The Perfect XL2 companion DTE at DVinfo.net

Jace Ross · September 3rd, 2011, 01:28 AM

If I missed the answer in my search, I apologize.

I'm really new to the world of DTE recorders and as such I know little about them. I would love to use one in conjunction with my XL2 but from what I see they are offering so much more than what I want and as such I'd be paying for it. So I'm looking for a something that pairs nicely with an XL2 simple solid state recording.

Les Wilson · September 3rd, 2011, 12:45 PM

I can't speak for the XL2 but I used a Sony MRC1K on my XL1s.

Jace Ross · September 4th, 2011, 07:55 PM

And you had no issues?

Les Wilson · September 5th, 2011, 02:50 AM

I had no issues. The XH-A1 has a sync issue that is well documented but I didn't encounter that with the XL1s.

There are a couple modes of operation supported by the MRC1K wrt how it follows the start-stop button on the camera. It's been a couple years but I'm 90% positive the XL1s was able to work with the tightest sync mode (least lag between pressing record and the MRC1K recording starting. There's an option in the XL1s for Firewire control that you have to enable.

The cache recording is wonderful. As far as your NLE goes, the Sony plugin for Final Cut Pro nicely stitches the files together.

Jace Ross · September 6th, 2011, 04:57 AM

Well the xl2 is just the next in the xl series and has little to nothing in common with the xh-a1 so i'd assume it would be more like your xl1s experience.
I don't use FCP, I'm all PC dude, Adobe premiere pro CS4 should easily handle the task.

September 3rd, 2011, 01:28 AM	#1
Jace Ross Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 35	The Perfect XL2 companion DTE If I missed the answer in my search, I apologize. I'm really new to the world of DTE recorders and as such I know little about them. I would love to use one in conjunction with my XL2 but from what I see they are offering so much more than what I want and as such I'd be paying for it. So I'm looking for a something that pairs nicely with an XL2 simple solid state recording. __________________ Panasonic GF2 \| BlackMagic Pocket Cinema (waiting): Rode VideoMic \|

September 3rd, 2011, 12:45 PM	#2
Les Wilson Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 3,014	Re: The Perfect XL2 companion DTE I can't speak for the XL2 but I used a Sony MRC1K on my XL1s.

September 4th, 2011, 07:55 PM	#3
Jace Ross Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 35	Re: The Perfect XL2 companion DTE And you had no issues? __________________ Panasonic GF2 \| BlackMagic Pocket Cinema (waiting): Rode VideoMic \|

September 5th, 2011, 02:50 AM	#4
Les Wilson Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 3,014	Re: The Perfect XL2 companion DTE I had no issues. The XH-A1 has a sync issue that is well documented but I didn't encounter that with the XL1s. There are a couple modes of operation supported by the MRC1K wrt how it follows the start-stop button on the camera. It's been a couple years but I'm 90% positive the XL1s was able to work with the tightest sync mode (least lag between pressing record and the MRC1K recording starting. There's an option in the XL1s for Firewire control that you have to enable. The cache recording is wonderful. As far as your NLE goes, the Sony plugin for Final Cut Pro nicely stitches the files together.

September 6th, 2011, 04:57 AM	#5
Jace Ross Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 35	Re: The Perfect XL2 companion DTE Well the xl2 is just the next in the xl series and has little to nothing in common with the xh-a1 so i'd assume it would be more like your xl1s experience. I don't use FCP, I'm all PC dude, Adobe premiere pro CS4 should easily handle the task. __________________ Panasonic GF2 \| BlackMagic Pocket Cinema (waiting): Rode VideoMic \|