Mike Schrengohst
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The same thing went on when the DVX-100 came out. Early reports of grainy images.
Most did not have the camera set-up properly. It would be real hard to judge a camera in an initial test. The first time I see cameras is in a dimly lit demo room
and the salespeople have no idea how to set these cameras up. I keep asking if they can light a proper scene or take the camera outdoors. I am comparing the WMV-HD clips I have of the HVX footage and Sony’s own demo of the High-End HDV camera. Looking at the image quality, sharpness and motion artifacts I could not even think about buying an HDV camera. While the HVX videos I have seen get a thumbs up. Time will tell, I have other clients I edit for that are going HDV, they do training videos and long form talking head meeting room stuff, not the kinda stuff that P2 is all about.
I have the HVX or order and whenever I receive it?? I plan to shoot some spots and
higher end corporate presentations. I have many clients who have expressed an interest in presenting WMV-HD at tradeshows and the like. -
Hello George,
Where did you do this “test”.
And yes I would say that a camera
that costs 10x more should put out
a better picture.
Have you looked at any of the HVX footage
over at DVXuser.com??
I have been comparing that to Sony’s HDV
demos from there website. I would say that
the HVX blows away HDV in all categories.
Sure if you need to tape 2 hour meetings and
they think they need HD than HDV is the format for you.
I do spot work and .doc features, the HVX will allow
me to do more interesting work than I could renting
a Varicam. -
https://www.mediachance.com/dvdlab/
DVD lab can demux the content on the DVD and then
you can re-author with it as well.
I have done this many times.
Read the tutorials on this subject.
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I sent out a call for FCP editors and got about 50 responses in two days.
If I sent out the same call for PPro or Edius editors???
Agencies use FCP, High-end post houses use FCP, many feature films are cut on FCP,
what am I missing here??All the people in the other forum who are editing and looking at P2 footage captured with the HVX are Mac and FCP users.
I have been a die-hard PC guy but really when a shift is ocurring right beneath your feet – do you jump to the other side or fall in the crack??
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“It sounds like the 720p is the more versatile format and much more desired for television.”
Yes, most of the HD channels will not except HDV. Unless it’s really compelling footage (then they will show anything) the industry is not embracing HDV.
HDV may find an industrial use and I saw a lot of home movies being shot in NYC with HDV this Christmas, but for Broadcast TV I cannot imagine they would be interested in running docs or shows shot on HDV. -
It gets down to a point of convenience.
Imagine if you had to book and rent a computer
to write a script??
You might have to write on paper with a pen
for gods sake!!
I remember many friends in the printing
industry saying how much business they
were losing to people with computers.
I said why don’t you hire some of them
or get your computers??
I don’t expect a $6,000 camera to hurt the
Hollywood box office, but for those of us
in back of the line I see some light
at the end of the tunnel.
(It’s probably the SuperTrain) -
I will help you clean up…
No really, I could not agree more. The people
pushing the tape to film thing are the labs
that still have a big overhead to cover.
Granted there might be a need here and there
but really by the time I shoot my “film” on
my HVX and edit electronically I don’t
see the need for a film transfer unless
Universal picks it up.. and then who cares?
I can go shoot my real film with 35MM and then
get it transferred to HDCAM SR and go edit at
Skywalker Ranch!! -
More good info. I am coming from PC and right now
I could go AVID (Don’t want to go there) or
Canopus.
So after years of seeing and hearing about FCP
I have decided that now is the time to switch.
But the Intel debate is now in full swing.
I was ready to get a powerbook to start with.
Then everyone is saying wait to see what MacWorld
announces (Jan 9-13) OK I wasn’t going to order this week
anyway.
I would like to hear other FCP editors stories about
how their are working with the HVX200 and DVCPRO HD.
Thanks -
Good info Noah,
Where could I find info on the best Mac/FCP config
for use with P2? I have the HVX200 on order as well.
Looks like I have time to make decisions on the edit set-up.
I will use the system at first for SD projects. My goal is to
be able to go P2 or from harddrive and deliver HD on some
sort of disc (Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, WMV-HD, QT-H264) I realize
the Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD is dragging on but at this time
I do not need to deliver HD on a tape.
Thanks -
http://www.dvxuser.com
some footage is posted there