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Hi Brent.
>>For $200, the Flipcam HD does an amazing job as a consumer cam. Recordeds onto SD cards. Kodak also has an HD cam. I don’t know how well they handle lowlight in recitals. Most stores will take returns in 7 days.
How is the Flip HD footage to edit? Have you edited it? I have heard that there are some problems with it, but I have not used that format.
I agree that he should think about his budget.
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Hi Josh.
I looked again at your original post. I apologize. I need to clarify that I have shot lots of footage on an HF S10 in AVCHD on Class 6 media, and I don’t think you would have any problems on Class 6 with AVCHD.
However, the T2i/550 is not AVCHD. It delivers maybe a little more than half-again as much data to the card as an HF S10, and therefore I would think that a Class 10 card is well advised.
I am not an expert in that field, but I would not purchase a Class 6 card for a T2i/550.
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Hi Brent.
I have recorded for several hours on the Class 6, and not had any issues with it. I did have one card fail (as cards and tapes some times will), but it was not anything specifically related to Class 6.
>>Maybe buy one SandDisc class 10 and 1 elcheapo transcend class 6.
I apologize, but I don’t understand that advice at all. Why would you advise that?
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Hey Jon.
Good call on the HF S10. I love mine.
Pinnacle Studio 8 should work fine. I’m not a rep, but I think all you need now is Cineform NeoScene, $99.00 at https://www.videoguys.com.
The reason Studio 8 should handle AVCHD is after NeoScene gets done converting it, it won’t be AVCHD (.mts) anymore. It will be (Cineform) .avi, just like regular SD/DV files.
To be sure, you could write the Cineform rep, Jake Segraves, jake.segraves@gmail.com. He’s a really nice guy, and he tries to get back to people fast. Please let me know how it goes.
Norman Willis
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Honestly? I don’t. But if the rating calls for a Class 6, if it were me I would start with that, and pocket the difference.
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Hey Nathan.
Great questions. In order to answer this, I am going to have to back way up.
I just got my 5D MkII, but have not had time to experiment with it yet. It is supposed to suffer less from overheating issues than the 7D and/or T2i/550, but still has some. They make case-mod cooling units, but there can also be questions of condensation, which ruins the internal circuitry (and also voids the warranty 🙁
Even with an RC-6 remote control, one still has to ‘start-stop’, which not only puts a jump cut in your timeline, but also kills your interview (because you have to worry about timing the start/stop, rather than just focus on your interview).
HDV is always an option, but I don’t want to go back to tape. I think AVCHD is a way better option.
I don’t know your budget, but if it were me, I would get a Zoom H4N like Josh advised, and a Canon HF S11/21, making sure I had two SDHC card slots, because you don’t want to use the onboard memory, except as a failsafe. I had one SDHC card fail, and all I had to do was just replace the card, which is a lot better than having to stop the shoot and send the unit in to B&H for service.
One gets 2hrs 55mins recording per one 32GB Class 6 SDHC card on full quality. I don’t know how long of interviews you want to do, but I cannot imagine running an interview for longer than that without taking a break long enough to get a drink of water, and change the card/s.
If I could afford it I would also pop for a Convergent Designs Nano-Flash unit and capture the uncompressed signal off of the HDMI Out port (which is pre-compression).
The glass on the HF S10/11/20/21 is excellent, and I think that will probably give the best bang for the buck; and maybe even one of the best pictures available until they come out with the new hybrid DSLR’s next year (at which time the Nano-Flash is still useful). With glass that good, I would recommend the B+W 58mm UV filter, rather than the cheaper Hoya (as why put a lousy contact lens on an eye that good?).
If I had $7k for two Nano Flash units with CF cards I would spring for it right now. That is the route I wanted to go; and the only reason I got the 5D MkII instead of two Nano Flash units to hang off of my two HF S10’s is because I needed a 16-35mm super-wide angle lens in order to get full-body shots at 7 feet to camera.
As far as shotguns, I don’t know how one mic will cover two people unless you are sitting very close together (which in this culture I would think would be uncomfortable). Either you would need two shotguns, or two lav mics either on XLR cable, or, say, on Shure SLX wireless body packs (which I would think would be a much better option). Be sure to get good mics. They make a difference. I would recommend a Countryman B3, if you can afford it. Be sure to get the component that matches to the wireless you use (i.e. Shure SLX).
I hope that helps.
Norman Willis
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Hey Jon.
I should clarify. By using Cineform NeoScene to convert from AVCHD to .avi, one can then edit with any standard processor (although a dual core will obviously work better). However, a second hard drive (to handle the data) is really a good idea.
When a processor edits AVCHD, it has to uncompress it, edit it, and then recompress it, all on the fly. What NeoScene does is to uncompress it, and leave it uncompressed as .avi or .mov (depending on your machine). Then you can just edit it natively in .avi or .mov, depending on whether you have PC or Mac.
Norman Willis
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Hey Jon.
That’s a good question. AVCHD is a very tightly compacted codec. It records about five times as much information as SD/DV, which is why the resultant quality is so nice. However, yes, it does take a strong machine to edit it. However, it is not really the software, but the computer. You need a really strong processor (minimum CoreDuo Quad) and two hard drives to edit AVCHD natively. Core i7 is much better. However, a company called Cineform makes a product called NeoScene, which converts AVCHD to standard .avi files, which then can be edited with any decent editing software (Vegas Movie Studio HD, Premiere Elements, even Windows Movie Maker in Vista and Windows 7). It is $99.00 at https://www.videoguys.com.
I hope that helps.
Norman Willis
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Or maybe this kit with the AT897?
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/481529-REG/Audio_Technica__AT897_Shotgun_Microphone.html
Or the Rode NT-G2?
Help! Does anyone know which of these microphones will work best mounted on camera?
Thanks!
Norman Willis
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>>I’m not sure if there is really any difference since the two cards look the exact same.
Yeah.
They’ve got the same part number, the same price, and they are both Class 6 cards, so I think they must be the same.
Maybe some wisenacre just put in two entries, in order to come up with more hits in the search engine?
They both look the same to me. But if you really want to, you could contact SanDisk (but I wouldn’t bother).
Norman Willis
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