima CDQ120 ISDN

[John Fishback]

Here’s a You Tube tut using Resolve Lite 9 to make ProRes files from RAW. The current Lite version (I thinks it’s v10 or 11) is free.
link

[John Fishback]

We just received our URSA (still waiting for our Canon Cinema lens). It records Raw and all flavors of ProRes. Just pop the CFast 2 card into a reader and you’re good to go with FCPX. Shooting Raw is a bit more complicated workflow. ProRes makes it easy.

[John Fishback]

Try trashing your prefs and Repair Permissions. Also, run Disk Warrior if you have it.

[John Fishback]

Use Compressor and the 90 Minute Best Quality setting. Turn on Frame Controls in the Inspector and choose BEST for re-sizing. That will encode an mv2 file (just the video). Then using the same source file make an ac3 audio file using the ac3 preset in the same folder as the 90 minute preset. In the Inspector you have to change some settings. Target System s/b DVD, Audio Coding s/b 2/0 (L R), Data Rate s/b 192kbps, Dialog Norm s/b -31 and Compression s/b None. Then encode. To make your DVD you use the 2 files mv2 & ac3 in DVD Studio Pro. DVDSP will marry them together to make the DVD. Checkout the DVDSP Forum here on the COW for more info. There are a bunch of COW Tutorials on how to do all this or Google DVDSP Tutorial..

[John Fishback]

If you use Resolve, I believe it will only output using BM cards/boxes. Resolve doesn’t output to AJA.

[John Fishback]

While you’ll get good advice here, I like to see products and hold them in my hands. If you have a knowledgable reseller in your area, I would certainly seek their advice. Have you looked at the BM Studio cameras rather than the Cinema Cameras. They might be more suitable for your studio application. They have an integrated 10″ HD monitor, talkback, 4-hour battery or ac adaptor, tally, 3G-SDI and optical fiber I/O, XLR connections and more. To me, this may be a better solution than 2 Cinema Cameras.

If you do some research, you’ll find many recommendations for the various items you need for your BMCC field kit. A well-stocked reseller will show you options for every item. If you don’t have a local reseller, try calling one and talking on the phone about your needs. In fact, call a few and compare answers. When you start getting the same recommendations, that can guide your decision. If you feel comfortable with a distant reseller get your management to authorize a trip to meet them in=person and see the gear they’re recommending.

Good luck on your quest.

John

MacPro 8-core 2.8GHz, 16 GB RAM, OS 10.9.4, QT10.1, Kona 3, Dual Cinema 23, ATI Radeon HD 5870, 24″ TV-Logic Monitor, ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID Adapter, PDE enclosure with 8-drive 6TB RAID 5
FCP-X 10.1.3, Motion 5.0.7, Compressor 4.0.7
FCS 3 (FCP 7.0.3, Motion 4.0.3, Comp 3.5.3, DVDSP 4.2.2, Color 1.5.3)

Pro Tools HD 10 w SYNC IO & 192 Digital I/O, Yamaha DM1000, Millennia Media HV-3C, Neumann U87, Schoeps Mk41 mics, Genelec DSP Monitors, Prima CDQ120 ISDN

[John Fishback]

Some recorders place the camera’s frame rate in the metadata which can confuse NLEs. Jeremy Garchow had a way around this when it cropped up in Legacy FCP. It’s bee a while and I don’t remember the details, but you might find it by searching the COW. Sound Devices has a free download of Wave Agent which allows you to change the metadata. This might also help out.

[John Fishback]

I think it would work very well with your clip. You can get a trial version of RX4. The dialog de-noiser is easy to understand. Other modules are more complex. There are some good tutorials available. You will have to export the audio from your project, import to the standalone app, de-noise, then import the file back to FCPX. There are upgrade paths, but I don’t know if you save by upgrading from RX 4.

John

MacPro 8-core 2.8GHz, 16 GB RAM, OS 10.9.4, QT10.1, Kona 3, Dual Cinema 23, ATI Radeon HD 5870, 24″ TV-Logic Monitor, ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID Adapter, PDE enclosure with 8-drive 6TB RAID 5
FCP-X 10.1.3, Motion 5.0.7, Compressor 4.0.7
FCS 3 (FCP 7.0.3, Motion 4.0.3, Comp 3.5.3, DVDSP 4.2.2, Color 1.5.3)

Pro Tools HD 10 w SYNC IO & 192 Digital I/O, Yamaha DM1000, Millennia Media HV-3C, Neumann U87, Schoeps Mk41 mics, Genelec DSP Monitors, Prima CDQ120 ISDN