Final Cut Studio Pro 1 and HM 700 footage at DVinfo.net

Calvin Bellows · June 24th, 2009, 11:20 AM

I shoot on the new JVC HM700 and I can view and edit my footage on my system. I did a shoot for another company who uses FCSP1 and he can't view or edit my footage. His operating system is Tiger, we have downloaded the newest version of quicktime. When the file opens in quicktime you get a white screen with tone for audio as the clip plays. The same thing happens in FCP. Any suggestions on what can be done? We have looked for plugins for both FCP and quicktime but nothing we have downloaded works. Thanks for your help in advance.

William Hohauser · June 24th, 2009, 11:42 AM

Does FCS1 (FCP5) use ProRes? I can't remember but your best bet is to transcode the files into this format for them. If FCP5 doesn't use ProRes then AIC is the way to go. Remember that these are much bigger files then the HDCAM-EX files the HM700 records.

Shaun Roemich · June 24th, 2009, 11:59 AM

FCP5 is AIC, not ProRes as William suspects.

And the 700 records XDCam EX not HDCam EX. Darn slippery keyboards...

William Hohauser · June 24th, 2009, 12:39 PM

"X", "H", Sony is confusing me again. I can't tell you how many times I've had to explain the difference between BetaSp, DigiBeta and BetaSX to clients.

The vague JVC technical specs page states,"With the included SxS media recorder, the GY-HM700UXT will record in the .MP4 format used by Sony's XDCAM EX™ onto high speed SxS memory cards." I guess I assumed wrong but JVC is very cagey about exactly what codec the QuickTime files are. I know it's a Sony HDCAM mpeg variant. If it be XDCAM EX, so be it. It works and that's great.

June 24th, 2009, 11:20 AM	#1
Calvin Bellows Major Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 215	Final Cut Studio Pro 1 and HM 700 footage I shoot on the new JVC HM700 and I can view and edit my footage on my system. I did a shoot for another company who uses FCSP1 and he can't view or edit my footage. His operating system is Tiger, we have downloaded the newest version of quicktime. When the file opens in quicktime you get a white screen with tone for audio as the clip plays. The same thing happens in FCP. Any suggestions on what can be done? We have looked for plugins for both FCP and quicktime but nothing we have downloaded works. Thanks for your help in advance. __________________ Calvin Bellows www.exposureproductions.ca

June 24th, 2009, 11:42 AM	#2
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Does FCS1 (FCP5) use ProRes? I can't remember but your best bet is to transcode the files into this format for them. If FCP5 doesn't use ProRes then AIC is the way to go. Remember that these are much bigger files then the HDCAM-EX files the HM700 records. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

June 24th, 2009, 11:59 AM	#3
Shaun Roemich Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada Posts: 4,088	FCP5 is AIC, not ProRes as William suspects. And the 700 records XDCam EX not HDCam EX. Darn slippery keyboards... __________________ Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/

June 24th, 2009, 12:39 PM	#4
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	"X", "H", Sony is confusing me again. I can't tell you how many times I've had to explain the difference between BetaSp, DigiBeta and BetaSX to clients. The vague JVC technical specs page states,"With the included SxS media recorder, the GY-HM700UXT will record in the .MP4 format used by Sony's XDCAM EX™ onto high speed SxS memory cards." I guess I assumed wrong but JVC is very cagey about exactly what codec the QuickTime files are. I know it's a Sony HDCAM mpeg variant. If it be XDCAM EX, so be it. It works and that's great. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation