[Marion Laney]

Thanks for the suggestions.

Unfortunately, I need a process that works in the Avid with data based media as a our editor is Avid only.

We will be shooting with 3 cameras, on location in multiple countries, underwater and onland in the Caribean for a nationally rated and internationaly known talent/director and generating at least 10 32 gig P2 cards of data to be archived each day and shipped back to the editor who had better have rough cuts ready to look at when we return. Just no way to do that with a work around, only a real solution. And no the 25mbit date rate is not viable as I need 720p and multiple framerates.

The way the EX1 was SOLD to me, this would have worked but, now I can only fall back to my HVX200.

As I have to have 2 UW housings and had to start that fabrication for EX1’s at least 2 weeks ago to make deadlines for testing of audio and visual. If the edit side had been figured out before delivery I could have made it work.

As it is I have told the vendor to come take it back, canceled the fab on the EX1 UW housings and have ordered off the shelf housings for the HVX. I really hate putting more money in that camera but Sony/Avid have given me no choice.

Anyway, thanks for the suggestions and I wish the vaporware was real so I could really use this camera for award winning production, I guess our 2007 Peabody means nothing to Avid or Sony.

Marion Laney
Director-DP-sometimes Editor
ideaWercs, inc.
Atlanta, Ga. USA
Producing in HD&35mm&SD
Food Network series “Good Eats” and others.

[Marion Laney]

Thank you Terry.

Unfortunately, I have an U/W housing being fabricated as we speak based on expecting to be able to use this camera for a test in Key Largo on Feb 1st. which requires an immediate edit of the footage for workflow/audio purposes.

As I would have been using this for a project in the islands where shooting available light, 50 hertz flo’s (when the generators are running on speed)and needing to shoot 30p I cannot see a solution using the degraded SP mode.

Do the big vendors, like Sony, just not see a future for Avid?

If anyone form AVID wants send me or my editor a beta fix that works I will be happy to postpone an absolute rejection of this overhyped camera and Avid.

I expect my vendors and editors to tell when something will not work BEFORE I buy it based on their recommendations.

Marion Laney
Director-DP-sometimes Editor
ideaWercs, inc.
Atlanta, Ga. USA
Producing in HD&35mm&SD
Food Network series “Good Eats” and others.

[Marion Laney]

SDI out is great if you are into a few shots but when the reason to buy this format is to utilize the editorial aquisition speed of date files and hours of material and not tying up the camera. Using the camera for ingest takes me back to Mickey Mouse production but PRO. I might as well tell my editor to use Vegas. As you can see I am bitter my vendors nor Avid editor told me there was NO way to get this footage directly onto an Avid timeline.

As soon as I can put it all back together it goes back for what better be a full credit and back to using my HVX for this size of camera.

Marion Laney
Director-DP-sometimes Editor
ideaWercs, inc.
Atlanta, Ga. USA
Producing in HD&35mm&SD
Food Network series “Good Eats” and others.

[Marion Laney]

At the moment I am so angry at Sony and Avid vendors/manufacturers for misleading me into purchasing this camera that I cannot comment. Once I calm down there will be a lot to say.

Marion Laney
Director-DP-sometimes Editor
ideaWercs, inc.
Atlanta, Ga. USA
Producing in HD&35mm&SD
Food Network series “Good Eats” and others.

[Marion Laney]

The older software gives you the option to change the camera input so we went back to that. I love it when upgrades take away features.

Marion Laney
Director-DP-sometimes Editor
ideaWercs, inc.
Atlanta, Ga. USA
Producing in HD&35mm&SD
Food Network series “Good Eats” and others.

[Marion Laney]

Hi Stuart,

Thanks for the suggestions on sound dampening solutions.

Marion

Marion Laney
Director-DP-sometimes Editor
ideaWercs, inc.
Atlanta, Ga. USA
Producing in HD&35mm&SD
Food Network series “Good Eats” and others.

[Marion Laney]

Any thoughts on hard drive sound issues shooting with this config with close miking?

Thanks,
Marion

Marion Laney
Director-DP-sometimes Editor
ideaWercs, inc.
Atlanta, Ga. USA
Producing in HD&35mm&SD
Food Network series “Good Eats” and others.

[Marion Laney]

JR,
Where on the Mississippi Sound are you located?

I mostly work out of Atlanta but am rebuilding a home on Dauphin Island which has a Northside on the Mississippi Sound.

Marion
mlaney@ideawercs.net

Marion Laney
Director-DP-sometimes Editor
ideaWercs, inc.
Atlanta, Ga. USA
Producing in HD&35mm&SD
Food Network series “Good Eats” and others.

[Marion Laney]

Silly thought. Were you shooting 24p vs 25p?

Marion Laney
Director-DP-sometimes Editor
ideaWercs, inc.
Atlanta, Ga. USA
Producing in HD&35mm&SD
Food Network series “Good Eats” and others.

[Marion Laney]

Erik,
As Walter alluded, we are aquiring in DVCPro 100 and posting a HD version but there is not a channel available for viewing. Hopefully, the show will be available in HD via your local cable or sat. provider in the “near” future.

Thanks for the positive viewer/industry feedback. We try to have some fun and create some tasty TV.

Marion

Marion Laney
Director-DP-sometimes Editor
ideaWercs, inc.
Atlanta, Ga. USA
Producing in HD&35mm&SD
Food Network series “Good Eats” and others.