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Steve,
I know where you're coming from. I sold my Aaton pkg. last year (should have saved the superspeeds for the RED :) , bought the HVX, a Powerbook (never needed a laptop before P2)and haven't looked back.
No one stop/shop tutorial available, but if you hang around these boards lurking long enough you'll pick up what you'll need to know.
I've shot all the cassette video formats and initially I missed the security blanket of being able to clutch the shot tapes in my hands. Now I'm getting weaned off that nasty habit and there's no going back (sounds like an AA rant!).
Think what the sound dept. has gone thru over the years - tape reels, cassettes, MD, DT, MP3 , etc.
It's a whole new world out there.

chris

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Originally Posted by Steve Rosen (Post 681562)

Jan: Thanks... Yeah, it's always difficult to change from something you're used to... but I like change - after over 20 years of shooting nothing but film I changed to DV, then to HDV, now to tapeless (I still have my super16mm camera though)...

This camera (and the other new Panasonic entries) will obviously bring a lot more people like me into the P2 environment -

As useful as this forum is (and I've really grown dependent on it) , it would be nice for those of us who have to land running and make a living with this new technology if there was an all-in-one-place website devoted specifically to P2 workflow issues - not "look at my clips" or "where do I get a matte box?" but workflow only - an online tutorial with a Q&A page...

For instance, the suggestion of P2 Log Pro (I just looked at their site) solves most of my problems (although it looks like it may have a "learning curve", and that is an expression I've learned to dislike). In fact, since so many of us have been using Macs since the Media100 days, Panasonic should consider bundling it with the new cameras...

Steve, you heard it from the expert (Jan C.) - I use P2 Log Pro all the time.
You can view footage direct from cards using a G4....
I use it to check footage on location. Clients like it because we can view full screen. I copy the P2 contents to an external Firewire 800 drive.
I then go back and look at the clips from the hard drive for a double check.
I have never had any glitching and I am using FCP 5.1.2.
Good Luck

Steve,
Just want to add that if you are using the P2 store, make sure the battery you are using is well connected (sometimes 3rd party batteries don't connect well to the HVX or the P2 store) when transferring data. If there's an interruption in the power supply it can corrupt the footage.

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Originally Posted by David Saraceno (Post 675546)

Steve:

The MacBooks don't have any slots. The MacBook Pros have ExpressCard/34 slots.

The dueladapter from duel systems is a new PC Card to EC/34 adapter that works with p2 cards.

Waiting on the 10.4.9 drivers

This is the route to go with MacBook Pro: http://www.duel-systems.com/products/adapters.aspx