Various XDCAM EX posts from 2008 at DVinfo.net

Andrew Wilson · January 2nd, 2008, 02:18 AM

Archive and Workflow

I know the archive issue has been beaten to death but I would like to ask a slightly different question:

Using the transfer tool in FCP, it looks like it defaults to putting all your media into a single folder which is specified in the prefs of the transfer utility.

Assuming you work on many projects at once, at what point in the process are you finding the best time to archive your footage? How are you keeping a library of where that project is stored for future retrieval?

Are you throwing all your footage for every project into that single folder and making incremental backups to a large format backup like LTO and once that tape fills up, starting a new one and remembering that project X is on LTO tape 5?

Or are you archiving individual projects as soon as the footage gets loaded - maybe on a DL DVD-R. That way, when it comes time to make revisions to that project - you can get that DVD-R off the shelf and reload the footage. So this way you have an archive library which is labeled by project name.

To me, the second way makes more sense but is that because I'm so used to FCP keeping media seperated into folders that match the project name?

Any other workflow ideas I'm missing?

Benjamin Eckstein · January 14th, 2008, 09:55 AM

I posted a similar question on the post forum but got no hits. I am building a new MacPro system to go with my new EX-1 and plan to get an HD card (for FCP). But which card to get? Looking to spend around 1500(ish) but then I saw the Blackmagic Intensity which is a steal for 300-400 bucks. My main concern is output monitoring on a NTSC CRT or a HDMI equipped HD monitor. I see that some of the cards offer hardware acceleration for DVCPROHD or HDV but I don't know if that will offer anything for editing EX files natively.

My main concern is output, but I may run into situations where I want to ingest via the HD-SDI port. Currently I am editing on a MacBook Pro, which works great, but I want a second system and the ability to properly monitor my signal.

Just want to know what you EX-1 cutters are using?

Thanks,
B

Steve Cahill · January 15th, 2008, 06:41 AM

Is anyone bothered by the stiffness of the DC power cable? I would like to replace it, found two screws under the bottom, but these do not open the case, has any one taken apart the charger?

Andrew Wilson · January 18th, 2008, 06:01 PM

If my footage is shot at 1080 30p and I'm editing for distribution on miniDV (at standard def, naturally) what are best settings to use to minimize the progressive frame stutter? Not that I terribly mind that look, I'm just wondering if there's a way to minimize it.

I'm editing to a the NTSC DV sequence setting preset. and resizing and reframing my footage to fit 4:3 full frame. (cause that's what the client wanted)

Robert Musiello · January 18th, 2008, 08:07 PM

using the mac book pro... clip browsers plays clips choppy at times... did anyone experience this? when I play in tye browser frame by frame it looks ok... no bad frames...

Jack Davis · January 26th, 2008, 09:39 AM

Has sony released any information on their lens remote for the ex1. What functions will it control, will it be wireless, are there 3rd parties involved?

Thanks

Randy Strome · January 27th, 2008, 10:32 AM

Hello All,

New here (and to the EX 1), and I'm loving the forum and the cam.

I have been using MPEG PRO HD 3 for editing in Premiere CS3 and am interested to see if others are using this plugin, and if so what their experiences have been.

Best,
Randy

Michael H. Stevens · January 28th, 2008, 12:03 PM

The most basic matte box costs $500+ so I'm thinking why not add some sort of carrousel to the front end of the EX1's sunshade to take filters. IE convert the included sunshade into a matte box. Anyone ever considered or tried this?

Mike

Jack Davis · January 30th, 2008, 10:08 AM

What is the best connection to monitor the ex1 on a mac intel dual power book. Software sony XDCAM EX Clip Browser and FCP 6.02. USB or Firewire and what software.

Thanks

Paul Dhadialla · February 2nd, 2008, 05:28 AM

Hi guys, I have a Chroziel matte box atttahced on 15 mm rails

Does anyone know if the "RedRock Follow focus" will work ok with this ok. Any watchouts?

Link:
http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c....=2&category=11
Based on the website I need the 'D' ring as well.

I know Petroff, Cavision and Chroziel have one two. Anyone using any of those with the EX1

Cheers
Paul

Jamie Baughman · February 2nd, 2008, 02:41 PM

Hi folks,

Just filled out the online rebate page for the 8gb card and wanted to see if that qualifies as the product registration.

In the stack of papers I see before me now, I don't see a product registration card...

After submitting the rebate, do I also need to go here:
https://productregistration.sony.com/Default.aspx

Thanks again!

