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October 12th, 2006, 07:39 AM | #1 |
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Long-form recording options?
In another thread, Robert Lane said "The only other long-form recording options are either being tethered to a Powerbook/MacBook Pro or waiting until the spring when 16gb P2 cards become available."
I've only had my 200 for about a month and still learning the ropes. How do you do this? (I requested the Barry book, but haven't received it yet.) I will be acquiring a Mac/FCP for HD editing, but for now I have an XP laptop. I haven't been able to figure out how to connect for real-time recording. I can download P2 via USB in PC mode, but can't get anything out in P2 camera mode. Is there a short answer, or can someone please point me to a thread/tutorial. I'm usually pretty good about figuring these things out, but I'm beyond my expertise here. Thanks. |
October 12th, 2006, 07:58 AM | #2 |
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I am not positive about this but I believe you have to record to Final Cut Pro via firewire to do long form recording. Also, with going through firewire, you would not be able to record 720p Native variable framerates.
I am not sure if there is a PC alternative to do long term recording through the firewire stream. |
October 12th, 2006, 08:56 AM | #3 |
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You have more options (do a search), the most common being Firestore FS-100. With it you can do vari-frames as well, but you'll have to use the FrameRate Converter to get rid ofd unwanted frames (They are flagged).
The FS - and soon to come CinePorter are much more flexible than the FCP route and both accomodate moving/crane/dolly/handheld situations. Gunleik
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In FCP 5.1.2, I set the cam to the exact sequence settings in FCP.
Native formats will not work. Log and capture window is set to non controllable device. Then hit capture now. |
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It also saves the files in either Quicktime movies or AVI files, and includes a DVCPRO-HD codec so that if you use Premiere or Vegas you can edit the stuff right away. And if you do end up going with a Mac, as long as you get an Intel mac you can still use it, by using BootCamp. It saves the quicktime files in Mac-compatible format. And it strips out duplicate frames upon capture so you get all the space efficiency of 720pN format. Other options for live capture on a PC laptop include EDIUS Broadcast, and Avid XPress Pro HD. Either one can be used to capture live camera streaming footage. |
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Barry,
just to confirm: It records DVCPRO HD files that can be edited directly in FCP after capture? Gunleik
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Correct.
You'd just have to either be recording directly to a FAT32 partition, or use a utility such as MacDrive. |
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just wondering if you can record straight from the camera to a dv-cam deck?
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Barry, thanks. That's the key point I was missing.
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