[Michael Palmer]

email me acontact number. I’ll call you
I’m out of the office on my iPhone

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[Michael Palmer]

I use the Ikan 8″ monitor with a medium Libec tripod. Libec has a really nice side arm to mount the monitor on that I think you will really like.
Libec AS-5
https://www.libecsales.com/

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[Michael Palmer]

You don’t need Final Cut or anything other program to dump the BPAV file. I assume you have enough room on the system drive or you have an external drive to use. It is a simple drag and drop file copy. If you want to view the clips them download the XD Cam Transfer program.
https://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowContent.action?product=PDW-700&site=biz_en_GB&category=XDCAMCamcorders&contentId=1203501581812&sectiontype=Product&preserveContext=true
If you have the PCI Express slot or a SxS card reader all you need to do is drag the cards BPAV file to separate folder on the MBP. Make sure you make a new folder for each card and keep the BPAV files in their own folder and you will be good to go.

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[Michael Palmer]

Paul
you won’t have any issues with any of the the formats using the EX1, however if you give the post house 720 60p you won’t have nothing to worry about.

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[Michael Palmer]

Paul
you won’t have any issues with any of the the formats, however if you give the post house 720 60p you won’t have nothing to worry about.

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Michael Palmer

[Michael Palmer]

“There’s nothing better than HDSDI BNC locking single wire cables”
I totally agree. If his Z7 has HDMI I think I would wait for that to come out (if the 2 card slots are enough) and find those positive locking HDMI cables I saw somewhere at NAB.

I don’t know the price point yet of the Nano XDR but I assume it will be close to the same 5K USA mark as the Flash XDR unit. These XDR records will also provide benefits for immediate editing from the cards and can be used together with an HDV deck for archiving any HD signal as HDV in real time without conforming.

If I had to make a choice from the subject line question EX3 vs Z7 I would definitely choose one of the XDR units because the sensor size isn’t the only limiting factor in image quality. I believe the Z7 mated with the XDR could produce superior images (using 50 Mbps 4:2:2 compression) over the stock EX3 and the 35 Mbps XD Cam level. Obviously the EX3 and the XDR would be even better, and I’m looking forward to testing it with other HD units as well.

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Michael Palmer

[Michael Palmer]

Ron,
I would bet this gentleman doesn’t yet have a contract to supply anyone anything, I appreciate his due diligence to find an affordable solution to break the ice.
You wrote…
“The thing that frightens me most about this way of working with the Z7 is that you put 4 more connections and 2 more devices into the chain”

FYI…..The Nano XDR (slated for November) will have HDMI capabilities and there are positive locking HDMI cables on the market now that should correct your concerns.

Content is king, and it doesn’t matter if he uses DV or HD Cam as long as he has compelling images. He will find his way and I would bet he will continue to graduate up in HD format levels along the way.

The Flash XDR will be an amazing tool for those looking for affordable solutions.

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Michael Palmer

[Michael Palmer]

Don,
I believe the Convergent Design Flash XDR recorder will be a great way to garner beautiful high level HD images with the EX series cameras and I can’t wait to get my hands on mine, but wouldn’t be nice if Sony could simply add the 50 Mbps 4:2:2 to the EX units. I have heard that there will be an update that will include a 24p signal out of the SDI port. Check this link about 4 minutes in. It makes me think Sony could add the higher XD Cam level if they wanted to.
https://www.freshdv.com/freshtv
Find EX3 video

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Michael Palmer

[Michael Palmer]

I accidently deleted 4 clips one day having a very similar experience and never recovered any more than a few seconds of the clips. The best of all was Boomerang Data Recovery. But I recorded over my clips and I thought that was why it couldn’t recovery any more than a couple of seconds. I would think you could find a solution in your situation. When I can I will try deleting a few clips without recording over them with Boomerang and File Salvage to see if they can bring the clips back. That won’t be for a couple of days as my camera is out on a job.

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Michael Palmer

[Michael Palmer]

Can you provide more details, what computer and so on?

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