Eric Pascarelli · February 6th, 2008, 08:57 PM

Available for Mac & Windows.

For those of you having issues with 7.4, perhaps this is a fix.

Craig Seeman · February 7th, 2008, 07:54 AM

Mac G5 using XDCAM Xfer tool 2.1, one spanned clip doesn't play video.

I shot a long interview. One segment was over 30 minutes which spanned two files on one card and onto a 2nd card (for a total of 3 clip segments).

I hooked camera usb to computer and opened XDCAM Xfer tool. Other clips played. Spanned clip was ghosted and in the view window was video was black although the Time Code was there.

The clips would not import.

I selected the 2 ghosted clips on one card and used Fetch Meta Data command. I did the same with the 3rd part on the other card. The clips still did no show video but were no longer ghosted and imported without issue.

In Final Cut Pro the imported clips played without issue.

Odd that Xfer tool couldn't play clips and needed the meta data fetched though. I'm wondering if the fact that the clip had 2 parts on one card and the 3rd on another might have been the issue.

Again
Part 1 & Part 2 on one card spanned.
Part 3 on second card continuing span.

Luke Oneill · February 7th, 2008, 03:14 PM

Hi,

I have shot XDCAM footage on the EX-1, and have it in FCP, however I need to export it so an editor can edit it on Premiere Pro 3..... I have tried straight AVI, but it looks soft, and I can't seem to find a Quicktime lossless format the PP will open in.....

Does anyone know the best way to export from Final Cut in a lossless format so that it can be cut in PP?

Thanks,
Luke

Charles Dasher · February 9th, 2008, 10:40 PM

I am shooting a short travel piece in the Caribbean next week. I would like to shoot 30p or 24p. For underwater footage we will be using a Sony A1U in a dive housing.

My question is what format mix will be optimal for editing in FCP 2?

Any advise is greatly appreciated.

Dasher

January 2nd, 2008, 02:18 AM	#1
Andrew Wilson Tourist Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vermont, USA Posts: 123	Various XDCAM EX posts from 2008 Archive and Workflow I know the archive issue has been beaten to death but I would like to ask a slightly different question: Using the transfer tool in FCP, it looks like it defaults to putting all your media into a single folder which is specified in the prefs of the transfer utility. Assuming you work on many projects at once, at what point in the process are you finding the best time to archive your footage? How are you keeping a library of where that project is stored for future retrieval? Are you throwing all your footage for every project into that single folder and making incremental backups to a large format backup like LTO and once that tape fills up, starting a new one and remembering that project X is on LTO tape 5? Or are you archiving individual projects as soon as the footage gets loaded - maybe on a DL DVD-R. That way, when it comes time to make revisions to that project - you can get that DVD-R off the shelf and reload the footage. So this way you have an archive library which is labeled by project name. To me, the second way makes more sense but is that because I'm so used to FCP keeping media seperated into folders that match the project name? Any other workflow ideas I'm missing?

January 14th, 2008, 09:55 AM	#2
Benjamin Eckstein Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 380 Images: 1	Best HD card for EX-1 editing I posted a similar question on the post forum but got no hits. I am building a new MacPro system to go with my new EX-1 and plan to get an HD card (for FCP). But which card to get? Looking to spend around 1500(ish) but then I saw the Blackmagic Intensity which is a steal for 300-400 bucks. My main concern is output monitoring on a NTSC CRT or a HDMI equipped HD monitor. I see that some of the cards offer hardware acceleration for DVCPROHD or HDV but I don't know if that will offer anything for editing EX files natively. My main concern is output, but I may run into situations where I want to ingest via the HD-SDI port. Currently I am editing on a MacBook Pro, which works great, but I want a second system and the ability to properly monitor my signal. Just want to know what you EX-1 cutters are using? Thanks, B

January 15th, 2008, 06:41 AM	#3
Steve Cahill Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 321	BC-U1 Battery Charger Is anyone bothered by the stiffness of the DC power cable? I would like to replace it, found two screws under the bottom, but these do not open the case, has any one taken apart the charger? __________________ Regards Steve

January 18th, 2008, 06:01 PM	#4
Andrew Wilson Tourist Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vermont, USA Posts: 123	Editing to SD interlaced If my footage is shot at 1080 30p and I'm editing for distribution on miniDV (at standard def, naturally) what are best settings to use to minimize the progressive frame stutter? Not that I terribly mind that look, I'm just wondering if there's a way to minimize it. I'm editing to a the NTSC DV sequence setting preset. and resizing and reframing my footage to fit 4:3 full frame. (cause that's what the client wanted)

January 18th, 2008, 08:07 PM	#5
Robert Musiello Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 143	Clip browser plays choppy? using the mac book pro... clip browsers plays clips choppy at times... did anyone experience this? when I play in tye browser frame by frame it looks ok... no bad frames...

