Workflow for the Pany HMC150..? AVCHD Fun! at DVinfo.net

Scott Shama · May 30th, 2009, 01:10 PM

Hi All,

I am seriously looking at this camera but after quite a bit of searching, cannot find a difinitive workflow for the files using Final Cut.. if I've somehow missed the holy grail thread can someone steer me in the right direction? Otherwise please tell me how you are dealing with the files and what you are transcoding to.

If any of you do Same Day Edits with this camera at weddings please share your workflow for that as well

Thanks,
Scott

Blake Cavett · June 1st, 2009, 10:52 PM

Scott, I had the same concern about two months ago.

It's really quite simple...

Plug your card reader into your Mac, insert card.
Click LOG AND TRANSFER and make sure you're capturing to ProRes... and that's it!

Robert Lane · June 2nd, 2009, 07:47 AM

Scott,

The built-in manual in FCP has an entire chapter on how to work with AVCHD. Pull up your users manual in FCP, navigate to the "Working with HD and Broadcast formats" link, then to the "Working with AVCHD" chapter. As Blake points out it's a very simple and easy process but make sure you read the chapter to fully understand the limitations.

Chuck Fadely · June 2nd, 2009, 09:54 PM

As long as you have an Intel Mac and Final Cut 6.05, it should be: 1) open log and transfer, choose clips, and add to ingest queue. 2) edit.

Fast, easy, painless.

Archiving is another matter.... Final Cut doesn't save your original files and the ingested files are too big to keep indefinitely. So you have to backup the original files from the SDHC cards, including the folder structure, separately from Final Cut.

If you've got a G5 computer (or even worse, a Powerbook,) then forget about this camera. You can't do anything with the files without spending the rest of your life transcoding....

May 30th, 2009, 01:10 PM	#1
Scott Shama Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Beaverton, Oregon Posts: 399	Workflow for the Pany HMC150..? AVCHD Fun! Hi All, I am seriously looking at this camera but after quite a bit of searching, cannot find a difinitive workflow for the files using Final Cut.. if I've somehow missed the holy grail thread can someone steer me in the right direction? Otherwise please tell me how you are dealing with the files and what you are transcoding to. If any of you do Same Day Edits with this camera at weddings please share your workflow for that as well Thanks, Scott

June 1st, 2009, 10:52 PM	#2
Blake Cavett Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Madison Posts: 330	Scott, I had the same concern about two months ago. It's really quite simple... Plug your card reader into your Mac, insert card. Click LOG AND TRANSFER and make sure you're capturing to ProRes... and that's it! __________________ I like my oatmeal lumpy.

June 2nd, 2009, 07:47 AM	#3
Robert Lane Go Go Godzilla Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ USA Posts: 2,825 Images: 15	AVCHD Workflow manual Scott, The built-in manual in FCP has an entire chapter on how to work with AVCHD. Pull up your users manual in FCP, navigate to the "Working with HD and Broadcast formats" link, then to the "Working with AVCHD" chapter. As Blake points out it's a very simple and easy process but make sure you read the chapter to fully understand the limitations. Attached Thumbnails

June 2nd, 2009, 09:54 PM	#4
Chuck Fadely Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: United States Posts: 306	As long as you have an Intel Mac and Final Cut 6.05, it should be: 1) open log and transfer, choose clips, and add to ingest queue. 2) edit. Fast, easy, painless. Archiving is another matter.... Final Cut doesn't save your original files and the ingested files are too big to keep indefinitely. So you have to backup the original files from the SDHC cards, including the folder structure, separately from Final Cut. If you've got a G5 computer (or even worse, a Powerbook,) then forget about this camera. You can't do anything with the files without spending the rest of your life transcoding....