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October 30th, 2006, 06:48 PM | #1 |
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Firestore, VCR mode, playback deck (was: Firestore)
So Firestore is the only way to get footage to the NLE or are there decks as well?
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October 30th, 2006, 07:33 PM | #2 |
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There are no decks that will play Canon's 24F. Sony decks will play Canon 60i fine, and the new Sony HDV decks will play Canon's 30F, just not 24F, which is of course what everybody wants to shoot.
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Yeah, it seems the Focus FS-4 Pro HD will work, but has anyone used it on the XL-H1? I am very curious.
Also, is there a quality advantage to recording direct to hard drive via firewire instead of recording to tape and then exporting via firewire to NLE?
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October 30th, 2006, 08:28 PM | #4 |
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I don't think there would be any quality difference--the files are the same.
If the Firestore will record the Canon 24F mode, then that would be handy because you wouldn't have to use your camera as a deck, assuming you could record to tape at the same time as recording to the drive, so you'd still have your original tapes to archive. Hmmm...I wonder if the time code would be the same. |
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The Firestore FS-4 Works fabulously with the H1. You used to have to go through a ton of steps to get the 24F to work in Final Cut, but they just released an update for the firestore that will record 24F HDV in .mov files instead of .m2t files like it used to. You used to have to run it all through mpeg streamclip to get it to work right, but with the update it just drag and drop...
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So that would mean it should work the same with the XH-A1. I like the idea of the 24F .mov files. I assume you just then download the .mov files and edit as normal? Very cool.
How has workflow been with the .mov files? I use Premier Pro 2.0 and when I bring in .mov files, they always seem to take a long time to conform. Anyone know why?
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More info about the HV10 as a playback deck: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=72806 and http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=72816 and http://www.hdvinfo.net/articles/canon/hv10overview.php |
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Thanks for the reply. I figured as much for the .mov files. I have ordered Cineform Aspect HD to use as the intermediate codec.
Still curious as to why the .mov files take so darn long to conform in PPro 2.0
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