[Marcelino Guel]

Ok, so I’m not as freaked out as I was a moment ago…

The beauty is, I have the .MTS files and I just did a quick conversion using Handbrake.

This means that my videos are still there, but I need an application that will keep the conversion quality (720 60P) just as good as FCP.

Any suggestions?

[Marcelino Guel]

The video is great and all, but it’s kind of nice to have the option to print something out.

I too replaced the HD in my MacBook Pro and replaced it with a larger, faster (7200 RPM + more cache), Seagate drive from Best Buy. I just printed the instructions and off I went…

This website has instructions for pretty much everything, and the nice thing is they are model specific.

One other piece of advice I have is to make sure you keep all of the screws separated. I basically placed them on a piece of paper and noted what step it was that was associated to their removal (I hope that makes sense).

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Browse/Mac

Here is a pic of my project:

Good luck!!

[Marcelino Guel]

Super easy! This is the cleanest video I’ve ever laid eyes on in FCP.

Thanks for your help Joey.

Cheers.

Marce

[Marcelino Guel]

Hey Noah, (and everyone else)

I just purchased this camera as well, and it should arrive at my door today. Anyhow, I’ve used HDV in FCP, and usually I import that video as ProRess 422 (Non-HQ) and the quality is pretty nice.

Now I have a couple of questions:

1. The HDV import was easy, especially since there are some FCP settings specific to Sony Firewire (Device Control Preset). Is there specific settings I should use in the Audio Video settings?

2. I will be filming a friends wedding on Saturday and I plan on using a couple of SDHC cards. Isn’t there a way to pull the video off of the card to my MacbookPro and then import it into FCP? I thought I had read on here somewhere that there was a process, but after searching the threads I came up empty handed.

Anyhow, any information on the import process/settings in FCP would be very much appreciated.

Thanks again in advance, and I apologize for highjacking this thread. 😉

Marce

[Marcelino Guel]

Wow! That’s all I can say about G&G. I called them this morning and spoke with a guy named Mike.

You can immediately tell that this is a legitimate operation, and they even have a link to help users shop safely over the internet.

https://www.ggvideo.com/safeshopping.php

They had most of the Panasonic Shooter’s Package (bag is on backorder), which is exactly what I was looking for.

Camera and everything else arrives on my doorstep on Tuesday….

Thanks for the tip!!!! I will definitely use them again.