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Panasonic Denmark are now on the case.

Thank you all.

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do you really think that is the problem one of the g4s have 1.512 gb

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Hey Rainer.
Thank you
“I use FCP5.0.4, OSX 4.5
The 25p setting in the camera has two options interlace and Program(progressive). Use interlace.”

Im shooting interlaced. Because its for tv.

Im shooting in 25p to keep the original resolution dont want to compress unnessererely in post.
I want to shoot in cinema2 mode because of the softness of the gamma curve, again to minimize the grading in post.

The errors are random if you via FCP/PDC10 ingest the same take twise, the errors are not nessecerely in the same frames or at all.
Im not shooting in DVCPRO50 because of the amount of material we are shoting, cant handle double up of gbs. I would then be over 100gb material every day in 8 weeks thats 4 tb, times 3: one backup, two for the editors. thats 12tb. Thats very time consuming. If I have to transfer the raw cards aswell, wow!!!
Then I also have to merge the sound files with the video files it all takes time that we simply dont have.

Maybe we are handelig it all wrong but if the errors werent there the workflow we are using is cool.
As it is today we are using around 2-3 hours a day to ingest/backup/merge, this again would mean doubble up in time if we shoot in DVCPRO50.

I use
3x 1ghz power pc g4 cpu 1,1 (powerbook5,2)
768 mb ram
osx 10.4.3
250gb lacie disks 800 firewire
1tb lacie disks 800 firewire

Final cut 5.04
DVCPRO-PAL 48khz anamorphic

Cam
ajx 900
DVCPRO25 25p 16/9 interlaced.
8gb P2 cards

PCD 10 cardreader

Fostex pd50
LG DVDRAM reader.

Jesper Jon
+4526805020
DRTV

Thank you for responding.

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Hey Jan.
Thanks for the very fast response, yes im sure im shooting dvcpro.

Please where can I get some help.
Im producing for the national danish television, DR TV, like BBC but only for 5,5 million people.(And no I dont do silly cartoons about Muhammed)But DR TV have decided to base the P2 camera system (40 cameras) on Avid, so I have no support from DR TV or Panasonic Denmark or Apple/FCP.
If you have any suggestions where to get help you are more than welcome.
Our series is a very high profile programme. We are breaking every rating/viewer amount when we are producing a new show so im very keen to get help. We are having a break in production for five weeks I hope we can solve the problems before next production period, otherwise i will have to go back to tape, but the same camera. Panasonic cameras are incredible.
Money shouldent be a problem.

Thanks Jesper Jon

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Uh ? Yet more transfer time, we cant do that. Simply dont have the time/manpower.
We are shooting 40-50 gb material every day + 10 gb sound that has to be merged with the p2 shots.
We are backing up the material 3 times one for the pre editor one for the editor and one for the closet(safe). Further transfer time will kill us.

And for Jan we have thrashed the prefs file and im sorry to say it didnt solve the problem. 🙁

Help! 🙂

system:
1ghz power pc g4 cpu 1,1 (powerbook5,2)
768 mb ram
osx 10.4.3

Final cut 5.04
DVCPRO-PAL 48khz anamorphic

Cam
DVCPRO25 25p 16/9
8gb P2 cards

PCD 10 cardreader

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Thank you.

Im doing something simular.

But isnt there a way to give names to the shots in the camera? Like you write, Scene 12, take1, and then the camera gives names to the rest of the clips until you give the scene a new number…. ?

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Wow.

So simple.Thank you!
I wish I had known this a long time ago.

Next question: Is there any way to import from all the cards simultanious?(trying to save time)
I am very interrested in any other info or workflow experience regarding SPX900/FCP 5.0.4.
Especially how to keep track on files and scene names, we are shooting a comedy series, a sort of “mockumentary” with a very small crew.
I will give you a link to an example of our work, when ready.
I am very exited about the quality of the system, but we are pioneers with P2 on FCP on our television station who are only supporting Avid/PC platforms, Apple no good.
But we are a small independant group who prefers FCP and with several awards as a quality proof.

This is a site with some clips mostly shot with dvx100, only in danish, sorry
https://www.dr.dk/satire/site_drengenefraangora.asp

Thank you

Jesper Jon
Photographer
Danish Television
DR2

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Hey Gary.

FCP update 5.0.4 saved my life,well almost.
I have now got a fairly good workflow.

Ingest all P2 media DVCPRO25 via the pcmcia in the powerbook to FCP, takes around 1/2h to ingest 5x4gb. thats 80 minutes material. Fast enough when you have 15 4gb cards.
But still no connection to the USB card reader.

I still have a lot of questions to the system, but so far so good.

Thanks.

Jesper Jon
Photographer.
Copenhagen. DK.

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Im working on G5 desktop and a G4 powerbook.
The systems are identical osx 10.4.3 FCP 5.0, the cable has been checked.
The systems both accept the P2 drive in the “about this mac” the card reader AJ-PCD10 is flashing LED

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Thank you all.

I dont really care that much about my company and there choise of platform, well it annoys me.We are an independant group, workng freelance. Our choise is fcp.

My point is does it work? Im used to plug and play. Im making pictures, im not a developer/engineer:-)

Does it only require an upgrade to FCP 5.0.4
Firmware/driver for card reader non existant for G5 ? G4 can read via pcmcia, driver installed.