Mark Maness
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Yeah, you’re right… I didn’t read the Sony disclaimer – “will be available”.
In true Sony fashion, that could be anytime. LOL
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Wayne Carey
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What kind of firewire devices do you have? Are you using a machine and a firewire drive? If so, you might want to check into a firewire adapter card to go on your Powerbook. Most of the time, you can one see one device at a time. Like I have two decks that both use firewire for machine control, I can only use one at a time.
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That’s very true! I will admit that there are alot of progrmas that are shot in DV but if you ask those who edit most of them are not working in the DV codec because DV does not do graphics very well at all.
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Ditto! I’ve used mine for a little over a year with absolutely no problems.
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Are you editing at 24p? if not, try adding a slight blur to your picture as movement on stills can get a little stuttery in FCP. Your best alternaitve is using Motion or After Effects for such movements to smooth them out.
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Something else to consider… Anytime you view a 24p timeline thru your monitor, it will flick and look like it is stuttering. That’s because monitors can only show 29.97 and you’re looking at 24. That’s the nature of working in 24p.
The really important thing to remember is to work in the best codec for your project, and from what you have told us, you should be working in Uncompressed for high quality graphics.
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Summer? That’s all I’ve been told by a Sony Rep.
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You have very valid questions. I assume this will be your first edit using HDV. Offlining DV and Onlining DVCPRO HD is very standard in this industry, right now.
The differences in the quality isn’t very much at all but DVCPRO HD is still a much better codec to work in than HDV. DVCPRO HD is a larger file size but it is true realtime editing in FCP. HDV is not. Let me explain…
To understand is to know HDV. HDV by its very exsistence is a transport stream – not an edit stream. FCP will work with HDV and edit HDV, but only if you have the biggest computer available with the fastest graphics card. FCP has to translate HDV to an edit stream of video and then convert it back to a transport stream on the fly. Which means lots of computer processing power! HDV is also a Long GOP method of recording. Meaning, for every 15 frames of video there is an I-frame of video (actual video), the other 14 frames are interpolated video frames between each I-frame. Therefore, timecode accuracy is very unlikely when redigitizing. You may hit the correct frame and you may not. This is why most everybody uses DVCPRO HD as a codec to work with. Its an I-frame codec that has full support in FCP. It works in realtime with filters just like any other codec except HDV. Overall, DVCPRO HD is much faster to edit and work with.
[Oh, and i was told that if you want frame accurate digitizing for HDV, you need to rent some kind of convertor box. Anybody know what that box is?]
Yes, you will need a converter box to do this, and I hope you have a capture card capable of HD video like Blackmagic’s Decklink HD or AJA Kona series of cards. If you’re on a real budget like me, I would suggest the AJA HD10AVA. It will convert your analog component video and analog audio to HD-SDI signal. You can then use your firewire as machine control. There are serial connectors using the LANC of your machine but this is kind of a waste since the Sony machines have very slow machine transports.
If you have any more questions about this… Just ask!
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Ok… I understnad what you’re saying BUT what about Compressor. Every time I export my video to compressor that is 16×9, it comes out at 4×3 and I can’t change settings. I have to duplicate the settings in my Custom folder and change it there but the results are not very good at all.
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Yes…
Working with DVCPROHD100 is the way to go. Its the best way to work with this footage. Color grading is easy and working with the footage is also a breeze. Then, use your Kona 3 to downconvert on the way out and you should have a really beautiful spot!
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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions
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