HVX200

A certain site for dvxusers(do a google search) has a new forum for scene file uploads.

Noah

What would you like to know????

Everything! I'm considering buying this camera for a TV travel series. Is this the best camera?

In this price range I feel it is.
I guess your budget will determine that.
If you are getting a large budget for a show I would
go with VariCam. If this is a spec show then the HVX might
be the way to go.

An alternative to the P2 cards would be good to know? Firestore to a Laptop.

If you had 2-8 gig cards that would get you 40 min of 720p 24pN footage.
The firestore is not released yet, but the claims are 100 gigs I think.
I don't know if I would want to be on the road shooting 100 gigs at a time
with a tethered device. And I think it only works 29.97 streaming, no native mode.
Again, shooting on the go tethered to a laptop does not sound like a lotta fun.
But you would need an external drive/laptop to dump the P2 footage to.

Weather proofing would be another along with other accesories.

Many things are being developed in this area.

Anbody broadcast this stuff on Discovery 100% of the episode?

Not yet, DCI approved short B-roll segments for a show.
Their attitude is they want all the "raw tapes" in this case there
are no tapes. But you could rent a Pana 1200 DVCPRO HD deck
and dump all the P2 stuff back to a tape later on.

Reccommendation for a tripod/20 foot crane.

Someone else will have to help you with this.

Hows the stabalization?

You mean the OIS internal?? Or the way the
camera is handheld??

Has anybody shot 1080P and worked with it onfcp?

Yes in 1080 30p, FCP Studio 5.1 is released with includes
support for 1080 24pA!! I have mine on order.

The whole editing process with FCP including hardware.

Thats a whole nother website....
Check Out
http://www.kenstone.net

Thats what I was expecting from Creative Cow's newsletter when I signed their questionare.
Cheers
Peter

Here's something fromanother forum to answer the Discovery part:
Ed


The document was written by Josh Derby who is Discovery's Manager of Technical Standards and Operations.

The memo is as follows:

Panasonic P2 technology represents the next generation of acquisition formats, cameras that record files to re-usable media and enable truly tapeless production and post production. The day for that technology is certainly coming but there are questions as to whether its time has tryly arrived. P2 cards are expensive and are in no way disposable, nor are they intended to be stored as camera masters. As DCI requires producers to deliver original camera masters for all original and comissioned projects, the concept of fixed media poses a challenge. There may be a time in the future where DCI will be prepared to handle digital file-based delivery from its producers but until that time P2 will be governed by the following restrictions.

1. Material captured using P2 for commissions and original productions must be cloned to an approved tape format for final delivery to DCI. Tapes should be cloned in such a way as to ensure that they are properly referenced in the program's final EDL or NLE project with proper timecode and tape name.

2. The program producer must demonstrate that workflow cost savings achieved by using the P2 format will cancel the expense of the transfer to tape.

3.Material for standard definition must be captured on P2 in the DVCPRO 50 codec. Material for high definition programs must be captured in the DVCPRO 100 codec.

4. The Panasonic HVX200 camera, which can record video in HD standards onto P2 media, has not been approved for unrestricted HD acquisition. While this camera records HD video onto the recording media the optical performance of the camera is closer to the performance of an HDV than to a oprofessional 2/3" camera system. Consequently, HD media captured using this camera will be governed by the HDV guidelines. The HVX200 may be used in the DVCPRO format for unrestricted Standard Definition capture.

[Mike Schrengohst] Elwood asked: "Anbody broadcast this stuff on Discovery 100% of the episode?

Not yet, DCI approved short B-roll segments for a show.
Their attitude is they want all the "raw tapes" in this case there
are no tapes. But you could rent a Pana 1200 DVCPRO HD deck
and dump all the P2 stuff back to a tape later on."

Thanks and ok Ron, perfection takes time! : <) Looking forward to the PDF.
Congrats on CreativeCow, you and Linda have done a wonderful job on bringing info/education to the video community worldwide. Bravo!!!
Best wishes
Peter
Toronto

[Kathlyn Lindeboom] "[Peter Hitchcock] "...you and Linda have done a wonderful job on bringing info/education to the video community worldwide. Bravo!!!" err... ah... my name is Kathlyn not Linda."

Yes, Peter, it's Kathlyn not Linda.

I already had a Linda once; trust me, Kathlyns are much better. ;o)

Ron Lindeboom