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Forum: Panasonic AVCCAM Camcorders February 11th, 2009, 08:01 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 16,727
Posted By Brian Mercer
Mark, Yes, you are correct about Final Cut...

Mark,

Yes, you are correct about Final Cut Pro needing to transcode the mts files first.

I downloaded the files, saved them to the harddrive in their own folder. When I got to transcode them...
Forum: Panasonic AVCCAM Camcorders February 10th, 2009, 06:55 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 16,727
Posted By Brian Mercer
Jon, I gave that a shot on the Mac. . .still...

Jon,

I gave that a shot on the Mac. . .still can't see the files.

I can see them, but they are grayed out. I cannot select them.
Forum: Panasonic AVCCAM Camcorders February 10th, 2009, 06:14 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 16,727
Posted By Brian Mercer
Mark, Do you know the directory structure...

Mark,

Do you know the directory structure the downloaded files came from?

I have downloaded them and tried to import using the "Log and Transfer" in FCP 6.0.5, but it does not recognize the mts...
Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion January 28th, 2009, 04:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,253
Posted By Brian Mercer
Thanks for the reply Nate. As I now...

Thanks for the reply Nate.

As I now understand it, there is no ProRes HQ option. Do the files lose any quality?
Forum: Panasonic AVCCAM Camcorders January 28th, 2009, 07:01 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,474
Posted By Brian Mercer
AVCHD & FCP Transcoded Sizes

I posted this in the General AVCHD discussion board, but no info yet.


Looking into the HMC-150. I do mostly wedding videos. Will FCP 6.0.5 play well with AVCHD?

When transcoding, what do the...
Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion January 28th, 2009, 06:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,253
Posted By Brian Mercer
Should I move this to the Panasonic AVCHD...

Should I move this to the Panasonic AVCHD discussion board?
Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion January 27th, 2009, 05:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,253
Posted By Brian Mercer
AVCHD Transcoded File Size?

Looking into the HMC-150. I do mostly wedding videos. Will FCP 6.0.5 play well with AVCHD?

When transcoding, what do the typical file sizes end up being? A GB per minute ration would be...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques January 11th, 2009, 02:48 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,684
Posted By Brian Mercer
I understand a lot of you are using the XH-A1. ...

I understand a lot of you are using the XH-A1. And your footage looks awesome. How long will tape be around? I'm trying stay cost effective, but yet get the best camera I can. I don't really want...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques January 11th, 2009, 07:11 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,684
Posted By Brian Mercer
Which HD camera?

I'm getting ready to make the jump to HD. I need to this next month. I currently use a Panasonic DVX. Great camera. Great in low light. My company has two shooters that always go to the...
Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion January 2nd, 2009, 08:30 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,215
Posted By Brian Mercer
Great info. Thanks guys. Awesome. I...

Great info. Thanks guys. Awesome.

I currently use a DVX100a. Great camera. Any tips or suggestions on cameras is welcome. (Although I can't break the already broken bank).

Back to...
Forum: AVCHD Format Discussion January 2nd, 2009, 06:44 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,215
Posted By Brian Mercer
AVCHD a Lie?

I'm starting (way behind at this point) to research a good HD camera. I do mostly wedding videos so low light capabilities are high on the list. HMC150 or XH-A1 or some other camera I'm missing.
...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques December 10th, 2008, 07:58 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,171
Posted By Brian Mercer
Marion, We adapted a BluDomain site for the...

Marion,

We adapted a BluDomain site for the videography business. We asked a good photography friend for some great pics and purchased the add-on video portion for the site.

Its worked...
Forum: Final Cut Suite September 7th, 2008, 06:59 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,837
Posted By Brian Mercer
No Extra RAM

Thanks for the reply, however I have no extra RAM. Only the factor installed that came in the machine.

The FCP title tool works fine. No other problems (that I know of), just Boris Title 3D.
Forum: Final Cut Suite September 7th, 2008, 06:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,837
Posted By Brian Mercer
Boris Title 3D Crashes FCP

New Mac Pro, new Final Cut Studio. Did all the updates from Apple. Mac OS X 10.5.4.

When I try to use Boris Title 3D over any piece of video it shuts FCP down.

I can open Boris, I can...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques August 4th, 2008, 07:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,896
Posted By Brian Mercer
Okay. Maybe that rules out the 60i possibility. ...

Okay. Maybe that rules out the 60i possibility.

After further investigation, it looks like we were shooting in the 29.97 setting. When I set the camera up in a static shot, without altering...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques August 3rd, 2008, 06:00 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,896
Posted By Brian Mercer
Wedding Shooting Question

I use a DVX 100 for my wedding work (haven't made the jump to HD yet). I keep seeing talk of shooting weddings in 60i. We use 30p. What are the advantages/disadvantages of 60i over 30p?
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques July 29th, 2008, 08:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,730
Posted By Brian Mercer
Thanks for the great idea. Anyone else have any...

Thanks for the great idea. Anyone else have any thoughts?
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques July 27th, 2008, 06:12 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,730
Posted By Brian Mercer
Wedding Show Display

I'm needing to ramp up my display at wedding shows. Any suggstions on what works and what doesn't?

I usually take a 42" LCD and show samples. However, most of the time brides pass on by unless...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques May 5th, 2008, 02:57 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,577
Posted By Brian Mercer
To be honest, I don't even know where the range...

To be honest, I don't even know where the range would be. I have a DVX-100a and I've looked at the HVX-200a. So let's say $6K.

Isn't it better to go with something that can do tapeless at this...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques May 5th, 2008, 02:23 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,577
Posted By Brian Mercer
Yeah, we experienced this in April. It was...

Yeah, we experienced this in April. It was terrible. Photographer was moving it around like a large search light. It wouldn't have been so bad if they would have left them in one place.

There...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques May 5th, 2008, 12:03 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,577
Posted By Brian Mercer
Steven, Thanks for the info. We tell...

Steven,

Thanks for the info.

We tell all of our clients "if you turn the lights out, your video will be dark". So I'm with you there. Howverm in this market, the photographers are the ones...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques May 4th, 2008, 02:55 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,577
Posted By Brian Mercer
Best HD camera for weddings?

Thinking about jumping to a HD camera in the next year. . .

Which one is the best for wedding videography, but not limited to just that?
Which one is the best in low light situations i.e...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite April 26th, 2008, 08:48 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,968
Posted By Brian Mercer
Scratch and Render Disks

What is the best way to set up Premiere Pro as far as disks arrangement? I have the prgram running off my internal 250GB harddrive. Everything else is running from an external connected with USB.
...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite April 23rd, 2008, 12:09 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,740
Posted By Brian Mercer
Great information. I am now more comfortable...

Great information. I am now more comfortable sticking with XP and the computer I currently have. I also found out my render times could be so long do to Magic Bullet effects. I hear they have long...
Forum: Adobe Creative Suite April 21st, 2008, 05:28 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,740
Posted By Brian Mercer
If operating systems are going the 64-bit route...

If operating systems are going the 64-bit route in order to take full advantage of the new processor technology...

AND

...Adobe is making Premiere Pro a 64-bit software.

Then should I just...
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