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William Mims
August 26, 2014 at 8:06 pm in reply to: EX1/Steadicam Pilot LCD Issue

Have you tried using the video out rather than going ‘downstream’ from the Atomos? [Since involved with this thread (2009, 2010) I sold my Pilot.]

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William Mims
March 21, 2014 at 6:18 pm in reply to: Firmware update for Sony EX 3

Thanks Ian, glad we have you on board. You are always a help and greatly appreciated by those of us that are less computer tech orientated.

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William Mims
February 1, 2013 at 3:00 am in reply to: Size limit by project???

Stephen: Thanks, good to know. How do I keep it from re-encoding it?

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William Mims
January 31, 2013 at 2:18 pm in reply to: Size limit by project???

Thanks Mike, However it will not proceed as I tried to ignore it and continue. I wonder what Sony format is best and has the least compression from workflow to DVDA master?

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William Mims
January 31, 2013 at 1:33 pm in reply to: Size limit by project???

I am delighted to hear that. I hope I can resolve why my DVD Arch. won’t accept larger files.
I have dumped most of archived long projects to make room for the feature so I will get back to you after I run a new test. I know it starts with a: File too large for a DVD disc. Which of course is not true as the DVD will take 4.5 GBs. I remember one project was about 3.9 and it said it was too big. I kept lower the quality bar but it did not help. Are there partitions in DVD Arch that need to be changed?

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William Mims
January 31, 2013 at 4:29 am in reply to: Size limit by project???

John:
I have always appreciated your advice. I am starting a feature film of +/- 90 minutes in length. I am concerned that Sony Vegas can not handle that much HD (1920×1080) with all the tracks of picture and audio. Plus, I once recorded a funeral that lasted 2 hours. When I tried to make copies in DVD Architect it could not handle the 120 minutes, even in BluRay. The only way I could give the DVD of the funeral to the friend was to break it into three parts and even then Architect said the project was too big for 1920×1080 so I finally had to settle for 1280×720. That sucks. As a film editor in Hollywood, I worked with ten minute reels of film. Is that what I will have to do with a project this long? I can not imagine handing a distributor a deck of DVD BluRays because DVD arch. chokes on anything longer than about ten minutes. Is there some other program out there that can handle a 90 minute Vegas file? DVD Arch. is something Sony should revamp IMHO. And I do not want to rerender any part of the movie because Vegas can not handle it. Since I am using a Sony EX 3 to shoot, is there some Sony format I should use from start to final edited master than will maintain the highest quality possible?

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William Mims
January 28, 2013 at 9:42 pm in reply to: SXS Cards

Thanks, Michael for your suggestion. I agree.

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William Mims
January 28, 2013 at 2:44 pm in reply to: SXS Cards

I appreciate all of you whom I respect for your knowledge of this system and the reason I started this thread was to see the quality of the SxS vs. the MxR+SDHC cards, since I have not been able to use the Sony SxS card from day one. (I now have been able to do so)
I am in the process of beginning a feature using the EX 3. I can not really afford the cost of the external raw recorders. So I am looking for the best quality I can get without any more investment as the cost of good actors and crew will be as much as I can manage right now (and history has taught me a better place to spend the money).
So the real question becomes is the Sony SxS card any better quality than what I have gotten from the SDHC class 10 cards I presently use? Since your input from this thread, I have been able to do a side by side test using both media and I can not tell any difference. So any suggestions from Ian, Michael, Mike and anyone else on this subject will also be appreciated.
And let’s just be realistic about filmmaking, if movies like Paranormal Activity can make a lot of money and still look like it was shot with a palmcorder, I think the quality of the EX 3 is light years ahead of that and an acceptable compromise of not using a F3 or 65.
If I may suggest a series that is shot beautifully with one of those cameras, it is Murdoch Mysteries, a Canadian series – Stream it on Netflix. Worth your time to view.

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William Mims
January 28, 2013 at 2:17 pm in reply to: SXS Cards

It came in the box from Sony.

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William Mims
January 25, 2013 at 4:16 am in reply to: SXS Cards

Mike: A cable with a USB male at one end that plugs into my computer and at the other end is a black reader that you push the SXS card into in order to upload the SXS into the computer. (This is a tower computer that does not have the SXS slot built into the computer like the newer laptops.) And BTW I tried flipping the SXS in the reader end just in case I had it backwards. I took a flashlight and looked into the reader end and could tell which way would make the proper connections. In mho Sony should have some kind of a stop so the SXS will only insert one way, not either way.
When I posted this thread I also ask Sony the same questions, they have yet to get back to me. Creative Cow is a great help thanks to all of you who take the time to help a fellow filmmaker out.
As always it is appreciated, thanks Mike.

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