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SD and HD in the same project
by Jim Murphy on Aug 15, 2009 at 10:17:49 pm
in the Sony Vegas Forum
I am working on a documentary project. Most of the clips will be from an HD camera. However, we will need to use some clips that were shot with an SD camera. What is the best way for me to make the final project work and look ok? This is the first
Panasonic AJ-HDC27 HD Camera Varicam
by David Haylock on Aug 15, 2009 at 9:03:55 pm
in the Classifieds, For Sale Forum
Panasonic AJ-HDC27 VariCam High Definition HD Camera. This High Definition camcorder has been upgraded to an F (NTSC) version. I am asking $8,999 if interested call me at 305-945-8888 or email me at dhaylock@aol.com
Sony PDW-F350 XDCam HD Camera Cinealta PAL/NTSC
by David Haylock on Aug 15, 2009 at 8:57:31 pm
in the Classifieds, For Sale Forum
Sony PDW-F350 XDCAM HD Camcorder. This is used but in excellent condition professionally maintained and available for immediate delivery. For questions please call us @ 800-772-1111. This auction includes Camera body, viewfinder, and lens adapter.
Illinois
by Adam Rahn on Aug 15, 2009 at 8:50:09 pm
in the JOBS Wanted Forum
I am an HD camera operator / owner with over 3 years of experience shooting and editing sports, corporate, travel, religious, educational and documentary video. Currently I am looking for a job anywhere in IL. Please contact me for a resume and/or re
Importing footage with Sony HDR-SR11 camera and my renders. Please help
by Eric Stutt on Aug 14, 2009 at 4:54:01 pm
in the Adobe Premiere Pro Forum
I actually posted this question in the Adobe help forums and since the people there were not being entirely clear in their responses. For example, I would ask follow up questions and some deemed them to be too simple I guess. I think the assumption w
Zoom in on HD to create DVD resolution? Ever tried this? Good Results?
by Peter Alvin on Aug 14, 2009 at 4:42:34 pm
in the Sony Vegas basics Forum
Newby question... I taped a dance performance from the back of the venue with my HD camera and, er, like a fool didn't zoom in enough. I left too much space on each side of the dancers that is wasted and the dancers are too small--not enjoyable t
AVCHD and AVI Multicam
by Jeremy Phillips on Aug 13, 2009 at 10:38:42 pm
in the Adobe Premiere Pro Forum
Hi, I regularly film events for schools and local groups, including drama productions and concerts etc... I normally use 4 cameras, 3 of which are Sony MiniDV camcorders and the other is a Sony HDR-SR12 AVCHD HDD Camcorder. I use Premiere Pro C
Camera Choice for Movie
by Brad Froman on Aug 13, 2009 at 7:07:25 pm
in the Cinematography Forum
I will be shooting a very low-budget feature in the spring and am looking for some camera gear recommendations. I shoot a lot of commercials and corporate projects with Panasonic Varicam and the HDX900 -- both usually with the Pro Adaptor/Primes.
Re: green screen/chroma screen
by Michael Palmer on Aug 13, 2009 at 2:41:29 am
in the Sony EX Series XDCAM Forum
I would disagree with the SD as you have a great HD camera, I would choose 1080 30p not 60i. Good Luck Michael Palmer
Log And Transferring HD files into Final Cut Pro 6.0.6
by Richard Trelles on Aug 12, 2009 at 6:47:53 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
A client of mine has shot some video on a JVC GY-HM 700CHU, HD camera. He transferred it onto an external hard-drive. All of the files are in .mp4 format. There is a special log and transfer plug-in that JVC owners can download from JVC's w
Re: First HD project
by Bob Zelin on Aug 11, 2009 at 7:34:22 pm
in the HD High-End Forum
the Sony PDW700 is an XDCam HD camera. You will import these files into your AVID. This is the AVID document on how to do this - http://www.avid.com/xdcam/Sony_XDCAM+AMA_Workflow_Guide.pdf You work at an AVID DNxHD resolution - not DVCProH
importing HD mp4 into final cut: error problem
by Padraig Mannion on Aug 10, 2009 at 3:39:13 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
hi guys, I had some footage shot for me by a friend of mine. He shot it on a HD camera and it was saved straight to disk (the card in his camera). These files were saved to his pc, and then transferred over to my mac. Each clip has a folder
Connecting monitor to Mac Pro to work with FCP suite
by Jim Nicholson on Aug 10, 2009 at 3:01:43 pm
in the Apple Final Cut Pro basics Forum
Hi all Just switched to Mac from PC platform, recently ventured to video production from a 30 year history of consumer video and just started and learning to use FCP suite. Ok now we all know I am green but I have and am learning through DVD cour
"Change to correct tape format" error on Sony GV-HD700 deck
by Jennifer Jones on Aug 10, 2009 at 12:09:28 am
in the HDV Format Forum
Hi everyone - Thank you in advance for any advice regarding our issue. We are totally stumped! Here's what's going on: We are trying to play back Somy HDV tapes (the mini ones) in a Sony GV-HD700 deck, and we keep getting an error that read
Re: DSLR + HD VIDEO - which one to choose?
