Noah Kadner
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To be honest I probably would have shot Formosa on the VariCam were I to do it again and wanted it on HiDef. To me a prosumer camera is just that and putting better lenses on it only takes things so far. Until you get up into the 2/3″ CCD chipset and all of the pro settings, optics and internal circuitry of a broadcast camera you’re just seeing incremental increases. What comes out of the box on a prosumer camera is fine with me. If I like the specs, I’ll get it. If not, I’m not going to wedge a square peg into a round hole.
I find it a little odd seeing someone shooting on an XL2 with a $7,000 P+S and $10,000 lenses. For the same exact rental money or less they could have used an off-the-shelf HD camera with way better results. Some people just want to tinker on a constant basis as if there’s a holy grail prosumer camera that the big electronics firms are intentionally denying them. That’s fine but why blame Panasonic for not reading your mind?
At any rate, removable lenses aren’t gonna happen with the HVX because that ship has already sailed long ago. You should research a bit more about how cameras like these are developed and how long it takes to bring a product to market. Why make it sound like someone just flips a removable lens switch at the machine shop and all is fixed overnight? That’s not how it works.
Yet you insist on decrying Panasonic for not making a camera to your exact personal specs and you do this on multiple boards. I know of no one else who cut and paste cross-posts like this every week. Last week it was the DCT encoding of DVCPRO HD that bugged you until folks pointed out just about every camera uses it. I guess you’re cool with that but now the lens is no good. What’s up for next week? The HVX’s paint scheme isn’t as pro as the JVC’s? So paint yours and the rest of us will somehow survive.
If you want to be a tinkerer be a tinkerer but why not be an equal opportunity basher? Plenty of things to complain about over at Canon, JVC and Sony. And sorry if you don’t see yourself as a basher because that’s how your posts have read. There’s always something just off about Panasonic’s stuff. Change your tune once in a while and you’ll sound a lot more credible. And I’m not saying that as something personal, just responding to what you’ve written.
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Wow you sure have thin skin for someone who insists on broadcasting their every word on multiple forums, Michael. Feel better? Good, now how about answering the actual question?
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Mikey- if you really believe that a removable lens is the only difference between a VariCam and an HVX you haven’t done your homework. Check into a little something called CCD for a starter.
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Awesome. Now while you’re at it, how about some articles on the limitations of the JVC and Sony cameras Mike? You know- to keep things balanced? Here’s a few headlines to get you thinking:
“CF 24 doesn’t look or act like 24p!”
“JVC HD100U’s included lens subpar?”
“Z1U: Sony please give us progressive 1080.”
“HDV: Excellent for still frames, not great with lots of movement?”
“JVC Poll / Add DVCPROHD as a codec alternative to HDV.”
“HDV’s MPEG Audio not professional enough?”Here’s at least three different HDV forums you could cross-post to and keep everyone well informed of all their options:
https://www.creativecow.net/forum/view_posts.php?forumid=162
https://www.dvxuser.com/V3/forumdisplay.php?f=42
https://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisplay.php?f=62
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AFAIK FCP 5 has specifically a translator to take the MXF native files and add a .mov header to them. They are definitely not native QuickTime(or Windows Media) on the P2 as shot. You would most likely need to do this first before loading into other QuickTime applications.
-Noah
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Excellent work as always and glad things are busy Philip! Hope to get the same way someday. 🙂
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Petrol are pretty sweet- I’d say splurge a bit. It is the thing protecting your cam.
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The simplest way is MPEG2 onto a DVD. There’s many other ways to project- like QuickTime to MPEG4 or WMP if that’s your thing. Worth some google time if you’re interested in higher than DVD quality.
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Yup- use FCP to capture. You don’t hammer with a screwdriver.
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If you’ve watched nearly any Hollywood produced DVD of the past few years you’ve likely seen a native 24p DVD. The DVD player is adding in the pulldown when you watch on a 29.97 TV and progressive scan DVD players can output 24p native to plasma monitors and projectors.
Noah