[Michael Pruitt-bruun]

“on offer” = those are the options. those are the files i have available to me when i want to play back. i think you may be reading more into my statements than i intend.

using clip browser to transfer to my drive, i will then have either an mp4 or an mxf (or raw, etc). i want to be able to play one of those files back in QT, even though i don’t have FCP, which typically provides the QT support for this purpose.

Greg Booth has just informed me that in addition to CalibratedMXF, i also need CalibratedXD in order to play back in QT. that should probably solve the problem.

thanks for the help. 🙂

[Michael Pruitt-bruun]

hey Craig,

i guess i was working under the assumption that QT playback would offer better PQ than what i see with VLC, or clip browser. mp4 and mxf are just the codecs that are on offer when using clip browser.

for whatever reason i haven’t been able to make CalibratedMXFQStat properly play back a file. it opens up what looks like a black slug. maybe i just need to keep working with it.

[Michael Pruitt-bruun]

thanks for the link, Olaf.

transfer app and QT playback seem to be fcp-dependent. i’ve no doubts about the merits of fcp, but trying to avoid the cost after just having shelled out for ex, laptop, etc.

i’m a little dismayed that fce won’t support xdcam. maybe soon….

[Michael Pruitt-bruun]

M. Palmer is correct, what panasonic is telling you is what they should, that ss media have an uncertain number of writes before they get all wore out. that sony hasn’t told you the same is not indicative of any less uncertainty.

[Michael Pruitt-bruun]

i also prefer 30p, as it offers “the look” without the judder being as pronounced.

but i’ve never had a broadcast client say they can’t handle 24p, so please shoot 30.

i have had them say they don’t want to deal with progressive of any flavor, tho.

[Michael Pruitt-bruun]

the problem with all these “rigs” is they hinder your ability to operate the camera in the manner that takes full advantage of their smaller form factor. either you’re locking it to your body, limiting movement and ability to react, or you’re taking your hands off the controls completely. or both. some of them will seemingly increase the weight as well, and i find the problem there is not wrist and arm fatigue (do more push ups), but upper back fatigue.

a simple photo L-bracket allows you to either distribute the weight across both hands/arms, or to even transfer weight entirely to the left hand for short periods. and if you play with it long enough you’ll figure out how to spread the weight and still keep hands on or at the controls.

day after 10+ hour day of handheld will break your back with any of the little cameras. none of the work-arounds i’ve seen do what i want them to do. i guess i should build my own.

and do more push ups. 😉

[Michael Pruitt-bruun]

hey Steve,

i haven’t used either the dx or g lenses, but a quick look online makes me wonder if the conversion factor can be the same for both. aren’t the dx lenses built for a smaller sensor?

thanks,

Michael

[Michael Pruitt-bruun]

i think it’s a legitimate concern, Ed. that was my first thought when i saw the camera. there’s no seal whatsoever, and while there aren’t the moving parts you have in a tape drive, it is a big hole into the guts of the camera.

i agree with Thomas that gaff tape might not be the best solution. but under certain conditions it seems better than nothing. what about some sort of velcro, attached such that it put no strain on the door itself, but made a flap over it? ghetto, i know. and probably offensive to the sensibilities of some. but so what, if it preserves the camera.

[Michael Pruitt-bruun]

… and please report any responses, or results.

thanks.

[Michael Pruitt-bruun]

i wouldn’t write it off because of what Gustavo said. it’s not unusual for monitors to have a bias from the factory. some sony sd monitors used to be a little heavy on the green out of the box. Marshall makes perfectly fine monitors, tho they aren’t always as feature-rich as some others.