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| | | | |  | MEAD-MS01 vs e-films MxR Expresscardby Olly Lawer 6 months agoWhich of these is more reliable The sony one costs twice as much. Currently using a Kensington Adapter and Transcend Cards (which continue to use with adapter). But sometimes the card will fail. Foota | Re: MEAD-MS01 vs e-films MxR Expresscard
by Bruce Rawlings 6 months ago
I use SxS for paying jobs as if there was a problem with MxR adapter and Transcend cards then it would not be fair on the client. Having said that I have used the adapter system on some of my own prod
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| | | |  | Best SD settingby Geoff McKay 7 months agoHello Everyone, This question has probably been dealt with a number of times, and I have read several threads that touch on the topic, however, I didn't see any that were "spot on" my issue. I recentl | | | | |
| | | | | P2CMS logging clipsby Bruce Rawlings 9 months agoI am trying to fathom out P2CMS. I need to log P2 card clips and add memo remarks then print off sheets with all info on them - how Thanks in anticipation. | Re: P2CMS logging clips
by Bruce Rawlings 7 months ago
Just discovered CatDV as used by a lot of companies in the USA and BBC in UK. You tube has some good presentations that show it in action.
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| | | |  | Purple Streak (possibly on sensor)by Jonathan White 8 months agoHi, I've just noticed a purple streak on my EX-1 footage... as I stop the camera down this streak comes into sharp focus... on wider aperture shots you need to be looking for it... it doesn't change s | Re: Purple Streak (possibly on sensor)
by Bruce Rawlings 8 months ago
I cannot remember and cannot locate the invoice but I would guess around 800-1200. Anything seems cost 500 or so from Sony. I can suggest a good company to try as I have just had my EX1 serviced to co
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| | | |  | Back-focus or Iris issue...?by Matt Orfalea 9 months agomy Sony EX-1 camera produces a soft out of focus image whenever I close the iris around or passed f16 the more I close the softer it gets. at 1st I thought it was a back focus prob, EXCEPT increasing | Re: Back-focus or Iris issue...?
by Bruce Rawlings 9 months ago
I also have a Panasonic HPX250 and use the same ND6 principle of never shooting above f4-5.6. Alan Roberts explains all in his BBC report for the HPX371 amongst others. As mentioned it is physics not
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| | | | | P2 Viewingby Bruce Rawlings 10 months agoHave got a bit lost trying to view P2 material shot on my HPX-250. Have downloaded P2cms and can see the clip thumbnails but cannot play clips - only have audio. The easy to use Panasonic website has | Re: P2 Viewing - solved
by Bruce Rawlings 10 months ago
Solved by Panasonic help desk - should have asked sooner. " If video can be seen (I mean play back) on the HPX-250, could you install "AVC Intra decoder v.1.5" for Mac and re-install the P2CMS then tr
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| | | | | Panasonic HPX250 or AC160Aby Kingsley Foreman 1 year agoHi guys, hoping to get a little advice from the pros :) I'm looking at getting a new camera ether a HPX250 or a AC160A I know the features are similar, and I will be recording to a Atomos Samurai. The | | | | |
| | | |  | UDF & Fat 32by Robin Probyn 1 year agoOn the back of the long downloads Ive found with the PMW500 (a very nice camera BTW) I wonder is there alot more data in UDF than FAT.. which would make the UDF 50mbps down loads way longer the FAT fo | Re: UDF & Fat 32
by Bruce Rawlings 1 year ago
I down load onto a MacPro (early 2011) with 12GB of memory using the Sony SxS reader. Have not tried MacBook Pro yet.
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| | | |  | io express, mc 5.53 and mac os 10.6.8by joshua schwarz 1 year agoi just updated my aja io express drivers to the latest version for mac: 10.0.1. this included a firmware uprgrade to the io express. i didn't load the io open plugin utility because it requires lion. | | | | |
| | | | | Getting out of demo modeby Bruce Rawlings 2 years agoJust bought Twixtor and cannot get out of demo mode. I have entered the key they gave me as instructed but no dice. Cannot contact them as only email support. As usual up against the wire. Any ideas I | Re: Getting out of demo mode
by Pierre Jasmin 1 year ago
Are you using FCP FCP (and a few other apps) do caching of already rendered frames across sessions, unless you change the value of a parameter you get the frame pre-rendered with an X, the solution is
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| | | |  | Was asked for 16x9 SX... WTF?by Phil Smith 2 years agoForgive me, I feel really stupid for asking this question, but my google efforts and other searches have turned up nothing. Perhaps I am not wording this right... I have a client who is asking me for | | | | |
| | | |  | How does Avid handle still images?by Scott Davis 2 years agoIt has been a while since I have had to heavily work in Avid. I am working on a job now with a ton of still images. Some are huge, high quality TIFF, some are low quality JPEG files. When importing a | | | | |
| | | | | EX1 files into FCP7 - How?by Bruce Rawlings 2 years agoAm using FCP for the first time with EX1 BPAV folders and cannot import the contents to edit. I am confused by Sony software. FCP7 on MacPro with Snow Leopard is my system. | Re: EX1 files into FCP7 - How?
