[Robert Semeniuk]

Mickey, yes, you can reload a card with BPAV files. The computer sees the SXS cards as a drive so you could just drag and drop. It’s best however, to use the Clipbrowser software for transferring because then you can monitor the card contents and get instant confirmation that the files are all good. If you choose to drag and drop confirm the BPAV is uncorrupted by either checking the contents in Clipbrowser or the Sony Transfer software, or even using the camera.

[Robert Semeniuk]

Huge news, thanks Craig. I posted about this very issue last week or so, wondering how to get a timecode burn without a lot of steps or trouble.

[Robert Semeniuk]

I feel your pain.

Yeah, that’s the craziest thing, the LCD VF does not show true underscan. As mentioned, there doesn’t seem to be any adjustment for it so I’m just real careful now, especially after finding extraneous stuff in the picture after I got back.

I don’t have time or room for an external monitor- I do a lot of run-and-gun, quick turnaround stuff, so need to rely upon whats in front of me.

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Will, I have not yet plugged a cable into that camera. I do all my transfers from the cards and the reader, and as such have not found any reason to let the video play out at real time. I haven’t as of yet found a reason to use any other method, especially when the video can be dumped off the cards in mere minutes and I edit HD anyway.

I think no matter how it is sliced, creating these DVD’s will take time. Whether its spent towards the end of the project, converting, encoding, and applying filters, or at the beginning, setting camera parameters and playing out the video in real time.

I don’t want to have to make a Final Cut project just to get a TC burn DVD, and I do not keep the video on cards either- I have the BPAV folders offloaded and backed up in different places, so I was hoping for a way to create a DVD straight from the BPAV’s, whether they are on hard drive or blu ray, depending on what my internal clients need to review.

Thanks for all your help everyone, and thanks Don, I actually thought it was one of your posts I read about creating a DVD from the BPAV/clipbrowser scenario. I guess I was mistaken, but I appreciate, and was hoping for, your input.

Till next time,

Semi

[Robert Semeniuk]

Well, I just turned it on, and it appeared. But the timecode it carried with it, as I said, was timeline timecode.

What are you doing differently? How are you “applying” it to every clip?

Even if I could get it to work I’m not sure I’m willing to sit through “applying” it to hundreds of clips. I’m looking for the absolute fastest way to do this, if that method exists.

Thanks Clint!

[Robert Semeniuk]

Thanks Craig. When i said the cards can be as much as the drive I meant the other way. On the linked page I saw cards for over $120 and small 250Gb USB drives are the same price.

Thanks for your wealth of knowledge everyone.

I appreciate it and will see what I can come up with.

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Well thanks guys but I’m outta time.
I’m gonna go and look around and see what I come up with. Some of those flash cards are as much as a drive, so I may go that route too.

Appreciate your input, and I hope I can figure out how to mount those cards if thats the route I choose!

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Thanks guys. I am still unclear as to how these cards are read. Do I have to buy a reader/writer? I don’t see any slots on this MacPro of mine…

[Robert Semeniuk]

Craig, I have to admit I am still learning when it comes to the computer side of things. In asking me the questions you did you assume I know what an SD or CF card is and how to use it, which, unfortunately, I don’t.

Yes, the most economical method possible would be great as this is a “one-off”.

Can you explain further, and walk me through a workflow for getting this done? Where would I find either of these cards and how are they read? My MacPro does not have any slots , just different plug receptacles on the front- USB, Firewire 400 and 800.

Thanks for any further help. I’m glad I read this as I was just about to run out and buy a USB powered drive- 320 Gb. Maybe I won’t have to.

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Great, Thanks Ralph. I won’t be giving this (or these) sticks away, they will be shipped back to me. I feel better about these things surviving the trip than a hard drive, maybe that’s just me.

I’ll be offloading the files at my friends Mac editing house.

You’re right about the cost though. I just might look into a smallish one for this project, if the cost of 2 sticks is prohibitive as compared to a small drive.

Anyone got any recommendations? I have to be able to buy it locally as I need it tomorrow. I read about one called Apricot or something, available at Office Depot, Mac compatible.