XDCAM EX review with frame grabs.

Alister Chapman · September 11th, 2007, 01:00 AM

I didn't shoot any progressive material but I will next week.

There is an Import and browser plugin that can covert to MXF and allows import into Premiere and edius as well as new FCP transfer software.

As far as I can tell the fan circulates air around a heatsink, I don't think dust can actually get inside the camera, but I will take another look at this. The full size XDCAMs have a very complex ventilation and fan system and I film in really bad conditions but have not had any issues with moisture or dust getting in.

Brent Ethington · September 21st, 2007, 07:45 PM

seeing a progressive frame will be interesting. I was going to complain about how underwhelmed I am with the lack of detail in the train frame, but then I read Alister's comment on the site that says "The grab was created by transferring the EX footage to XDCAM HD via HD-SDi, so it has been down sampled from 1920x1080 to 1440x1080, then copied via HD-SDi from the EX1 to a XDCAM HD deck, re compressed as a 35Mb XDCAM HD clip then exported from FCP." So, looks to have gone through a bit of processing... :-)

Any chance of posting (or pointing to a post of) a full 1920x1080 frame?

Phil Anderson · September 21st, 2007, 10:19 PM

My understanding on the XDCAM's is that the fans are no louder than the noise from someone breathing on set.

Chris Hurd · September 22nd, 2007, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brent Ethington

Any chance of posting (or pointing to a post of) a full 1920x1080 frame?

Your wish is my command... see http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=104053

September 11th, 2007, 01:00 AM	#16
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	I didn't shoot any progressive material but I will next week. There is an Import and browser plugin that can covert to MXF and allows import into Premiere and edius as well as new FCP transfer software. As far as I can tell the fan circulates air around a heatsink, I don't think dust can actually get inside the camera, but I will take another look at this. The full size XDCAMs have a very complex ventilation and fan system and I film in really bad conditions but have not had any issues with moisture or dust getting in. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

September 21st, 2007, 07:45 PM	#17
Brent Ethington Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: WA Posts: 180	seeing a progressive frame will be interesting. I was going to complain about how underwhelmed I am with the lack of detail in the train frame, but then I read Alister's comment on the site that says "The grab was created by transferring the EX footage to XDCAM HD via HD-SDi, so it has been down sampled from 1920x1080 to 1440x1080, then copied via HD-SDi from the EX1 to a XDCAM HD deck, re compressed as a 35Mb XDCAM HD clip then exported from FCP." So, looks to have gone through a bit of processing... :-) Any chance of posting (or pointing to a post of) a full 1920x1080 frame?

September 21st, 2007, 10:19 PM	#18
Phil Anderson Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 37	My understanding on the XDCAM's is that the fans are no louder than the noise from someone breathing on set.