Split for choice: EX1

Alexander Kubalsky · January 25th, 2008, 05:59 PM

When I first got my EX1 I only had Final Cut 5.1. It could import and edit EX1 footage shot in 1080 SP mode(25mbps) just fine - not 1080 HQ mode HQ footage (35mbps).
Final Cut 6.0.2 is needed to handle the HQ mode footage.
If you have 5.1 already the upgrade easy nad then your flying.

David Lorente · January 25th, 2008, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Alexander Kubalsky

When I first got my EX1 I only had Final Cut 5.1. It could import and edit EX1 footage shot in 1080 SP mode(25mbps) just fine - not 1080 HQ mode HQ footage (35mbps).
Final Cut 6.0.2 is needed to handle the HQ mode footage.
If you have 5.1 already the upgrade easy nad then your flying.

Of course, because XDCAM 25 Mbps mode (SP) in the EX1 is identical to the 25 Mbps mode of her big sisters, F330 and F350. And it's also almost identical to the HDV codec.

Harjinder Grewal · January 26th, 2008, 07:04 AM

Anyone have any thoughts, betterstill experience of editing ex1 hd footage with an intel imac 2.0GHz?

Jack Davis · January 27th, 2008, 08:19 AM

Not as my main computer, I use an imac 2.16 ghz with 1 gig of ram. For general editing with fcp it seems to work fine. For intensive cpu and ram functions, I'm not sure. Best bet is to borrow your girlfriends imac and take it for a test drive.

January 25th, 2008, 05:59 PM	#16
Alexander Kubalsky Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Japan Posts: 172	When I first got my EX1 I only had Final Cut 5.1. It could import and edit EX1 footage shot in 1080 SP mode(25mbps) just fine - not 1080 HQ mode HQ footage (35mbps). Final Cut 6.0.2 is needed to handle the HQ mode footage. If you have 5.1 already the upgrade easy nad then your flying.

January 26th, 2008, 07:04 AM	#18
Harjinder Grewal New Boot Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 8	Anyone have any thoughts, betterstill experience of editing ex1 hd footage with an intel imac 2.0GHz?

January 27th, 2008, 08:19 AM	#19
Jack Davis Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wilmington, North Carolina Posts: 63	Not as my main computer, I use an imac 2.16 ghz with 1 gig of ram. For general editing with fcp it seems to work fine. For intensive cpu and ram functions, I'm not sure. Best bet is to borrow your girlfriends imac and take it for a test drive.