Sony XDCAM EX

Barry_Green said:
Once you've recorded to the cards, you may be able to transfer through the USB to a hard disk, don't know -- the HVX can do that (through firewire) so perhaps the EX1 does as well.
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It' does. Once you connect the USB to a computer, the EX1 memory card contents will show as an additional drive on your computer. If you are using two cards in the EX1, it will show as two additional drives on your computer.
 
I hear you... My bad. I misread Barry's post. Good question, I'm not sure if the EX1 supports this feature.
 
mikkowilson said:
But the HVX200 can dump DIRECTLY to a Firewire hard drive - without a computer in between.

- Mikko
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Yes, Mikko. That is precisely what I was talking about. Someway to offload the data into an external drive wihtout the use of a computer in between. I guess for now a laptop will have to be used.
 
When I get mine, I'll post some links, but do not have a decent host.
If someone offers up an FTP site for me to upload, that may work.
 
Very attracting; however, it is HDV. I like the fact that the lense is interchangeable and the hard drive unit is dockable. Very nice feature. Any price range on this unit yet?
 
My dealer told me that he's expecting stock by this Friday 11/16.
Since next week has two holidays, this will probably mean I will not see it until the following week, probably by 11/28.
 
HEH nah seriously if you can get some full res stuff up that would be great. Some traffic or something with plenty of movement and colour would be nice for starters :P
 
http://www.apple.com/support/releasenotes/en/Final_Cut_Pro_6.0_rn/

Sony XDCAM EX Support

XDCAM EX is a variation of XDCAM HD that records full HD resolution as either 1920 x 1080 or 1280 x 720 footage. XDCAM EX footage is recorded on SxS cards, based on the PCMCIA ExpressCard/34 form factor.
Final Cut Pro 6.0.2 includes support for the Sony XDCAM EX format, but it requires the installation of the Sony XDCAM Transfer software and an XDCAM EX plug-in. For more information about this software, go to the Sony website at http://www.sony.com/xdcam.
Final Cut Pro includes the following 1080-line XDCAM EX Easy Setups:
  • XDCAM EX 1080p24 VBR
  • XDCAM EX 1080p25 VBR
  • XDCAM EX 1080p30 VBR
  • XDCAM EX 1080i50 VBR
  • XDCAM EX 1080i60 VBR
Final Cut Pro also includes the following 720-line XDCAM EX Easy Setups:
  • XDCAM EX 720p24 VBR
  • XDCAM EX 720p25 VBR
  • XDCAM EX 720p30 VBR
  • XDCAM EX 720p50 VBR
  • XDCAM EX 720p60 VBR
Important: A separate plug-in from Sony is required to enable these features.

Connecting an XDCAM EX Camcorder or SxS Card to Your Computer

You can mount XDCAM EX media on your computer desktop by doing one of the following:
  • Connect the camcorder to your computer with a USB cable.
  • Insert an SxS card directly into the ExpressCard/34 PCMCIA slot in a MacBook Pro computer.
When connecting an XDCAM EX camcorder to your computer, you must set the camcorder to target device mode. See the manual that came with your camcorder for instructions.
Working with XDCAM EX Footage

Once you ingest your XDCAM EX footage to QuickTime media files on your scratch disk, you can simply choose the XDCAM EX Easy Setup that corresponds to your footage and edit as you would with any other native format in Final Cut Pro.
Rendering and conforming XDCAM EX media works in the same way as HDV and XDCAM HD rendering and conforming.
XDCAM EX Format Specifications

XDCAM EX adds full-resolution 1920 x 1080 and 1280 x 720 modes and ExpressCard-based recording.
XDCAM EX records to Sony SxS solid-state ExpressCard/34 media.
XDCAM EX can record footage at two quality levels:
  • SP (HDV): 25 Mbps (CBR) MPEG-2 bit rate; 1440 x 1080 frame dimensions; 4:2:0 color sampling; MPEG-2 MP@HL-1440 Standard
  • HQ: 35 Mbps (VBR) MPEG-2 bit rate; 1920 x 1080 and 1280 x 720 frame dimensions; 4:2:0 color sampling; MPEG-2 MP@HL Standard
XDCAM EX records 16:9 HD video. XDCAM EX can record either 1440 or 1920 pixels per line and 1080 lines per frame, or 1280 pixels per line and 720 lines per frame.
XDCAM EX supports both progressive and interlaced scanning, depending on the HD format you are using.
 
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