[Mark Hayes]

Thanks. Will try it.

Mark Hayes

[Mark Hayes]

Ok, regardless of the daily backups. What is the best method to have 2 mirrored drives with mirrored projects on them? Despite daily copies of the project, this problem only persist on the mirrored drive which requires relinking the media.

Mark Hayes

[Mark Hayes]

Shane,

EditReady worked great and it’s fast.

You can work natively with the XAVC S codec in FCP X without transcoding, but not in FCP 7 as far as I know. Needed to hand the footage off to someone using FCP 7.

Thanks for the help.

Mark Hayes

[Mark Hayes]

Shane,

Bullet Proof won’t export ProRes clips with footage from a7s. Does fine with clip from FS700?

I can see the a7s clip(s) in the BulletP window. I select them and EXPORT and get “This Export Had Errors” message.

Mark Hayes

[Mark Hayes]

Michael,

I was able to burn 1/2 hours worth of material. Took several hours. It has taken over night to mux/compress the full one hour program. It is still cranking – 70% done after 8 hours.

I will have to be patient.

Thanks for your response.

Mark

Mark Hayes

[Mark Hayes]

Mark,

This is off the topic, I know. Your name came up when I did a search for the ADVC-300 A/D Converter. I was curious if you ever got one. I need one to capture a few HI-8 tapes for a documentary for a museum.

You can email me at
m.hayes@yahoo.com if yo have any info.

I was curious if you ever picked up a used one.

Thanks.

Mark

Mark Hayes

[Mark Hayes]

Thanks for the comments Jeff and Robin,

Here is a trailer from the project I am working on done on the EX3.

https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/13289143_hZLGz#966041702_izqmu

I saw the 2700 finished product on the new Criterion Edition of Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson’s “Bottle Rocket.” There in an “extra” called the “Making of Bottle Rocket” and Barry Braverman used the 2700. Looked excellent — way better than the EX3 but EX3 is pretty good and easy o travel with etc.

How long before Panasonic changes the 2700, I wonder. Guess I can ask Jan Critt. at DV EXpo next month. She may smack me in the head.

Mark

Mark Hayes

[Mark Hayes]

I have been thinking about the 3700 (or 2700) also. Would do a trade-in. That being said, I shot a low-budget documentary last month using 2 EX3s (Sony). Looked very VERY good, I have to say, even though it is GOP, has rolling shutter and is not AVC Intra, etc. and does not have the Panasonic “look.” It didn’t look close to the 2700 but it’s an $8,000 camera after all.

Here is my question. Is the Sony EX 350, the 3/4″ Sony camera, something to consider instead of the Panasonic 2700? With the trade-in they are about the same price. I have owned both Panny and Sony over the years. My use would be more documentaries, but i would still like to have that “high budget” look.

Thanks for any thoughts.

Mark Hayes

[Mark Hayes]

Michael,

Just got back from “East” Germany (Leipzig). I had no issues with the flickering, using existing light in restaurants, homes, etc. I was shooting at 24p.

You may be able to purchase those clamp-style lights in a 220v version very inexpensively at a local “Walmart” type store in the Dresden area.

I happened to bring my US 120v light and just changed out the bulb to a 220v version and had great lighting using just a plug adapter rather than a converter. I realize you want to bring your existing lights, but the whole converter deal may be more hassle than it’s worth.

I can try to do more research about this for you. There is a store called Globus over there that has all kinds of stuff (like Costco). I can check if there is one near Dresden.

One other thing. I was working on a very low budget as well and I was able to hire some excellent assistants for about 50 euros per day. The were very smart recent college grads. Was a great help. Helped me set up and break down, etc. They were all fluent in English which may be a big help to you.

Enjoyed your trailer. Good luck. Dresden is an incredible city.

Please feel free to contact me directly.

Mark

Mark Hayes

[Mark Hayes]

Moo dat!

Mark Hayes