Mark Maness
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I have found this to be the case in general, myself.
It’s not only related to XDCAM HD, but I had this to happen with DVCProHD 720p23.98. My solution was to go through my Kona 3 card to the XDCAM HD deck (F70) and cross convert to 1080p24. The feature looked absolutely stunning when put to DVD and on the big screen (at full HD 1080p) at the local indie theater.
The reason this is a problem is because SD is not meant to be 24p. You’re combining two different formats into one, and this causes issues from time to time.
If I’m not mistaken… I thought I saw a post in the Sony CineAlta forum on this issue and the correct cadence for XDCAM HD. Do a search and see what you find.
By the way, I was told by a little bird that these issues will be fixed in the next version of the Sony Transfer software sometime in October.
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So does this mean we are all going to end up with Wii wrists?
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I need to work with you, Walter….
I don’t get any time to play games right now…. barely have time for lunch and dinner.
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You sure did…
I guess its been so busy lately that I just didn’t think twice about it until now.
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Well, you learn something new everyday….
I didn’t know there was a 480p60 format…. Hmmm…. EDTV. Has anyone used this standard?
Well….
When I hear of 480p, I think of 480p30. Now I know there is a 480p60, I’ll have to consider that, too.
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Ok…. that answers a few things.
One thing to keep in mind. Standard def video is always 4:3. HD video is always 16:9.
To get a 16:9 video into 4:3 letterbox, you’ll need to do this in Final Cut Pro. Your exported video that you have is actually anamorphic video. Import this into FCP and set your Easy Setup to an SD Anamorphic sequence, then drop your video into this sequence and render.
Another way would be to use Compressor and use the droplet under the Advanced Format Conversions folder called DVCPRO50 NTSC Anamorphic. This will make your video into a letterboxable format. Quicktime will not add the letterbox but you can force it to show a correct 16:9 SD video stream. From there you can make your DVD very easily. DVDSP will letterbox video for you, if needed.
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What is your final product? DVD? If so, Compressor would be a great idea.
If it’s for broadcast, you could use the F70 deck to do the conversion for you.
There are all sorts of ways getting it to SD letterbox.
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I concur with Nigel. We’ve been using XDCAM HD for more than a year and standard the year before that. Awesome workflow!
As for the Panasonic HPX500, I just found out today that the CCD imagers for this camera aren’t HD. They are SD imagers that are using software algorithms to upconvert to HD. And everybody is knocking the XDCAM HD 1/2″ chips… (which are HD imagers)
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Sure…
Go here and call this number:
https://servicesplus.us.sony.biz/sony-software.aspx?model=PDZKP1
For some odd reason, the software link has been removed but there is a phone number to call about it.
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The rendering issue that you are seeing comes from RT not being set correctly and if it is then its a memory issue.
Mac Pro systems are very different from G5 systems. There is a specific order and placement of RAM bars of like sizes and like manufacturers. Here look at this from Apple:
https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304492
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