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Got my XH-A1 tonight - had a family gathering so I couldn't play with it - I might do some shooting tomorrow. I could smell that new car smell when I opened it - intoxicating.
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Hello Ben,
one question, could you record in HDV with your camera and then capture with firewire in SD (720X480) with Premiere Pro 2? thanks
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October 18th, 2007, 02:23 PM | #23 |
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Manuel,
I had problems on every level getting downconversion done with PP2. First I couldn't get the incamera downconversion to work (and still can't - the feature stays grayed out no matter what I do) and then I decided to try to capture HDV and got sound but no video. After reading some obscure forum post I found someone who found that if they reset the in-camera settings while hooked to PP2 it made things start recording. Sure enough it worked for me then to record HDV - I had to do the downconversion with PP2 in the computer - it wasn't the best. I think I've heard somewhere around here there is a downconversion utility - I don't know what it's called though. I've gone to using DV 16:9 with the A1 alot since I use it in conjunction with my XL2. I'm hoping the upgrades to CS3 make a difference when I can afford it. Not sure if I answered your question or not. |
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Ben, I don't know if you've done this already because you don't mention anything in the "I've tried everything" statement... but what you have to do for the downconvert to work is disconnect the firewire cable from the A1, then in the menu select downconversion - ON, letterboxed - ON (if you want that), & then reconnect the firewire cable to the A1.
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Thanks Bill - I think I did that. Does the camera need to stay on in this process? I always shut it off before unplugging the firewire for fear of frying the firewire port. I read somewhere this was good practice. Is this so?
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I believe it has to stay powered. I can't fully recall but I think I remember when I 1st tried several attempts, I was turning it off before disconnecting & I THINK it didn't hold the settings. I could be wrong though. Try is & see. If you come to the conclusion it needs to stay powered, then just be carefull when re-connecting & say a prayer before so :)
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October 18th, 2007, 03:44 PM | #27 |
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Hello Ben,
I'm from Fergus Falls, MN....a bit of a distance from you. I just ordered my A-1. Perhaps we could meet and chat sometime? Regards, Rog Lee |
October 19th, 2007, 01:34 PM | #28 |
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Bill thanks for the tip - I'm nervous to give that try - but it may be worth it. I was always shutting it down.
Roger - nice to see a fellow Minnesota resident on the forum. I'd be glad to meet. Send me an email sometime. Congratulations on the A1! |
October 24th, 2007, 07:36 PM | #29 |
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downconvert from camera to camera?
I shot some footage on miniDV in my a1 in HD but I want to transfer it to a SD miniDV. Can I accomplish this with my a1 and hv20? And if yes, how so?
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I never did it myself, but it should work if you connect 2 cameras with a firewire cable and set the A1 in VCR mode with downconversion on and the other DV camera at VCR as well, one play and one record.....
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