[Michael Sacci]

Thanks, all good options. Just got worried doing my first HD shoot the end of the month and trying to get the system up and running before hand.

[Michael Sacci]

[Matte] “As I said, drop-frame vs. non-drop-frame is NOT a speed or frame issue”
No where have I stated that I thought it was a speed issue.

[Matte] “If your gear has only 2 choices (i.e. “29.97 and 29.97 DF”), then assume that the 29.97 is NON Drop-Frame.”
That is the problem, Pro Tools has a lot more than 2 choices. And I would rather not assume anytime, I would like to know.

Video has 2 – 30 (NDF) or 29.97 (DF)
Pro Tools has 30, 30 DF, 29.97 and 29.97 DF.

All I would like from some that has done live concert recording (audio) is an answer like

“Set your video decks to 29.97 and the Pro Tools to 29.97 (or 29.97 DF or even, either will work fine)”

[Michael Sacci]

matte,

I understand that, but my confussion is there seems to be a lot more choices in Pro Tools (which we do not use or have at our studio)

We record 29.97 to our decks and that is what our TC generator is sending out to video and audio record.

Now I have people telling me the Pro Tools should be set to 29.97 and others telling me 29.97 drop-frame.

The show we just shot was done with video truck send 29.97 to the audio rig and the Pro Tools set at 29.97 Drop-frame. Is that correct or are we in for a sync issue?

Thanks again.

[Michael Sacci]

one can dream, while I’m at it wouldn’t a 20x HD lens on it for the same price be nice. 🙂 sorry it’s too early for dreaming.

[Michael Sacci]

I’m still trying to get a hold of how to shoot tapeless, and yes we shoot interviews that run for 10-20 minutes at a shoot and the p2 could work if you had an extra assistant handy. I think there is promise with a lot of re learning to do.

BUT, it is funny the new gathering is almost all that Panasonic seemed to be pushing the P2 format for.

I think a great solution will be direct to disc opinion that are bound to surface shortly after the release of the camera.

[Michael Sacci]

I a pitch, or I should say when I too lazy to put in my FireWire PCI card into my laptop, I daisy chain a camera off the drives. I you are playing back a heavy edited timeline you will probably run into drop frames issues but it can be done and we have not hurt anything in the process.

[Michael Sacci]

simillar to the DVX100, there is some post on the new Pana P2 forum, I didn’t notice at first that it is a P2 camera which I don’t think would work for me. would like to see a tape version or even a DV50 version of the DVX100.