Michael Palmer
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He could dump all the clips to a final cut timeline and export back the SxS
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True full raster 2/3 CCD cameras are in their own class. CMOS sensors are getting better all the time and the Sony EX cameras have an amazing 3-1/2 CMOS sensors that can produce (IMO) much better images than say the HPX-500 that has 3-CCD 2/3 sensors. This HPX-500 doesn’t have true full raster 1920×1080 resolution and you will get what you pay for when shopping for a 3-CCD Full Raster camera. However to take advantage of the full potential of any camera you also need to avoid its recording compression. DVC-Pro HD is a 960×540 resolution @100 Mbps/all i-frame codec, the Sony EX is a true 1920×1080 resolution @35 Mbps/Long GOP codec. While the Panasonic codec has a desirable bit rate it lacks the resolution footprint. The only Panasonic that has full raster CCD’s is the HPX-3000, an after pricing this camera you will go back to your DP and find out he is basically looking for shallower depth of field that comes naturally with larger sensors, but is this worth 3-4 times the outlay for what you produce.
There is also new HD-SDI recorder on the market that can allow you to take full advantage of the Sony EX camera (or any camera for that matter) that you should know about. It is the Convergent-Design Nano Flash HD/SD digital compact flash recorder that allows you to choose the bit rate that best fits the project needs. Bit rates from 50 Mbps SD, 35Mbps – 220 Mbps all i-frame HD.
I highly recommend you check this out.
https://www.convergent-design.com/If you’re looking for shallow depth of field you will want a lens adapter for either 1/2 and 2/3 cameras, and even if I had the new SONY XD CAM PDW-F800 I would still want the Nano to take advantage of the potential of this camera.
Now to your question, 1/2 vs 2/3? I would love to have the larger sensor but it comes at a premium.
I think it will come down to budget and IMO you won’t find a better full raster HD image than the Sony EX cameras for under 10K.Good Luck
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And it the summary reads PC only.
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I just pulled out a fairly full card and the total capacity is 15.06 GB.
THe only thing that could have happened that I can think of is the card was ejected during a recording and has damaged a portion of the memory.
I did this with an SDHC card early on when I didn’t realize the recording to the card was actually still happening up to 10 seconds after I pressed the stop button. The card now only has 42 mins available but still works.
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Was the camera set to auto white balance? Is this a digital still camera or video camera? If a video camera were you moving the camera during the shoot?
I was at this years CES in Vegas and one display there really confused one of my Sony XD Cam EX HD video cameras to the point I had to shut it down and do a complete camera reset. There was a display that changed colors rapidly in the shoot and soon the faces of the people I was shooting turned very dark and none of the colors looked like they should. I wonder if I still have these clips as It was another run & gun shoot and I turned over the data at the end of the job.
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It is just a thought for the firmware, push the Menu+Cancel+Select all at the same time and this will open a few more sub-menus. It seems like I may have noticed this same issue for a while last year but it stopped and it could have been from the firmware update that fixed it. The Libec needs to be set to the F for it to work properly.
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Here is what I know, you can use On Location (Adobe CS4) with HDV out of the i-link (firewire) port on the EX camera but the EX must be in SP mode, or you could try the Black Magic Video Recorder
https://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/videorecorder/Not sure of an HD quality way to monitor with a MBP, I know I could live capture to Pro Rez using the MXO2, just not sure the monitor on this capture window is going to be good quality.
I’m going to have to test my Matrox MXO2 to see if it can be used together with the MBP as a monitor.
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I have these Libec lens controllers and I haven’t heard of this issue. What is the serial number and firmware version of your camera? And are you sure you have it switched to the F (Fujinon) setting?
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“I think DVCProHD might be another one of those codecs you need FCS2 for. ”
No it was around in FC5, however she does need an NLE that supports the EX codec with this is her camera.Good Luck
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Kate, How many clips/cards of material do you need converted? Where are you located? It would be very simple to find someone with the latest FCS2 and rewrap the files as Quicktimes then convert them using Mpeg Stream Clip to DVC Pro HD.
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Michael Palmer