[Richard Doyle]

Okay, so I tried removing the chapters in Final Cut Pro, exported the file, and then added the chapters in Compressor manually, and named them. I burned the Blu-Ray and everything is fine – the chapters are named etc, BUT I still can’t skip chapters using my Blu-Ray players remote control… Could the problem here just be my player?

[Richard Doyle]

Okay, that didn’t work… Any ideas? Basically my chapters are named on the menu screen but I can’t skip chapters with my remote control…

[Richard Doyle]

Hmm.. You might have something there.

I use Global Media Pro batteries with the EX3. They work perfectly.

However, I use a light battery pack, and then before the speeches, change to the heavier battery pack (more power) in order to power the on-camera light as well. But the last time it happened (2nd time) I didn’t change over batteries before the speeches, BUT the battery was still good. And when it happened, and when the camera shut off and turned back on and after I ‘restored media’, I continued shooting on card B in slot B (another 32Gb sxs-1 card) on the same light battery without any problems.

But you might have something there.

I did, however, get another error message ‘Unknown Media A1 please change’ on the same card in the same slot just days later when I went to “investigate”. According to the manual, and others online, and Sony on the phone, this means there’s a problem with the card.

[Richard Doyle]

I just reviewed the dancing footage that I shot at the wedding last Saturday, and I literally can’t tell the difference between 1/50 and 1/25. It’s just brighter and better. People are dancing like crazy. If I don’t notice it, the viewer is certainly not going to mind. 🙂

[Richard Doyle]

Yeah, that’s all fine. I was pretty sure that it was auto that I was going into but it handles fairly well. Better than other cameras I’ve used (unless the light is changing rapidly you can’t really tell it’s auto shutter). I knew the 7D had a larger sensor which is why it gathers more light. Unfortunately, the 7D is too much of a pain to use when you want to capture audio.

The big question is what the hell is wrong with my SXS card? Or if it is even the card that has the problem?

[Richard Doyle]

Don Greening: “Near as I can tell from the info you’re giving is that with the shutter off the shutter speed has decreased from what the shutter on speed has been previously set to. Anytime you decrease the speed the picture will get brighter because the available light is hitting the sensor for a longer period of time. As I understand it the shutter speed with the shutter off is constant. If you want to change the shutter speed you turn it on first. Make sense?”

Thanks. Yes, I guessed that the shutter speed had decreased, but I wonder how I can view on screen what the shutter speed is when I turn it ‘off’. Is it ‘automatic’ when it’s ‘off’? It doesn’t appear to be changing which is what I would expect when something is automatic because the camera is doing the work.

I’ve had the camera at 1/50 (as I’m shooting 25p) up until now. But I think I’ll keep the shutter off on a couple of shoots just to see the results. My gain is set to -3, 0, 6 db. Shooting mostly indoors at weddings with the EX3, and if I’m wide open at f1.9 and if I have my gain up at 6db, in a bright room, and with shutter ‘on’ (at 1/50), I think it’s not exposed as bright as I’d like (surprising with such a large sensor; my 7D is actually better). I’m usually able to compensate with a bit of on-camera light, but don’t like to use it too much. So by having the shutter ‘off’ it’s just fantastic, even if I’m doing something that a lot would deem to be technically “wrong” (if it is automatic).

[Richard Doyle]

Am I correct in saying that the HD footage quality will be reduced because it’s in an SD timeline with the 50i footage? That’s normal, isn’t it?

[Richard Doyle]

Thanks, Gary. I’ll go to LT next time for the 7D footage. I’m editing at the moment and it’s taking a bit longer, but it’s not the worst thing ever. I have a Pro Res timeline and I’ve just brought the XDCAM footage in. This works for me. If I have the same trouble with LT, I’ll buy a GRAID. Thanks.

[Richard Doyle]

Yes, I think I’ll go to Pro Res LT next time. There’s no way I’m buying another hard drive. I’m actually editing the HQ sequence right now, and there’s a spinning color wheel from time to time (actually, quite often), but it’s not too bad.

[Richard Doyle]

It’s 7200. I can’t seem to see a difference in the tech specs between this drive I’m using and a GRAID, which I’m told would be better.