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    Catalyst Browse sees 4 audio channels, transcodes 8

    I've only recently started using Catalyst Browse since we purchased a Sony camera. We record two channels, but when I ingest the footage from the camera cards (XDCAM, .mxf) Browse thinks there are two more channels, so two real channels and two empty channels. Then when I transcode to ProRes...
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    11.5 hrs to charge NP-FV100A, Sony faster charger recommendations

    Just charged one of our new Sony NP-FV100A with the Sony BC-TRV charger and it took 11.5 hours for a full charge (using these to power a Z90V). Wow, I've never had a portable charger take that long, even with similar mAh. Not practical in most of our overseas filming environments. Looking at...
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    Z90V will no longer do simultaneous record (i.e. record to both cards at same time)

    We just upgraded our Sony Z90V to 1.01 and the ability to record to two cards at once i.e. "simultaneous record" is not working. The setting and even visual icon on screen indicates simultaneous record, but the camera only records to one card. I'm hoping its just my user error, but simultaneous...
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    C100: C100 MrkII Wide DR whites at 80%?

    I know it's always best to underexpose a bit, but I was surprised by this. In some test shooting in Wide DR I'm finding pure whites in the lit scene at around 80% (on the waveform) look better (easier to grade, more visually pleasing, no blown out whites or crushed blacks) on our broadcast...
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    C100: C100 Mrk II, shooting AVCHD 28 mbps, 59.97p all the time?

    So we've decided to shoot AVCHD mainly due to the much higher quality audio. Shot some test footage AVCHD, 24 mbps, PF29.97 in Wide DR. Looks good. Then I shot just one scene AVCHD, 28 mbps 59.97p Wide DR and it looked sharper and cleaner than the slower frame rate on our HD studio monitor. Is...
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    C100: C100 MrkII how do you split the audio to two channels...?

    If I connect an external shotgun into the xlr channel 1, I can route it via settings to channel two as well, but they are locked together. Sorry my terminology is probably off. What I need is to set channel 2 at a different level. At NAB Canon was pretty sure it was possible. Prefer not to use a...
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    AC160 Why shutter off (1/50) shooting progressive

    On pg 23, Vol 2 of the 160 manual it is recommended to have the shutter set to 1/50th (considered off) when filming progressive. Why?
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    AC160 Black levels washed out and color undersaturated - share your scene setting?

    Anyone else have this issue? With the default setting on the 160 (F1) the blacks are washed out sitting at about 8% rather than 0. Reds and yellows are generally OK, but Green, Cyan, Blue and Magenta are far from the vectorscope targets and look undersaturated as I would expect from the scope...
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