by Steven Gladstone 2 years ago
I use file import. You have down load Sony Software. Then you will get XDCAM import. Try this link. You may have to join, but it is free. https: www.servicesplus.sel.sony.com sony-software.aspx model=
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| | | |  | Decklink studio with PremPro nightmareby Joe Morgan 2 years agoHi There, This is probably one of those questions that would merit a slap in the face with a wet fish - but I can't seem to get video playback from Premiere Pro CS5 over a decklink studio card in a 64 | | | | |
| | | | | purchasing a new cameraby jim marr 3 years agoHi- I've just been given a budget of $35-40,000 to purchase a new HD video camera. I have been using a Sony PMW EX1 for the last couple of years and it's just not giving us exactly what we want. The t | | | | |
| | | | | EX1 25p to HDCAM D1800by Bruce Rawlings 3 years agoI want to transfer some EX1 25p material from HDSDI out to an HDCAM D1800 VTR do I need to select any particular setting to record 25p to tape | | | | |
| | | | | First Musicvideo Submission to TV.....by Facundo Campos 3 years agoHi there! I'm finishing editing a music video that I shot a couple of months ago and I wanted to submit it to MuchMusic up here in Canada. So, I've downloaded the specs form from the site and to be ho | | | | |
| | | | | Lip sync issuesby Tim Young 3 years agoOffline via firewire DV PAL, Online AJA uncompressed 8-bit PAL Is this a nightmare A lot of our interview clips appear out of sync after conforming at uncompressed. Is this a known issue Tim ********* | Re: Lip sync issues
by Bruce Rawlings 3 years ago
I have always doubted the J series of decks for sync. I cannot put my finger on it but offlining with a J3 and then onlining with a real deck has caused sync problems.
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| | | | | Problems with 6.5 hr videoby Brian Schuster 3 years agoI've put together a project that is 6.5 hours long with 40 chapters out of one video file and a separate mp3 audio clip. When I preview it, all elements work fine then when I burn it onto a dual layer | | | | |
| | | |  | HDCAM Tape Brands?by Josh Pappas 3 years agoI'm considering switching from Sony to Maxell HDCAM tapes to cut back on costs this year. Is there anything I should be aware of before doing this We've been using Sony for over four years with no iss | Re: HDCAM Tape Brands?
by Bruce Rawlings 3 years ago
Your heads are used to Sony. Maxell back in SP SX days was much more abrasive (not sure if it is now as I use only Sony) so if you end up with Maxell shaped heads then if you put in Sony or Fuji there
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| | | | | XDCAM - BBC & SKY usage?by James Hilton 3 years agoI have been following post in this forum for some time now, but this is my first, so here goes. Without wanting to ignite a massive argument, I am interested to know what people think of XDCAM, given | Re: XDCAM - BBC & SKY usage?
by Bruce Rawlings 3 years ago
I think the NanoFlash is the answer to all the restrictions being put in place by some broadcasters. You can shoot at 50mbts or 100mbts using the HD-SDI output of an EX1 3 or PMW-350. In fact you can
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| | | | | io HD playback stuttersby Brian Cutts 4 years agoHi, I'm having a problem with HD playback of material using a MacBook Pro where we get the occasional stutter which looks almost like a dropped frame. The setup uses the AJA io connected to the onboar | | | | |
| | | | | ex3 software freezeby dan jones 4 years agoBrand new Sony EX3 right out of the box. I spent maybe an hour going through the menus, setting them up. Then I white balanced, switched the lens from manual to auto, and the whole thing froze up. Swi | Re: ex3 software freeze
by Don Greening 4 years ago
My boss (which is actually my wife) said "Don't even entertain the idea of a repair through Sony. Take the camera back right away to the store you bought it from and ask for another EX3." The boss has
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| | | | | IoHD PAL Ingest to FCPby Bruce Rawlings 4 years agoI have been using the IoHD unit to playout PAL DV projects to Digibeta in SDI from a MacBookPro. I inherited the FCP project and a hard drive with the media on it. All has worked well. I now want to s | | | | |
| | | | | Client issue with DVDby Greg Ball 4 years agoI've posted a similar question on the FCP forum, but I thought I could really use some help in dealing with my client. I created a widescreen DVD that was shot on a Sony Ex1 Camera The client complain | Re: What should Greg do?
by Bruce Rawlings 4 years ago
I agree with Bob's approach. DVD should be a done thing but there always seems to be gremlin near at hand. For conferences and live public presentations we always use tape for playout. If the client i
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| | | | | Corporate HD Video standardsby Aaron Stella 5 years agoI work for a global fortune 50 company in their communication resources department. We are currently discussing what video standards we will accept from outside agencies in regards to HD. What we are | Re: Corporate HD Video standards
by Bruce Rawlings 5 years ago
Keep things in your control and you can guarantee quality. Master tapes files should be supplied to you then you will be ok. It should be cheaper for you than freelance shooters having to mess about m
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| | | | | Removing video effect.by Bruce Rawlings 5 years agoI'm new to FCP from Avid and cannot find way of removing a cross dissolve or video effect from the video timeline - I know it must be a simple procedure, but...... | | | | |
| | | | | Shooting Multi Cam HDby Kris Anderson 5 years agoI have a project in the works, live performance, rock and roll, 8 cameras... or thereabouts. It must be full HD (minimum) so I am looking at Viper, Red, Genesis and SR... in no particular order of pre | Re: And...
by Bruce Rawlings 5 years ago
The OB route is the way to go for the main concert. Put a couple of crews shooting off the wall stuff for the unpredictable. I have cut multi camera non OB shoots where crews are doing their thing and
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| | | | | Echo on music editby Bruce Rawlings 5 years agoI want put some echo on the end of a music edit how do I go about this The echo is not required on the main music track - just the last second or so to help it out. | Re: Echo on music edit
by Bruce Rawlings 5 years ago
Thank David will try it. As a film editor at dubbing sessions the mixer would bring up the echo spring pot on the end of the music.
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| | | | | Re Linking a projectby Bruce Rawlings 5 years agoWill shortly be taking over a project. I will get FCP project file and a hard drive with the material on it. Where do I go from hereto get it working will be putting project on a new Macbookpro with F | Re: Re Linking a project
by Russell Lasson 5 years ago
If you have the latest project file and all of the media, then you select everything in the project and select File-Reconnect Media. Then just go find the files. If you have any errors, try to find ou
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