by Martti Ekstrand on Aug 9, 2009 at 7:09:06 pm
in the Digital Photography Forum
The Hod Rod Camera PL adapter is now available at Abel Cinetech at $1199. http://www.abelcine.com/store/product.php?productid=1001669&cat=955&page=1 I use a adapter for Canon FD primes and adapters for nearly all lens mounts that has ever been
Multicam Editing - Vegas 9
by Jeremy Phillips on Aug 8, 2009 at 3:22:03 pm
in the Sony Vegas Forum
Hi, I film a lot of multicam shoots for schools and local groups and I have used Premiere Pro CS3 successfully for a few years. However, I would like to have a go with Sony Vegas 9 as it handles footage from my sony hd camera (avchd) much better.
Re: Freelance FCP Editor/HD Cameraman for hire in Melbourne, Australia
by Kevin Curdan on Aug 6, 2009 at 2:11:58 am
in the JOBS Wanted Forum
Hi Gareth, I am considering traveling from Los Angeles to Australia near Sydney to shoot an HD documentary for Saturnalia Productions - http://www.saturnaliaproductions.com/ I own a Sony f900 camera and have been a HD camera operator for nearl
FOR SALE: JVC GY-HD250 with lens
by Jimmy Nutter on Aug 3, 2009 at 7:13:21 pm
in the Classifieds, For Sale Forum
This is a sale of a used JVC GY-HD250CHU HD Camera. The lens is a Th17x5BRMU 1:1.4/5-85mm lens, There is no battery or microphone. The hours are : Drum - 62, Fan - 94. Asking is $5,000
HD Camera Operator and Sony F900 Rental
by Kevin Curdan on Aug 2, 2009 at 4:54:49 pm
in the JOBS Wanted Forum
I am an HD camera operator and own a Sony F900 Camera, two seventeen inch HD Monitors, a Fuji 22 x 7.3 HD ENG Lens, Tripod, Batteries, AC adaptor, charger, 2 lavs, a shotgun/boom, lights, 2-way radios, a FCP bay, and other production and post equipme
Re: Systems and Solutions? Just say no.
by Jeff Regan on Aug 1, 2009 at 6:37:08 pm
in the Panasonic VariCam Forum
I agree with Erich. The HPX3700 trade-in program is going to skew the high end 2/3" market for a long time to come--$30K will be the new price point limit going forward for high end 2/3" cameras. The market for large sensor or 35mm DOF is NOT sma
Re: Systems and Solutions? Just say no.
by Erich Roland on Jul 31, 2009 at 1:52:53 am
in the Panasonic VariCam Forum
Chris, You put your finger on a few important points. Our 2/3” cameras may be headed the way of the dodo bird. Not tomorrow or next week we have a lot of these cameras out there working, but I can picture the sales slowing dramatically in this mar
Affter Effects: Importing MPEG 4 video
by Jerome Chenette on Jul 30, 2009 at 3:22:44 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
Importing MPEG 4 Video from my new HD camera has proven to be difficult! The import results in a flickering screen with no video of recognition. Just purchased a Mac Book Pro. 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor 4 Gigs of ram and a 500G hard Dri
Re: Cheap digital cameras
by Gord Stephen on Jul 30, 2009 at 1:18:20 am
in the Indie Film & Documentary Forum
Hey Alex, For under $2k you're looking at either a new, high end consumer HD camera (like a Canon HFS10 or HV40) or a used SD prosumer camera (like a Panasonic DVX100b). I'd be tempted to go the consumer route (which will be cheaper, and can still
P2 cameras working with Sony Anycast AWS-G500
by Vince Cheong on Jul 30, 2009 at 12:47:25 am
in the Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) Forum
Ok, we have been using Sony Cameras and Equipment for the past few donkey years already. Now, it's time to enter to the whole new world of HD footage. I thought of getting the Panasonic P2 AG-HPX172EN Cameras, because of it's Solid State availability
Re: Who's buying the 3700 Varicam?
