Ken Freed jvc
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IDX makes and sells a NH100v which I think is an NP box holder with a V-mount so the NP battery runs a V-mount camera.
The IDX A-E2HD100 is the adapter/bracket that allows the 100 series JVC camcorder to use the IDX V-mount batteries.
Ken Freed JVC
1700 Valley Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(800) 526-5308 x5419
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Atari, My recollection is 5.1.4 is where the FCP started. I do know that 5.1.4 works. However a problem did occur while fixing a different problem and that problem is that sometimes the capture routine creates extra clips, mostly at clip boundaries.
This has been fixed in the BR-HD50 deck and now the 200 series camerasa and should be fixed soon for the 100 series camera. It is a downloadable software update for the camera when available.
You asked about quality with the 100 series. The best quality is a very high data rate digitize from live camera HD analog output. Of course I realize this isn’t why we use camcorders.
The best recording is the MPEG2TS 1280x720p30 to the optional hard drive. Next best is that ecording to tape.
But 1280x720p30 is what the camera does best. There is a motion smoothing if you wish the 30p to look more smooth like an interlaced camera. That is done during the record process so you don’t see a motion smoothing in the viewfinder or monitor, only on playback.
Smoothest video look would be analog play back from a tape recorded using motion smoothing. If such was transcoded to 1080i it would have 60 smoothed frames to work with so would be rahter good for video.
FCP doe take the 24p which as you know is actual 24p. Since the recording process is capable of recording 30frames worth of data every second, if we only have 24 frames to record we compress less. So one might consider that the 24p would be the highest quality recording but then you have the motion cadence of 24 which may or may not be what you want.
Ken Freed JVC
1700 Valley Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(800) 526-5308 x5419
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Hard or soft would have been my first question to you.
I use larger containers because I am strong enough to life them with a camera and bunches of “stuff”.
The Port-a-brace quick draw is soft but protects the viewfinder and hold “stuff”.
For shipping I use the Thermodyne CB-27 which JVC no longer sells but Thermodyne still makes. It rolls better with wider wheels and it also holds “stuff”.
Ken Freed JVC
1700 Valley Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(800) 526-5308 x5419
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For starters you need 5.1.4 of FCP.
FCP at this time only edits the 24p and 30p. They are a short time away from doing 60p.
Ken Freed JVC
1700 Valley Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(800) 526-5308 x5419
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Sorry for any confusion. The BR-HD50U is not an edit deck. That is why there are no linear edit instructions in the BR-HD50 instruction book. The deck is designed as a feeder and recorder for NLE systems just as the BR-DV3000U was. Its RS422 is the same as the BR-DV3000u where it can only be a source deck, not a record deck.
The edit deck was the BR-DV6000U which has been discontinued since not many people bought it.
While I agree with you that linear editing of DV is a reasonable way to “bolt together” DV video content, the world market did not agree with you and I. I know of no way to linearly edit the 10micron DV often called miniDV.
Ken Freed JVC
1700 Valley Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(800) 526-5308 x5419
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yes
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Dale. I just put this information in a thread right next to this.
Ken Freed JVC
1700 Valley Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(800) 526-5308 x5419
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Nick, Justin”s sentence:
“This is a highly documented problem with FCP and JVC’s implemetation of HDV.”
almost has it. Over a year ago while all windows NLE took an approach to HDV that had not difficulty with the approach taken by JVC, The Apple folks had a slightly different approach and since they weren’t going to change (they are bigger than we are), we did what we could.
An original GY-HD100 records HDV on the tape that works on windows but FCP breaks it up. The data with this difference of approach to HDV is recorded on tape and that tape can not be changed. So nothing will help that tape although it can be run on windows NLE systems fine.
Work arounds have centered on two methods, Analog HD component with something like a Kona card. This is large data. Another method some used was to ingest the HDV into Windows using Premier with a Main Concepts plug in and then just record that file out to another HDV tape. That resulting HDV tape has the identical video (no degrdation) but has all new MPEG2TS timing that FCP can live with.
The is an update to the GY-HD100 which makes it a GY-HD100A and it is an improvement of the camera in serveral ways(this is not a 110 which is different). Improvements happen in every company since the engineers keep their jobs after we start shipping a product so they are always working on things. We thought it would be good for our customers if we put a bunch of these improvments for hard drive recording, battery operation, and some NLE operations into a free update that would benefit our customers, We did this for free for several months, up to I think July 2006. Since then a JVC service center can do the update for $179 which is a bargin since it is a few hours of bench work and you know typical rates for that are $100 or more each hour.
So look at the bottom of the GY-HD100 behind the shoulder pad (slide it back) and see if there is a small round “A” sticker. If not the camera should be updated.
The BR-HD50 has also been updated to be able to do things that were not in the origial. This can be done at a service center and also some local dealers. It can also de done by the customer.
Current rev is v1-08 in April 2007.
I think there will be a signature with my email if you have questions.
Ken Freed JVC
1700 Valley Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(800) 526-5308 x5419
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There was an effort a couple years ago to decide we would be a company that would actually make our dates.
I think we were late on the 500 five years ago and I think a real effort has been made to not do that. The 300 was on time. The 5000 was on time. The JY-HD10 was actually shipping to dealers the day we announced it. The latest projectors were in the month we said they would be.
But having said that, June is hard. But the camera is rather far along. So it could be doable. It just might be June.
It will be something to line a bunch of them up over the next 2 days and see what they do. Next week could be very busy.
Ken Freed JVC
1700 Valley Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
(800) 526-5308 x5419
kfreed@jvc.com