Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 8th, 2009, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 21,140
Codec White / Super-White setting
Regarding the "Super-White" codec setting, I found an explanatory Apple Support article at Final Cut Pro: About Luminance (http://support.apple.com/kb/TA26433?viewlocale=en_US), while elsewhere it...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 8th, 2009, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 21,140
The settings on my system - OK or not?
If there is anything wrong with my system then I'd certainly like to be sure so I can fix it. Below, I show more precisely what I experience. If any of this looks wrong, or indeed looks right, that...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 8th, 2009, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 21,140
Craig,
I have FCP 6.0.5 also. For 1280x720,...
Craig,
I have FCP 6.0.5 also. For 1280x720, the existing settings (templates/profiles) have just about everything except 50p. That is, 24p, 25p, 30p and 60p.
I ran into the MXF stereo audio...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 8th, 2009, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 21,140
FCP Export to XDCAM MXF didn't work for me...
From a 720p50 sequence (having EX footage shot as 720p50)
Tried:
FCP: File > Export > Sony XDCAM: Format=MXF
Failed with error message:
"The preset 'XDCAM EX 720p50 VBR' is not installed on...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 8th, 2009, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 21,140
MacDrive 7 worked for me
I successfully used MacDrive 7, a Windows app that allows a Windows machine to understand a Mac-formatted (HFS+) external usb drive. With that installed I was able to use the standard Windows...
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Forum: Final Cut Suite
May 31st, 2009, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 20,760
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Forum: What Happens in Vegas...
May 28th, 2009, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,133
50p->25p ghosting & workarounds
I get similar and related problem when using 50p source media. Test media have included EX3 native 720 50p and DV-derived 50p (derived using AviSynth TDeint(mode=1) ).
When submitted to a Vegas...
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Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques
September 11th, 2008, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,858
Z1+EX Match Methods ?
Any experience in setting Z1 to be as similar as possible to EX1/3 or in matching them in post (color grading etc.)? Color phase? Saturation? Secondary Color Correction? Obviously will depend on...
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
July 30th, 2008, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,021
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
May 22nd, 2008, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,820
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
May 20th, 2008, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,820
The same softness has happened on many gigs at...
The same softness has happened on many gigs at nearly full zoom where the scene is typically a single speaker, Wide to Mid Shot. With camera on a locked steady tripod, I normally zoom in fully and...
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
May 19th, 2008, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,820
Softness at maximum zoom - knowledge & fix?
I often have to site the Z1 at the rear of audiences, far from the subject. At almost maximum zoom, even in well-lit situations, the image invariably looks soft. Clearly the best option is to site...
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Forum: The Long Black Line
April 1st, 2008, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,673
FireStreamer-DV discontinued
I take your point about the error concealement/correction issue. That could indeed be a show-stopper.
In any case, the developer, CristaLink (http://www.cristalink.com/fsdv.aspx) announced that...
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Forum: The Long Black Line
April 1st, 2008, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,673
Pseudo DV Data Transformer?
Anyone ever found a way of storing non-DV data in pseudo DV format? Could then use DV tapes as archive for higher-bandwidth ot just plain alternative formats such as HuffYuv or Cineform. The...
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Forum: CineForm Software Showcase
March 18th, 2008, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,456
Missing or Blank Bottom Line
The following may not be minimal but it demonstrates the problem: the bottom line of the result is black, regardless of the expected image. Does anyone else get this problem?
a) Open a fresh...
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Forum: CineForm Software Showcase
January 9th, 2008, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,416
"Less Contrasty" => Levels Re-Mapping
Just one concern, when you say "less contrasty" (and "more detail in shadows"), that immediately suggests to me that a levels range mapping has occurred somewhere in your process, maybe a codec...
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Forum: CineForm Software Showcase
January 9th, 2008, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,416
Works fine with NEO 3.2.2
Having installed Neo HDV 3.2.2, it now works fine for Vegas writing SD as Cineform (no dashes).
Subsequently worked fine in the SD part of my production process. Not even necessary to de-assert...
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Forum: CineForm Software Showcase
January 6th, 2008, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,416
Standard Definition in Cineform
By experiment (just now), I found it possible to encode from Sony Vegas (7 and 8) not only at HDV but also at Standard Definition. I am surprised that is not stated clearly anywhere I can find,...
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Forum: What Happens in Vegas...
August 31st, 2007, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 16,165
Works OK with resize etc when used as MediaFX
Just tried v1.0.3 of this filter in Vegas 7d. When applied as a MediaFX, it worked fine (combing was seen to be removed) even when resizing or changing aspect ratio.
Only a problem when applied...
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