by Lee Dashiell on Jul 29, 2009 at 8:22:23 pm
in the Panasonic VariCam Forum
It will surprise me if it has more latitude than the RED which we already own and love but for us it's not a replacement for the RED. We shoot cine style with the RED using Zeiss primes and the 3700 Varicam will be used for higher end broadcast work
1/2 v. 2/3
by Ken Harper on Jul 29, 2009 at 3:19:56 pm
in the Sony EX Series XDCAM Forum
We are currently using a Digibeta camera and are investigating the purchase of an HD camera. We recently produced a video similar to the Honda documentary series, http://dreams.honda.com/#/video_ni and have been told by our DP's that in order to ach
FlipHD and inconsistent Audio
by Ron Berntson on Jul 29, 2009 at 2:50:01 pm
in the Adobe Premiere Pro Forum
There seem to have been a number of other posts on the Flip HD camera, but nothing exactly like my problem. We were going on vacation in Europe and I wanted a camera that, if pick-pocked, I wouldn't get all bent out of shape at its loss. The good
50 hertz light flicker
by Graham Saywell on Jul 28, 2009 at 3:45:32 pm
in the AVID Editing Forum
Hi Folks. Currently onlineing an episode of a series that was shot in Spain and am seeing quite allot of flicker on interiors with flouresant lighting. This seems to be because of the camera(s) on a 120 60htz power cycle vs the lighting at 220 50
Re: SONY HVR-V1U - WHAT TAPES TO USE? thank you!
by Jessie Smith on Jul 28, 2009 at 1:51:03 pm
in the Sony DV Forum
Hi Chris, thank you for your reply! This makes a lot of sense. What do you think about using Panasonic tapes? I am using a panasonic camcorder to capture tapes and one of my larger projects is shot on panasonic camera/tapes. If I start screening Sony
HD Cameras
by Edward Neary on Jul 28, 2009 at 1:30:51 pm
in the Event Videographers Forum
I own a sony pd 170 and am very happy with it, however, I know that HD is the way to go. Trying to find an HD camera that allows me to shoot HD/SD as well as 16X9 & 4X3. The biggest thing for me is a camera that allows me to shoot in low light with
Re: Systems and Solutions? Just say no.
by Erich Roland on Jul 27, 2009 at 12:56:29 pm
in the Panasonic VariCam Forum
Mark, It would certainly be interesting to engage in these conversations with Panasonic designers or market strategist, but I suspect that won’t happen. It seems a large portion of what that game is about is indeed “market strategy”. There is a
Re: Reading P2 in Linux
by Nathan Fain on Jul 27, 2009 at 10:16:48 am
in the Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) Forum
I've extracted the RomFS images and detailed how to do. I've also dissected much of the firmware looking for low-hanging fruit / targets ripe for reverse engineering. I've detailed it here: http://deadhacker.com/2009/07/26/targeting-the-panasonic-
Re: Higher quality video without AVCHD
by John Rofrano on Jul 23, 2009 at 11:03:13 am
in the Sony Vegas Forum
Just to expand a bit on what Steve said and answer some of your questions directly: > I have heard that some/possibly many HD camera's can output there files from the camera in formats other than AVCHD Yes the two major industry standard format
Higher quality video without AVCHD
by Paul Gregory on Jul 23, 2009 at 5:01:24 am
in the Sony Vegas Forum
I would love to move up to making my videos' in HD but I continue to hear lots of stories about the difficulty of editing AVCHD. I assume that editing AVCHD will eventually become more user friendly. In the meantime I'm not shooting in HD. I was
Re: Systems and Solutions? Just say no.
by Erich Roland on Jul 23, 2009 at 2:35:19 am
in the Panasonic VariCam Forum
John, That's exactly what I've been thinking would make mountains of sense to the consumer and therefore sales. These companies would have to give up the notion of capturing the customer into they're lair. Both Sony and Panasonic seem to gravitate to
Re: Systems and Solutions? Just say no.
by Erich Roland on Jul 22, 2009 at 9:54:46 pm
in the Panasonic VariCam Forum
John and Chris, You guys are all spot on with the problem and possible solutions. We have perfectly good and capable cameras, that will potentially be worth very little next year when the next codec or storage devise comes out, and that's not going t
Re: Best Mac for the Job
by Janice Gowan on Jul 22, 2009 at 3:25:15 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
I do all my video work in AE. Lots of 3d layers and effects.My composites are 1920x1080. I not sure I'm working in the correct format. I want to produce a 3min video for hdtv.(in my composites are videos from my hd camera) When I do a ram preview it
Re: But is a HPX3700 Varicam "shovel ready?" for making money?
