Re: [Avid-L2] EX, XDCAM Workflows & More at Editors' Lounge This Friday Night (Reminder)

My bad -

You're right, the toy cameras are only 35Mbps, so that's all I have
experience with. I would certainly thing there should be something, or
what's the point in buying the cameras.

Mark

On 9/23/09 12:43 AM, Mathew Sherman wrote:
>
> It's the XDCAM 50Mbps 4:2:2 that's particularly problematic. No Adobe
> support... CS6 they tell me. And no QuickTime codec or converter for
> Windows. Calibrated Software makes one but you have to purchase it.
> Don't you think Sony should make something to enable you to play the
> media that their camera makes on all platforms? The consumer stuff,
> EX1, EX3 etc you can do it but it's 35Mbps max (I believe). In the
> online stuff for XDCAM 50Mbps they always talk about using it with Mac
> and FCP... for editing I assume. But let's say you work only in
> Graphics and you have Windows with AE?
>
> Bummer....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>] On
> Behalf Of Mark Myers
> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:13 PM
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] EX, XDCAM Workflows & More at Editors' Lounge
> This Friday Night (Reminder)
>
> What specifically are you having trouble with?
>
> We just finished our second low budget documentary shot on an EX3. I'm
> running MC 3.0 on a really old XP machine, and we had few problems at
> all. Not very responsive, but that's more an old, overburdened
> processor than anything. Once or twice it "lost" files, but we were
> able to re-import without too much trouble. Footage looks great for an
> $8k camera, and the work flow wasn't bad at all. Just use Sony's "Clip
> Browser" to do your selects, import them into Avid, and go.
>
> Mark
>
> On 9/22/09 9:35 PM, Mathew Sherman wrote:
> >
> > Cool, can't make it (I'm in Toronto) but ask someone about how we're
> > supposed to use those XDCAM files on WINDOWS. I know if you have a Mac
> > and FCP you can play, import etc, convert to QuickTime with the XDCAM
> > transfer app. But on Windows I'm having a hell of a time :(
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Behalf Of tcurren
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 12:44 PM
> > To: FinalCutPro-L; AvidL2
> > Subject: [Avid-L2] EX, XDCAM Workflows & More at Editors' Lounge This
> > Friday Night (Reminder)
> >
> > ALPHADOGS INC. Presents,
> >
> > Sony XDCAM II: The Sequel
> >
> > Sony is Back and Showing off the Latest in XDCAM Workflows and More!
> >
> > Our Sony XDCAM Event last year was a jam-packed evening, and the next
> > Lounge promises to be no different. Come see the latest updates to the
> > XDCAM lineup and hear from experts about improved workflows.
> >
> > Sony's Mike Desroches will show off the new XDCAM PDW-F800 camera
> > featuring 24p 1920x1080 4:2:2 and the companion PDW-F1600 deck.
> > Discussion will include current TV productions using XDCAM.
> >
> > Editor Jess Bushyhead will demonstrate the latest XDCAM workflows for
> > the Avid.
> >
> > There will also be an expert demo on Final Cut 7 XDCAM workflows, as
> > well as double-speed HDCAMSR captures via AJA Kona.
> >
> > Gabriel Mitri from Matrox will show the new XDCAM workflows with
> > Matrox 2. http://www.matrox.com/video/en/products/mxo2/sony/
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