JUst got my HMC150 a couple weeks ago, and have only had time to shoot a few events. Last night I started editing them, and what a shock that was....I knew that file sizes would be very large following this process of transcoding first to DVCProHD, but what I am seeing borders on the truly insane. I hope that it is due to my error somewhere, and am hoping that you can tell me if thi is really typical of what I can expectusing the transcoding process and the software to do that with, downloaded fromn the Panasonic site.
My computer is a Sony VAIO, configured as follows:
Intel Pentium D-940 processor Dual Core
2GB 533 mhz 533 DDR RAM
Nvidia 7600GeForce video card with 250 MB RAM
I transcoded a soccer game of my daughter's that I shot at 720/60p. total time was 1 hour, in 10 clips. Transcoding took 3.5 hours. I created a project file for it and imported it into Premiere Pro CS3, and noticed that its file size was 55GB. That is kind of what I had expected, figuring that DVCProHD requires about a GB per minute, so no surprise there.
But after I put it on the time line a red line appreared over the clips, and they would not play back smoothly. No big deal. Just render it and everything will be fine.
Well in this case "fine" is a relative term. So far the rendering process is indicating a 12 hour lead time. But my computer is older, I can accept that, somewhat.
But what has me really concerned, is that the file size after rendering it out but prior to doing anything else such as titles, transitions, effects, sound, etc.....is exceeding 100GB for an hour of video!!! I have never sen anything like that before.
I can understand the time required as I have a year and a half old machine....but the file size issue--if this process really does require roughly 1.6 GB's per minute of video--makes this camera not useable for any projects of any real length, as after backup, it requires 200GB's PER HOUR!!! This spoils its use for projects requiring long recording times.
The same file in HDV requires about half that.
Are theses results typical, or am I doing something wrong? I thought after talking with people at DV Expo and raeding up about it online that I had a good understanding of what this cam would need in terms of computing power and file sizes. Was I really that far off, or am I doing something wrong?
I thought that transcoding and using about a GB per minute would be what I should expect and that would be fine until some time in the spring when I could probably spring for a new computer.
The solution right now, looks like just having to ditch this transcoding stuff and go out and get a new quad core computer with the most power I can afford right now, and get something like Premiere CS4 so I can edit AVCHD natively. .... I cannot afford what comes out to using 3.3 GB's per minute including backup.
Are these results typical, or am I doing something wrong?
How are others managing to archieve such large file sizes?Any bhelp/suggestions are vey much welcome.
Sorry for the long post.
SW
My computer is a Sony VAIO, configured as follows:
Intel Pentium D-940 processor Dual Core
2GB 533 mhz 533 DDR RAM
Nvidia 7600GeForce video card with 250 MB RAM
I transcoded a soccer game of my daughter's that I shot at 720/60p. total time was 1 hour, in 10 clips. Transcoding took 3.5 hours. I created a project file for it and imported it into Premiere Pro CS3, and noticed that its file size was 55GB. That is kind of what I had expected, figuring that DVCProHD requires about a GB per minute, so no surprise there.
But after I put it on the time line a red line appreared over the clips, and they would not play back smoothly. No big deal. Just render it and everything will be fine.
Well in this case "fine" is a relative term. So far the rendering process is indicating a 12 hour lead time. But my computer is older, I can accept that, somewhat.
But what has me really concerned, is that the file size after rendering it out but prior to doing anything else such as titles, transitions, effects, sound, etc.....is exceeding 100GB for an hour of video!!! I have never sen anything like that before.
I can understand the time required as I have a year and a half old machine....but the file size issue--if this process really does require roughly 1.6 GB's per minute of video--makes this camera not useable for any projects of any real length, as after backup, it requires 200GB's PER HOUR!!! This spoils its use for projects requiring long recording times.
The same file in HDV requires about half that.
Are theses results typical, or am I doing something wrong? I thought after talking with people at DV Expo and raeding up about it online that I had a good understanding of what this cam would need in terms of computing power and file sizes. Was I really that far off, or am I doing something wrong?
I thought that transcoding and using about a GB per minute would be what I should expect and that would be fine until some time in the spring when I could probably spring for a new computer.
The solution right now, looks like just having to ditch this transcoding stuff and go out and get a new quad core computer with the most power I can afford right now, and get something like Premiere CS4 so I can edit AVCHD natively. .... I cannot afford what comes out to using 3.3 GB's per minute including backup.
Are these results typical, or am I doing something wrong?
How are others managing to archieve such large file sizes?Any bhelp/suggestions are vey much welcome.
Sorry for the long post.
SW