January 26th, 2008, 09:39 AM	#6
Jack Davis Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wilmington, North Carolina Posts: 63	lens remote Has sony released any information on their lens remote for the ex1. What functions will it control, will it be wireless, are there 3rd parties involved? Thanks

January 27th, 2008, 10:32 AM	#7
Randy Strome Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Haiku, HI Posts: 203 Images: 12	MainConcept MPEG PRO HD 3 Hello All, New here (and to the EX 1), and I'm loving the forum and the cam. I have been using MPEG PRO HD 3 for editing in Premiere CS3 and am interested to see if others are using this plugin, and if so what their experiences have been. Best, Randy

January 28th, 2008, 12:03 PM	#8
Michael H. Stevens Major Player Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Palm Desert, California Posts: 311	Converting the EX1's Sunshade into a Matte Box The most basic matte box costs $500+ so I'm thinking why not add some sort of carrousel to the front end of the EX1's sunshade to take filters. IE convert the included sunshade into a matte box. Anyone ever considered or tried this? Mike

January 30th, 2008, 10:08 AM	#9
Jack Davis Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wilmington, North Carolina Posts: 63	power book and ex1 What is the best connection to monitor the ex1 on a mac intel dual power book. Software sony XDCAM EX Clip Browser and FCP 6.02. USB or Firewire and what software. Thanks

February 2nd, 2008, 05:28 AM	#10
Paul Dhadialla Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 143	EX1- RedRock Follow Focus Hi guys, I have a Chroziel matte box atttahced on 15 mm rails Does anyone know if the "RedRock Follow focus" will work ok with this ok. Any watchouts? Link: http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c....=2&category=11 Based on the website I need the 'D' ring as well. I know Petroff, Cavision and Chroziel have one two. Anyone using any of those with the EX1 Cheers Paul

February 2nd, 2008, 02:41 PM	#11
Jamie Baughman Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 180	Product Registration vs. Card Rebate Hi folks, Just filled out the online rebate page for the 8gb card and wanted to see if that qualifies as the product registration. In the stack of papers I see before me now, I don't see a product registration card... After submitting the rebate, do I also need to go here: https://productregistration.sony.com/Default.aspx Thanks again! __________________ Jamie Baughman

February 6th, 2008, 08:57 PM	#12
Eric Pascarelli Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 498	QuickTime 7.4.1 Is Out Available for Mac & Windows. For those of you having issues with 7.4, perhaps this is a fix.

February 7th, 2008, 07:54 AM	#13
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	One spanned clip doesn't play in XDCAM Xfer tool Mac G5 using XDCAM Xfer tool 2.1, one spanned clip doesn't play video. I shot a long interview. One segment was over 30 minutes which spanned two files on one card and onto a 2nd card (for a total of 3 clip segments). I hooked camera usb to computer and opened XDCAM Xfer tool. Other clips played. Spanned clip was ghosted and in the view window was video was black although the Time Code was there. The clips would not import. I selected the 2 ghosted clips on one card and used Fetch Meta Data command. I did the same with the 3rd part on the other card. The clips still did no show video but were no longer ghosted and imported without issue. In Final Cut Pro the imported clips played without issue. Odd that Xfer tool couldn't play clips and needed the meta data fetched though. I'm wondering if the fact that the clip had 2 parts on one card and the 3rd on another might have been the issue. Again Part 1 & Part 2 on one card spanned. Part 3 on second card continuing span.

February 7th, 2008, 03:14 PM	#14
Luke Oneill New Boot Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 6	XDCAM Export from FCP to PP4 Help! Hi, I have shot XDCAM footage on the EX-1, and have it in FCP, however I need to export it so an editor can edit it on Premiere Pro 3..... I have tried straight AVI, but it looks soft, and I can't seem to find a Quicktime lossless format the PP will open in..... Does anyone know the best way to export from Final Cut in a lossless format so that it can be cut in PP? Thanks, Luke

February 9th, 2008, 10:40 PM	#15
Charles Dasher Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Juno Beach FL Posts: 169	What EX1 Progressive format to mix with A1U I am shooting a short travel piece in the Caribbean next week. I would like to shoot 30p or 24p. For underwater footage we will be using a Sony A1U in a dive housing. My question is what format mix will be optimal for editing in FCP 2? Any advise is greatly appreciated. Dasher