720pn = 960 x 720?

endeavor

endeavor

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why is it when you shoot 720pn on the HVX the size of the mov file it makes is 960x720? it looks fine when you bring it into final cut, but im just curious why it does this.


also, when i try to export an image sequence from final cut, it exports it as 960x720, but i cant get it to export its true size from final cut as an image sequence. any help?


finally, what is the best way to erase the footage off a P2 card after its been uploaded to a drive?


thanks!
 
finally, what is the best way to erase the footage off a P2 card after its been uploaded to a drive?



With the card in the camera, while viewing the thumbnails, hit the menu button, then "Operation", then "Format" and follow the prompts from there.
It will erase the card. To erase just a clip, highlight the clip and hit delete.
 
I think endeavor's goal is to erase the card prior to putting it back in the camera to enable continuous shooting. Formatting the card in the camera requires you to switch to MCR mode.

I'm not a Mac guy, but I believe it will format the card using the FAT32 file system if desired. I don't know if it will also create hidden folders and files for the trash can etc. when you do that, but this could cause problems for the camera.

Another concern is that the offloading should be done with the write-protect tab on the spine of the card enabled, and then you obviously can't format the card, so you may have to offload, eject, move the tab, insert, and format.
 
you cant format the card from the Drive properties menu on the Computer? i dont knwo the mac equivalent but there HAS to be a way to do it quickly.
 
You may have to think about a P2 Store. I recently had to shoot continuously for up to 4 or 5 hours and could dump and re-format on the fly with that unit.
 
A P2 Store won't let you shoot for 4 or 5 hours because you can't offload that much information onto it. The storage capacity of the hard drive is only 60GB, and every offload creates a new partition, and you can have only 15 of those, regardless of how much information is in the partition.

If you really need to shoot four or five hours, get a laptop and record directly to a large external RAID1 or better drive.
 
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