I've joined the dark side.

Dylan Couper · March 11th, 2006, 10:22 PM

What's the first thing I shot with the HVX?

My dogs of course. :)
Also caught a bee (?!?) flying around my office this morning, caught it in a wine glass and filmed that.

Phil Hover · March 12th, 2006, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Farmer

Phil -

Do it . . . and you'll never go "back"! :)

I'll go back....for audio/Nuendo!!!

Greg Boston · March 12th, 2006, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Phil Hover

I'll go back....for audio/Nuendo!!!

I have thoroughly enjoyed my Mac experience over the last year. Bought mine last February. However, I maintain both platforms in my house due to software requirements.

Once you work with OSX for awhile, you'll really come to appreciate the tight integration and the fact that it sits on top of Unix which of course is a very tried and true, lean and mean OS.

The good news is that nowadays, OSX and Windows play nice together in terms of networking and file transfer. You can pull AVI files directly into FCP.

-gb-

Phil Hover · March 12th, 2006, 10:53 AM

Now I just need to figure out if I need a dual 2.3 or a QUAD!

Aaron Koolen · March 13th, 2006, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Keith Loh

Dylan, when I saw the thread title I thought you had bought a Macintosh.

Likewise, and I was gonna say, "it's not the dark side!" ;)

Anyway, awesome stuff!

Dylan Couper · March 13th, 2006, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron Koolen

Likewise, and I was gonna say, "it's not the dark side!" ;)

Nah, I like my lenses white and my computers black. :)

Kevin Shaw · March 13th, 2006, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Dylan Couper

I still haven't figured out how I'm going to edit any of the HD footage...

Dylan: take a look at Canopus Edius, Broadcast edition for your HVX200 editing. It reportedly has better direct support for MXF files than Final Cut Pro, but it is lacking in some advanced editing features. Avid Liquid apparently supports DVCPro50 footage nicely but not DVCProHD at this time; Avid Xpress HD seems to have some reliability problems with P2 for now. Cineform is reportedly working on a way to ingest HVX200 footage into AspectHD with Premiere Pro, but I haven't heard that they've got that done yet.

Dylan Couper · March 13th, 2006, 09:31 AM

Thanks Kevin
I was planning on going the Raylight/CIneform/Vegas route, but I'll check out Edius Broadcast. Not sure if I want to buy into a new NLE (skillset and financially) yet, but I'll see if I can find a demo of it and try it out.

Jack Nastvogel · March 15th, 2006, 01:24 PM

I'm Edging Ever So Closer Towards Owning This Camera... And Figure
To Be Force ...(matter Or Anti-matter) In Making The Kind Of Films I
Want To Make Along The Coast Of Maine Where I Fortunately Live.

Barry Green · March 15th, 2006, 03:15 PM

Canopus just made available a demo version of Edius Broadcast:
http://www.canopus.com/products/demos/index.php

Brian Broz · March 15th, 2006, 10:39 PM

Hey Dylan,
Hope you're enjoying the new camera, and putting it through it's paces!
I'm sure sure you'll find the more you use it...the more you like it!!
Let me know if you have any questions or issues. Or if you ever want to view footage on the 17" Panasonic HD monitor, drop by anytime! I'd love to see more footage!
Talk to you before NAB for sure....
Cheers,

Brian Broz
www.llsr.com

Dylan Couper · March 17th, 2006, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Broz

Hey Dylan,
Hope you're enjoying the new camera, and putting it through it's paces!
I'm sure sure you'll find the more you use it...the more you like it!!
Let me know if you have any questions or issues. Or if you ever want to view footage on the 17" Panasonic HD monitor, drop by anytime! I'd love to see more footage!

Hey Brian
Yeah, I think I've fallen in love with P2 aspects of the HVX. Know anyone who wants to buy a couple Canon XL1's?

I'm probably going to be by the shop tomorrow, need to pick up some XLR cable and a few other things before I leave for Africa on Monday. See you there!

March 11th, 2006, 10:22 PM	#16
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	What's the first thing I shot with the HVX? My dogs of course. :) Also caught a bee (?!?) flying around my office this morning, caught it in a wine glass and filmed that. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

March 13th, 2006, 09:31 AM	#23
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Thanks Kevin I was planning on going the Raylight/CIneform/Vegas route, but I'll check out Edius Broadcast. Not sure if I want to buy into a new NLE (skillset and financially) yet, but I'll see if I can find a demo of it and try it out. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

March 12th, 2006, 10:53 AM	#19
Phil Hover Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Costa Mesa, The OC, CA Posts: 87	Now I just need to figure out if I need a dual 2.3 or a QUAD!

March 15th, 2006, 01:24 PM	#24
Jack Nastvogel Tourist Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3	I'm Edging Ever So Closer Towards Owning This Camera... And Figure To Be Force ...(matter Or Anti-matter) In Making The Kind Of Films I Want To Make Along The Coast Of Maine Where I Fortunately Live.

March 15th, 2006, 03:15 PM	#25
Barry Green Barry Wan Kenobi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,863	Canopus just made available a demo version of Edius Broadcast: http://www.canopus.com/products/demos/index.php

March 15th, 2006, 10:39 PM	#26
Brian Broz Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 61	Hey Dylan, Hope you're enjoying the new camera, and putting it through it's paces! I'm sure sure you'll find the more you use it...the more you like it!! Let me know if you have any questions or issues. Or if you ever want to view footage on the 17" Panasonic HD monitor, drop by anytime! I'd love to see more footage! Talk to you before NAB for sure.... Cheers, Brian Broz www.llsr.com