Recent content by heartajack

I've been looking around the site for a while and can't seem to find what I'm looking for. I have a JVC HD100u and was wondering how to get HDV 480p 60fps into Final Cut Pro. I can't find any presets for it and I couldn't figure out how to make my own preset. Has anyone been ablet to do this...

I am so confused. Why is it that when I import 16x9 DV footage into FCP, the canvas applies letterboxing and squeezes the image improperly? I can't seem to get anything to display in the correct aspect ratio on the canvas or on the TV. It looks fine in the veiwer window. What am I missing? The...

Hey folks, Was excited about getting my HD100u about a month ago. Now I'm not sure I made the right decision. If anybody has any comments or suggestions, please, send! No matter what I do, the dead pixels keep coming back to haunt me. Hard to tell they're showing up until you get it on the...

I'm starting to edit with the JVC HD100U and the files are kinda large. Does anybody have a suggestion for some sort of external raid setup? I'm not about to buy an xserve raid with fibre channel, a little out of my league. Saw this on line: G-Technology G-SATA 1TB - 1000GB 2-Drive External...

What's the deal with FCP5 not working in 1280x720? I can bring in the footage in but the timeline preferences say 960x720. If I change the sequence prefs to 1280x720, my footage needs to be rendered. Also, the view windows show the footage all streched. When I use a second monitor to view the...

I'm sure this has come up in the discussions before, but I can't seem to find the topic. I just got my HD100u on Friday and the first shots I took have 2 really obnoxious dead pixels. One right smack dab in the middle of the frame and one near the bottom. These dead pixels are on all the shots...

I just ordered the JVC camera and was wondering if anybody has come up with camera settings to emulate the look of the DVX cine gamma settings? I'm shooting a movie using the DVX and thought I could use the JVC as a replacement. Long story short, I got the DVX too close to a light and melted the...