| | | | Get the AVID codec... by Francois Stark on Jul 23, 2008 at 3:03:09 pm in the Automatic Duck Forum reference files, which refers to the original (new) DNxHD media on the NTFS firewire drive. Now Wes, we have an AVID sequence containing HD clips from Panasonic P2, HDV and XDCAM HD. This process outlined above works perfectly for the ... | | | | |
| | | | HD media consolidate crashes MC3 by Francois Stark on Jul 23, 2008 at 8:13:24 pm in the AVID Editing Forum We have a Avid MC3 1080i50 timeline containing footage from P2, XDCam and HDV. We have to convert it to FCP, using automatic duck. The first step in this process is to consolidate all media on one drive. However, whenever ... | | | | |
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Sony CineAlta - XDCAM
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The Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX Camera: A Closer Look
Creative Cow Contributing Editor Dylan Reeve says that the EX1 is another Sony breakthrough. A truly professional camera, the XDCAM EX1 offers format and workflow advantages previously unseen in other small cameras. Dylan will show you how the camera works, and how the footage works with your favorite NLE, while also looking ahead to the PMW-EX3.
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| | | | diting XDCAM HD in SD by Mike Cohen on Feb 26, 2008 at 11:51:29 pm in the HD High-End Forum We do not have a HD editing system. Would it make sense to have XDCAM HD downconverted in letterbox to DVCAM for SD editing, or is there another approach? Could the XDCAM be downconverted to HDV, which I can edit? ... | | | | |
| | | | News: Sony Vegas Pro 8 Announced by Cow News Droid on Aug 30, 2007 at 8:52:42 pm in the News & Press Releases Forum 8 software, the newest version of its award-winning nonlinear editing (NLE) software. Vegas Pro 8 provides professional editors with precise control over complex DV, HDV and XDCAM projects through powerful tools for editing material shot in multi-camera environments. Vegas Pro ... | | | | |
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HD High-End
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HDCAM, XDCAM & DVCPRO HD: Some Questions Answered
Responding to questions in the Creative Cow "HD High End" forum, Cow leader and contributing editor Tim Kolb lays out key differences between Sony's XDCAM and HDCAM, as well as cameras using Panasonic’s DVCPRO HD. This look at some of the industry's hottest forums will help anyone looking to explore the world of HD production.
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| | | | Disc to Disc copies of XDCAM disc by Ray Raley on Aug 5, 2008 at 4:56:43 pm in the Sony CineAlta - XDCAM Forum It was on a PC, XP Pro. The XDCAM transfer software for the Mac does not have this functionality. You will need the drivers for the U1 and the 70 installed before all this. PDZ1 Optical XDCAM Proxy Browsing Software ... | | | | |
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Apple Final Cut Pro
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On Location with the Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX
In this Creative COW Real Time Report, Don Greening takes us along on his very first shoot with his brand new Sony XDCAM EX camera on location in British Columbia. Upon return to his nice warm studio, Don also takes us through his very first look at the footage on his plasma TV, and his first edit in Final Cut Pro.
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| | | | PDW-U1 Workflow with Final Cut by Tim Allison on Aug 18, 2008 at 9:52:15 pm in the Sony CineAlta - XDCAM Forum me if we can do it. Our media guys have PC computers on their work desk, but all of our media work is done on a Mac with Final Cut Pro Suite. What we want to do is shoot on ... | | | | |
| | | | 30fps coming in at 29.97 by adam christl on Aug 20, 2008 at 1:49:49 pm in the Sony CineAlta - XDCAM Forum Hey, I'm new to the EX1 so pardon my ignorance on this, but we recently shot on the XDcam ex1. The footage looks great, but we were shooting at 30fps and syncing to a 30fps slate. the footage appears to ... | | | | |
| | | | NEED HELP. Please.... by Chris Clephane on Aug 14, 2008 at 5:56:15 pm in the Sony CineAlta - XDCAM Forum All, I just received a firewire HD with 4 folders of XDCAM data. Based on my knowledge of the Shoots/folders/Clip-counts (4 shoots 4 separate days) the XDCAM import utility is only seeing the data in one of the 4 folders. ... | | | | |
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HDV Format
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Mastering the Sony PMW-EX1
In this review, CreativeCOW's Jim Harvey takes a hard look at Mastering the Sony PMW-EX1 from Vortex Media. See why he says: ...''if you are planning on purchasing a SONY PVM-EX1, or want to learn more about tapeless workflow and acquisition, this Workshop course will be an invaluable addition to your knowledge base.''
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Sony Vegas
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Vegas Pro 8 Collection
In this review, CreativeCOWs Jim Harvey takes a look at The Vegas Pro collection which combines Vegas Pro 8, DVD Architect Pro 4.5, and Dolby(R) Digital AC-3 encoding software to offer an integrated environment for all phases of professional video, audio, DVD, and broadcast production.
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AJA io
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Shane Ross Reports: IBC 2007
Creative Cow leader Shane Ross saved you a trip to Amsterdam -- further for some Cows than others, but pretty far for most. As always, you can count on Shane to tell you exactly what he thinks about what he saw: AJA, Sony XDCAM EX, Edit Share, and That Other Camera.
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Adobe Premiere basics
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HDV vs HD: A Primer
Emmy Award winner, Tim Kolb discusses HDV and its place in the greater scope of HD production formats. Since the inception of the HDV format, we have seen many responces regarding the HDV format and how it fits alongside HDCam, DVCProHD, XDCam and other formats in the greater scope of the HD picture. In this article (which is taken from an HDV Format forum responce), Creative Cow's Tim Kolb gives what we feel is an exemplary job of dissecting the subject and clarifying the many components of the HD universe, HDV being one of those parts....
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Matrox Video Systems
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Vegas 8 Pro, Raylight and Windows Vista
Creative Cow Leader Michael Hurwicz looks at DVFilm's Raylight plug-in, which provides transparent support for Panasonic MXF files in Sony Vegas. Testing Vegas Pro 8 running under Microsoft Vista, Michael finds Raylight to be an elegant and reliable solution.
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Apple Final Cut Pro
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The Ultimate Real-world FCP FAQ, part 1
Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross is one of a very small handful of the world's most respected FCP experts. Over the course of years answering questions, he's compiled a real-world list of the questions that are truly the most frequently asked. He calls them Shane's Stock Answers. We call them the information you really need for working with FCP. In part 1 he covers lossless QuickTimes, digitizing across timecode breaks, some of his favorite freeware add-ons, and more.
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Author: Shane Ross |
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Apple Final Cut Pro
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The Ultimate Real-world FCP FAQ, part 2
Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross is one of a very small handful of the world's most respected FCP experts. Over the course of years answering questions, he's compiled a real-world list of the questions that are truly the most frequently asked. He calls them Shane's Stock Answers. We call them the information you really need for working with FCP. In part 2 he covers HDV monitoring, editing web codecs, working with Photoshop files in FCP, and much more.
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