Just to let you know that I had previously tested with both Pixlet and DC30 footage and had no problems here.

Cheers

Well.....

It output about 16 minutes before suddenly the camera stoppec.

Paul, It might be that the data rate varries. I know CineForm requires the output to be set to fixed in the Adobe MPEG encoder.

Is there a way to do that in your script?

Keep going, we're almost there!

DBK

Paul has been kind enough also to help find a solution for encoding the uncompressed cinewave HD codec in 1080i. After tweeking Paul's scriptlet a little, I was able to get output, however, the picture was partially split. I then tried an export to pixlet first and everything went well, as did Paul's attempt. I don't know why the Cinewave codec is not allowing for a clean encode, but I thought I would pass on our experiences so far.
Thanks again to Paul.

I'm new to all this, but I was able to get Paul's program to work. It's great. I was wondering if there might be a similar solution for converting the originally captured material into pixlet. Right now, I have so many steps to accomplish before I can start editing. If there were a similar droplet to get started we'd really be set.

SD to HD?
 

So with this method one could edit in Final Cut Pro SD and upconvert using the JVC HD or D-VHS?

Re: SD to HD?
 

I'm looking for a temporary cheap method for converting and mixing some privious SD footage with JVC HD. So I'm looking for a method to convert SD to HD.

<<<-- Originally posted by Craig Moreschini : So with this method one could edit in Final Cut Pro SD and upconvert using the JVC HD or D-VHS? -->>>

This thread describes a method for exporting back to the camera, there are several methods for importing JVC's MPEG2 HD into Final Cut. Do a search for "Project X" or "Diva" in this forum to find these. I see from other posts that you are using Avid? I have zero experience with Avid at this point, but in Final Cut you can combine HD and SD footage without a problem.

Wow! I'm impressed. I hadn't check on this board for a while and I'm very impressed with what you've been doing Paul...

So I tried the droplet and the first step seems to process any QT file at 1280 X 720 unless the files contain audio. Whenever audio is on the QT file (regardless the format), I get this error:

**ERROR: [mpeg2enc] Could not read YUV4MPEG2 header: bad header magic!

Any ideas?

Hi Frederic,
Are you using HDVerter (Not HDQT2TS which is an earlier version)?
http://www.celt.sunysb.edu/paul/HDVerter.tar.gz
If so, what format is the audio you are using?

By the way, will lumeireHDV's editing solution support export?

Paul,

Yes, I am using the latest droplet.

I've tried many audio formats and the problem persists.

Lumiere HD will support export (we are still working out the technical hurdles).

Here's a feature list for Lumiere HD:
http://www.lumieremedia.com/hdv/lumierehd_features.pdf

Thanks, Paul.