NEO HDV, HV20 and XHA1
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Now that I have had time to play around with both camera and the software for capturing footage back to the hard drive I want to make sure I have the HDV software setup properly. With the HV20 24P mode and XHA1 I am using 24F mode. I am then using the HV20 to capture footage from both cameras back to disk via a firewire cable and the HDLink software. The pref I have set are; Capture Options Automatically convert to Cineform Intermediate Destination File Format for Capture and Conversion AVI CineForm Encoder Options Quality High Enable Smart Rendering checked ( I am using vegas 8 ) Frame format: Automatic Frame Rate Change Remove 3-2 Pulldown checked Rate Change no change Maintain Audio pitch ( checked ) Pre-Compression Filters Resize Video ( none ) Keep source aspect ration ( checked ) Everything else unchecked. Scene Detection Split file on scene changes ( checked ) Does this look correct? Am I missing anything? I am using the XHA1 as my main and the HV20 my B roll camera and playback unit. In the XH I have not changed any of the settings under timecode and it is set to Frame Setting DROP, Frame Rate 24F , Signal HD I just wanted to make sure everything was set right and that I had the Cineform software set correct. Thanks again, Kevin |
I can't speak to the A1, but with respect to the HV20, your settings appear to match mine precisely when I capture/convert HV20 24p footage. I then bring the resulting 24p AVIs into a Vegas 24p timeline (using the "HDV 1080-24p (1440x1080, 23.976 fps)" template in the properties tab), and voila.
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Hello Ian,
Thank you for the feedback. I have the XH set to the 24 mode and it seems to work fine also. I tell you I am in love with Vegas, it is so powerful and an amazing tool. Thanks again, Kevin |
For the A1 in 24F, you don't need 3-2 pull checked, as the frames are stored progressively on tape, whereas in the HV20 they are not.
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Hello David,
Thanks! The thing is that with the A1 I am using the HV20 for playback, so I then I do not need to check the pull down right? I know it is probably a stupid question. Thank you again, Kevin |
Kevin, I'm guessing no, because all you are doing at Capture is capturing a data stream. What David is saying is that for the A1, you already have a true 24p data stream, so pulldown removal is not required.
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Chris is correct. It is the A1 source (whether played from HV20 or not) that is recorded as 24p, and doesn't require pulldown removal.
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I had a similar question: I taped a concert with a Sony V1U and a Canon HV20. When I'm capturing the footage onto my computer, Cineform identifies whether the camcorder is the V1U or the HV20. Would it make a difference with Cineform (or Vegas capture for that matter) if I placed the tape recorded with the V1U into the HV20 while capturing? It seems like from the above responses that it wouldn't matter.
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Doesn't matter, however you can't put a XL-H1 recorded in 24F in a Sony V1U -- most other combinations work.
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