I believe that the only option right now for pc users is avid xpress pro hd... There's a dvcprohd codec on the avid site called something like dv100, but I believe that you need the avid xpress soft to use it

otherwise we need the footage to be transcoded to either h.264 or wmv, preferably the latter

Ah, ic, windows version does not include DVCPRO HD codec.
What about looking into Blackmagic desing software codec?

I will covert them to H.264. That's easy. I can make two Quad G5s to do the Qpower transcoding while I'm out for shooting.

You're kidding?
We waited all nite to see this great footage and now we can't because we need special software?
unfair, i tell you. I want to see that 720p60 footage of Kaku kicking his cell phone with his bike. I bet that looks awesome! I'd like to see some 1080p24 movie-motion-like footage as well, since that will be one of the main uses for this bad boy.

this sucks to be at the mercy of MAC users. *smile*

Kaku, thanks.....you're the MAN for doing these tests for us! (seriously)

- ShannonRawls.com

I tried the Black Magic but I guess it only layers on avi-files? I am looking forward for that H264-clip.

Missing 1 file to be uploaded at :
http://hvx200.moctel.com/production/....xtream.ne.jp/

Please let me know if download speed aint that good.. Thanks Marc O.

Apparently the Avid codec will work with Quicktime. I found a link to it on this DVfilm Maker page:

http://www.dvfilm.com/hvx200/

Haven't had a chance to try it myself.

-Dan

Great Dan!

I tried the Avid codecs but they haven't worked so far with the clips downloaded from DVXUser (by Jarred & Barry G). QuickTime just showed a blank white window.

I do have HP workstation so if there's something I can get to make the files directly, I would do that too.

Hmmm... too bad. I got similar results from some Qt files that someone gave me recently from a Mac. There was nothing special about those files and the person who gave them to me could not tell me what codec was used. White screen and sound was all I got even though Qt didn't complain about the file. I'm running Qt 7 Pro.

-Dan

H.264 for HD-DVD seems to take only matte of 20 minutes to transcode.
I'm transcoding one before I go to bed and post it.

Thanks Kaku for your effort.

Would you make some comments on the footage you've shot so far ? Maybe some comparison with the Canon XL H1 ...

Cheers,

it's there now. Hope this works. Probalby with VLC?

AVID's freely available DV100 codec only supports DVCPROHD via MXF files - not thru QT. And it also works with the freely available demo version of DVFilm Maker. The QT files only play audio with a white screen, so that doesn't work. Any chance we could get an MXF file straight off the P2 card uploaded? Pleeeeeeeeease????

So far, it seems the few who have had access the HVX only want to post the MOV files they get after importing to FCP. A raw MXF should be usable/viewable by us PC guys once we download the two necessary components and I'm ready.