by Erich Roland on Jul 21, 2009 at 1:13:33 pm
in the Panasonic VariCam Forum
Jeff, Your right somebody should build a camera with these features and somebody will eventually. If it’s a manufacturer with any credibility they will steal the show. You can see the features and good idea's coming from different places, DSLR's,
Log and capture issues with Canon Vixia HV30?
by Tim Biancalana on Jul 21, 2009 at 5:00:03 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
I am running FCP 6 on a G5 (dual core) and I am running FCP 5 on a MacBook Pro. I recently bought a prosumer HD camera - a Canon Vixia HV30. It will not allow me to log & Capture on either computer via Firewire connection. What's very odd is tha
Re: But is a HPX3700 Varicam "shovel ready?" for making money?
by Erich Roland on Jul 21, 2009 at 12:32:50 am
in the Panasonic VariCam Forum
Wow John, you hit all the right points.... very well laid out. Erich Roland www.dc-camera.com HD camera rentals, Washington DC (and Cameraman)
Re: Blu Ray Menus
by Joe Willis on Jul 20, 2009 at 8:26:18 pm
in the Sony Vegas Forum
Thanks for the info. Man, software companies are just so.......sneaky. I mean this happens all the time. "Hey buy this and you can do all of this and that" only to find, "But if you want to do this...You MUST upgrade". The box tells you it works
Help! Only get audio from my Vado 720p HD AVI's when importing to Premiere Pro CS3
by Jim Lennox on Jul 20, 2009 at 1:55:01 pm
in the Adobe Premiere Pro Forum
I just bought Creative Labs Vado 720p HD video camera and I only get audio and a black screen when I import to Premiere Pro CS3. What codec am I missing?
Need Flip Video Clip
by Dennis Dean on Jul 20, 2009 at 10:34:03 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
Does anyone have or know the whereabouts of a Flip HD video clip that could be downloaded? I've a client that may want to use a Flip HD camera while traveling and I'd like to see how the video responds in the FCP timeline, so I need whatever the came
Who's buying the 3700 Varicam?
by Lee Dashiell on Jul 19, 2009 at 12:16:48 pm
in the Panasonic VariCam Forum
I have just placed my order for the 3700 and I'm curious who is falling in as well? I truly believe that the P2 format will outweigh the XDcam for higher end HD broadcast production and this $30,000 incentive is about as good as it gets. 10 years ag
Re: But is a HPX3700 Varicam "shovel ready?" for making money?
by John Cummings on Jul 18, 2009 at 4:30:05 pm
in the Panasonic VariCam Forum
"It's ironic that on the low end, HVX200's or EX1, tapeless recording has been embraced, yet on the higher end, clients are afraid of anything other than tape." They're not afraid. The big guys just have bigger fish to fry. Waaaay back at the
Re: Canon XLH1 + Accessories!
by Wil Klassen on Jul 17, 2009 at 9:05:39 pm
in the Classifieds, For Sale Forum
Gary, Mark again... ;) Regarding your other questions... The lens is perfect. No scratches or nicks on either front or rear elements. We had a UV filter on the front at all times. We are selling the camera because we bought a Red and a
Re: But is a HPX3700 Varicam "shovel ready?" for making money?
by Erich Roland on Jul 17, 2009 at 1:43:11 pm
in the Panasonic VariCam Forum
I'd be happy to hear differently but my guess is very few people (free lance owner/ops) are doing well with P2 Varicams. Too few "2/3" camera" productions are working with this format. The last post was an example. Ive worked as a free lance came
sd 302 to HD video cameras and tascam hdp2
by Michael Clardy on Jul 17, 2009 at 8:24:54 am
in the Audio Professionals Forum
I have an independent feature coming up soon, and I am in charge of the sound! I recently made a very exciting purchase, and I chose to go with a Sound Devices 302 (XLR out) to Sony EX1 HD camera(L+R), and SD 302 (tape out L+R) to Tascam HDP2 (rca in
Re: NTSC or PAL?
by David Issko on Jul 16, 2009 at 9:13:10 pm
in the Sony EX Series XDCAM Forum
You can only shoot in HD with the EX cameras, so you have the selection capability to select from 60i (30p and associated rates) NTSC 'area' such as USA, Canada etc or the 50i (25p rate) PAL 'area' such as Europe, Australia and other parts of the wor
Re: Re:High Speed camera recommendations
by gary adcock on Jul 15, 2009 at 12:40:24 am
in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum
[Arjun Rao] "Apart from the Phantom HD camera, are there any other high speed cameras " Photosonics (film) NAC Weisscam RED (120fps) A large number of film cameras can do 120fps without modification gary adcock Studio37 H
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