HVX200E Question

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araujofh

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Hello folks,

For those that bought the HVX200 PAL, how are you guys editing your footage? In what format are you guys shooting and what are your experiences with it? What advice do you have for those that are thinking of buying it?

I am thinking of buying one, and I want a bit more information. I have searched quite a lot, and I couldn't find anything related to Final Cut Pro's support for 720/25p or 1080/25p.

Could you guys share your experiences.

Thanks in advance.

Fidel.
 
Hi Fidel,

i got the hvx 200e(pal name) since the beginning of april, we mostly shot dvcpro 50(which is great for sd with the double colour space and 3:1 compression!), that was also due to the fact that it wasnt possible to edit HD in pal territory.

But Canopus has changed it now with edius broadcast4, this will bemy route to go, i fear for mac users in pal land there is not much hope at the moment(720/1080 not supported in pal..mostly..some 1080i is i think..but this has to answer someone else)..i also like edius for the idea of working native(!) with the mxf files, while others like fcp have to convert it to .mov

Any more questions?
 
Hi germanboy,

I am ok with the DVCPRO50 part of it, but I have a feature to be shot in HD, therefore I would like to edit it with Final Cut Pro. I guess I'll have to wait then.
The shooting isn't until Mid September, early October. So, I guess I'll purchase it, shoot in HD and transfer to Mini-DV for editing. As soon as Apple releases support for HD PAL, then I will edit in HD.

Thanks a lot for your input.

Fidel.
 
Out of the box FCP 5 can edit your 1080p25 and 1080i50 material. No problem!

If you want to edit 720p50 codec material (fps 2-50) you need the $99 P2 log application to import the files info FCP. When It's imported you just edit like it was 720p60 materaial. No Problem!
 
If you want to edit 720p50 codec material (fps 2-50) you need the $99 P2 log application to import the files info FCP. When It's imported you just edit like it was 720p60 materaial. No Problem![/QUOTE]

Will this work with FCP 4.5 ?
 
I haven't personally tried it with 4.5, but the 720p60 codec should be in FCP 4.5 as well and so is support for the XML v1 format.

But anyways you should really use the opportunity to upgrade to 5.1 studio. it's only $199 if you got 4.5
 
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