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Daniel Loomis · May 13th, 2008, 09:15 PM

Chris,

I hate to dispute what you were told but I have a Sony M25 deck and a Canon XH A1 camera. The Sony deck will only read standard 1080i HDV from the Canon. When I try to read HDV shot in 24F or 30F the deck complains and says to use a tape with an appropriate format, i.e., standard 1080i HDV. I have to disconnect the deck and connect the Firewire cable directly to the XH A1 to download clips into Final Cut Pro 6.02 on my Mac Pro.

I also have a Sony HVR-V1U that shoots in 24P, but it outputs everything in 1080i. In either case, I usually edit the video in ProRes422 and then output 24p using Quicktime conversion or Compressor for uploading to Vimeo and others.

I suppose Sony could update the firmware to make it compatible with Canon's progressive formats, but why would they go to the trouble of supporting the competition?

May 13th, 2008, 09:15 PM	#11
Daniel Loomis New Boot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: El Dorado, Arkansas Posts: 7	24F & 30F from XH A1 and M35 Deck Chris, I hate to dispute what you were told but I have a Sony M25 deck and a Canon XH A1 camera. The Sony deck will only read standard 1080i HDV from the Canon. When I try to read HDV shot in 24F or 30F the deck complains and says to use a tape with an appropriate format, i.e., standard 1080i HDV. I have to disconnect the deck and connect the Firewire cable directly to the XH A1 to download clips into Final Cut Pro 6.02 on my Mac Pro. I also have a Sony HVR-V1U that shoots in 24P, but it outputs everything in 1080i. In either case, I usually edit the video in ProRes422 and then output 24p using Quicktime conversion or Compressor for uploading to Vimeo and others. I suppose Sony could update the firmware to make it compatible with Canon's progressive formats, but why would they go to the trouble of supporting the competition?