I produce travel shows on the road and I am trying to upgrade my field kit to full tapeless HD and a streamlined shoot to edit workflow. I have a Sony EX1 which has tested well in my FCP macbook pro. I am looking for a small camcorder to act as a second camera/perspective and the Sony HDR-SR12 seems to fit the bill for a consumer grade camera, however, I get mixed reviews on the edit workflow...I understand that AVCHD converts to ProRes 422 when it goes into FCP where the file then expands 10x the original size...is this right? Does this drag the system down or what? Is there another way to utilize the footage in full res without dealing with giant files like this? Seems odd to have to deal with media this large from a 1 chip camera. If this format slows down the edit process, then it defeats the purpose of saving digitizing time, right? And does anyone know if there are any issues with editing XDcam footage with AVCHD footage? Any help would be appreciated.
Shane O
Shane O