[Radim Palus]

Hi Scott, thanks for the reply.

The reply I made to Eric was also addresed to You – I’m little bit confused with using this forum – I am here after a long time …

So Yes, I tried trashing the preferences and it didn’t help.

Radim

[Radim Palus]

Hi Eric,

Yes, I tried trashing the preferences and it didn’t help. I had to redo all the titles in the project. It already happend to me on one project before, it means it just happens time to time but it’s hard to guess what is the reason.

I don’t use background rendering and work with the original files – not with proxies.

It also happens as You described for a second at launch – usually when Compressor is encoding at that time, so the GPU is busy. So there must be a reason why FCPX sometimes forgets the content and settings of the titles. I am thinking it may be related to some plug-ins … who knows …

Radim

[Radim Palus]

Hi Steve,

my English is very limited, so maybe I call it in a wrong way. Someone call it BANDING and it started with OSX 10.8. You can check this thread:

https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/8/1166075#1166101

Radim

[Radim Palus]

Hi,

I also upgraded to 10.9 and FCP6 seems to be working fine up to now. It’s a pitty that there is still the image tearing in the Canvas – I was hoping this might be solved …

Radim

[Radim Palus]

Hi Michael,

I made a clean OS install and than migrated the apps and documents, so now I’m thinking of reinstalling Final Cut Studio. Originally I was happy that it runs and I didn’t want to take the risk of reinstalling it as it was working – except Cinema Tools. I have a backup so I will try to reinstall FCS and will see what happens.

Radim

[Radim Palus]

Hi,

I have the same problem. I use Radeon 5770. Would be nice to have another solution than downgrading to Snow Leopard or Final Cut Pro X.

Also I observed that it does the same problem when I switch the playback quality to Dynamic or Medium, so I wouldn’t say it is because of a weak GPU.

Best Regards!

Radim

[Radim Palus]

Hi,

I know this thread is already quite old, but I would like to add my experiences for other users.

I own and XDCAM EX1 and have tested thoroughly the XF305, so I know both cameras very well.

As I shoot a lot in low light conditions, XF305 is not the choice for me, because there is a huge difference in sensitivity (unfortunately I don’t remember the numbers – but maybe 2 stops). Specially when You switch to 720p, You gain even more sensitivity. Also I like the 1/2 inch sensor in the EX1, which allows me to have a more shallow DOF with long lens. The lens quality from my point of view is excellent on both models – only the XF305 (or 300) has a bit wider and much longer lens. On the other hand, when having the iris completely opened and zooming from the wide edge to the other, the image goes visibly darker (on the EX it is not very noticeable).

Other aspects:

1) the handling of the EX1/3 lens is much better – when focusing/zooming/adjusting iris in manual mode – on the XF You are limited by the position of the XLR connectors and the iris handle is not hardware based – on the EX it is and has F stop marks. The zoom rocker on the EX is much better.

2) the camera handle on the EX1/3 is very practical as You can change its position

3) the LCD on the XF305 is little bigger and looks little better – but both are excellent in quality. The EX1 had a bad viewfinder but on the EX1R it is already improved

4) the picture profiles are from my point of view better on the EX and offer better gamma settings – it took me a long time to get a reasonable image from the XF305

5) the XF seems to have a better image stabilizer, but both are very good

6) as it was told – CF cards on the XF are very practical and cheap. On the EX You can use SDHC/SDXC cards with an adapter – I use it for 2,5 YRS and it works perfectly. Only the SDHC cards are small and more sensitive compared to CF, which are more robust and have better price/performance factor.

7) the XF has more features in the menu – waveforms, etc.

8) as it was said the XF’s codec is superior to the EX’s

9) maybe it’s a tiny detail but I like the EX lens cap which is part of the original mattebox (which is also more advanced than on the XF) – you can’t loose it and it’s simple to open/close with a simple pull

10) as the EX have a larger sensor, it consumes more power – so with the XF305 Your batteries will last longer

11) The EX1 is not well balanced. With the EX1R it should be better but not as much as with the XF305. If You’re about to shoot a lot of hand held, You should consider this – after some time of handheld shooting with the EX1R Your hand will be aching – so I shoot a lot with the camera hanging on the neck

12) The EX’s seem to be more robust than the XF’s – specially if You focus on the door of the battery compartment of the XF’s.

13) The XF305 is bigger than the EX1, so You need a bigger bag.

So my summary is – I like the image look of the EX very much – subjectively more than from the XF305. What is the most attractive for me on the XF is the codec, otherwise the bigger sensor and sensitivity of the EX is much more important for me. If I need High-End image quality, I can use an HD-SDI external recorder. And what is also important to know – I own the EX1 for 2,5 years and it had no failure at all. I don’t know the XF in the long term usage.

All the Best!

Radim

[Radim Palus]

Hi, Chris is right – specially the resize filter is very important.

I have very good experiences when exporting footage which is up to one hour when using constant bitrate at approx. 8.5 Mbit/s with BEST motion estimation and GOP set to 7 IBBP. When I used only IP or IBP, some DVD players had problems reading it. Also putting the bitrate at 9 Mbit/s made some DVD players freeze after some time.

Good Luck!

Radim

[Radim Palus]

Hi Marek,

thank You for such a exhaustive answer.

I have two MxR adapters – the first one and last week I bought the new one. It’s a good news that the new adapter might work without errors – I must try it out. Also I’m happy that it is possible to use up to 52fps with the class 10 Sandisk cards.

If You are testing some prototype which could work fine with the EX cameras, You could send a note when the card comes out on the market.

Thanks again!

Radim

[Radim Palus]

Hi – it is really interesting.

I was editing with this “insufficient content for edit” issue, which was horrible – I had to do the cuts with razor blade. When I came to the end, I cut off the rest of the unnecessary footage and than I realized that the problem disappeared. I have to try it next time – maybe it is a solution – to cut off first the end part of the multiclip sequence and than it may work fine … strange thing.

Radim