[Rainer Wirth]

There is no problems with FCP5.
The files are copied correctly over import “P2 files”.You connect the camera directly with your laptop over USB. I work with SPX 800 in DVCPro50. No problems.

Rainer

[Rainer Wirth]

I’m with Ed, the la cie 800 is very good. I us it for safety as a raid level 5, but if you use it on raid 0 with the firewire 800 on a powerbook DV or even DVCPro50 shouldn`t be a problem. Is the FW 400 on the same bus? If so, you get problems using both at a time. If you capture on HD (not on the raid) you are fine (you can copy the data on raid and work from there)

Rainer

[Rainer Wirth]

Thank you very much. So it makes sense to format your harddisc containing the system journaled.

Rainer

[Rainer Wirth]

and the x800 just use one slot! Check out http://www.barefeast.com/

Rainer

[Rainer Wirth]

Thanks a lot for your input Jesse. I’ll test it next week. Till then I’ll have Tiger running, FCP5 and a new lens for the camera. By the way, where do you live?

Rainer

[Rainer Wirth]

The 1200 runs also on FCP4.5. So FCP5 should handle it without problems.

Rainer

[Rainer Wirth]

I’m sorry, this is not possible. You can transfer the cards, but FCP5 requires a P2 Drive to “unpack” the MXF files. So the workflow is:
-shooting on P2
-Putting the Camera in USB Modus
-Flip protect button on the cards into “Protect”
-Make a connection camera-computer via USB
-The cards show up on the desktop as “No Name”
-Open FCP5
-Select import data/P2 data (there is an extra import function for P2)
-A window opens
-select drive (They are numbered)
-The clips show up
-select all, press import
All the files are copied from the selected card and show up as media files in the FCP project. The files are a real copy, like a batch digitised clip.
Make sure all data is copied, before you disconnect the camera, put the camera off USB, flip card protection in write and delete the copied clips.
Whats not working is this: If you copy the contents folder (on the P2cards) on the hard disc, FCP5 won’t recognize the data. FCP requires a P2 drive (in the camera or the p2 Panasonic drive) I’ve tried it, the clips won’t show up. It is not possible to write back to the p2 cards so far. It’s a one way procedure.
I’ve tested this on the Mac Expo cologne yesterday. I’ve used an SPX800, 5 P2 cards and a G4 Powerbook 1.3GHZ, Tiger 4.1, FCP5.0

Rainer

[Rainer Wirth]

Now, here’s the workflow, and it works!

You need Tiger and FCP5 (for the MXF files). You shoot on P2 cards. Then you have to flip the protection button on the cards on protect (otherwise the cards won’t show up as a hard disc on the computer). You have to set the camera via System settings (press the menue button on the camera for a few seconds, till the menue shows on the monitor attached to the camera) into USB on. Now connect the camera to the computer. The 5 cards mount as hard discs. Each disc contains a folder called content. These folders are copied on let’s say a powerbook (more than 500 Mghz with OSx) For safety you copy the content on an external HD via Firewire. Check, whether all the folders with content are properly copied. Run FCP5 on the laptop and view one shot.
Disconnect the camera, switch off USB function (otherwise the camera won’t record) Put the protect button on each P2 card on write, delete the content of the cards, and start shooting again.

Rainer

[Rainer Wirth]

Now, here’s the workflow, and it works!

You need Tiger and FCP5 (for the MXF files). You shoot on P2 cards. Then you have to flip the protection button on the cards on protect (otherwise the cards won’t show up as a hard disc on the computer). You have to set the camera via System settings (press the menue button on the camera for a few seconds, till the menue shows on the monitor attached to the camera) into USB on. Now connect the camera to the computer. The 5 cards mount as hard discs. Each disc contains a folder called content. These folders are copied on let’s say a powerbook (more than 500 Mghz with OSx) For safety you copy the content on an external HD via Firewire. Check, whether all the folders with content are properly copied. Run FCP5 on the laptop and view one shot.
Disconnect the camera, switch off USB function (otherwise the camera won’t record) Put the protect button on each P2 card on write, delete the content of the cards, and start shooting again.

Rainer

[Rainer Wirth]

Same forum, a little earlier

Rainer