Panasonic SD9 | Lovin' It!

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digitalinnovations

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Hey all. After viewing some footage that was kindly uploaded by some members and doing a bit of research I picked up my own SD9. So far I am very pleased with the picture it is making.

I do however have a question (of course I do, right?). What is the workflow for a Mac? I downloaded the Perian 1.1 plugin and absolutely nothing (as far as I can tell). Right now my only work around is using the Main Concepts utility on a Windows computer and then I have to transfer the files (which as you know are quite large and take some time) over to my Mac and then I can begin working with them. I am under the impression that some people are able to do this all on the Macs, and I am dying the know the process. I appreciate your time and help!

Also if anyone is interested, I can post a short clip of some of the footage and trying to get off the cam currently.

Thanks again!

P.S. I think I remember someone asking about using the SD9 for keying. I was on a shoot shoot last week that required a "talking head" key, so just as a test I set the SD9 up to see what it could do (along side my main camera of course). I was thrilled with the results this little SD9 could give in that particular situation. Just thought I would add that in case anyone was still curious.
 
Sorry David, I completely forgot to add that info. I am using a G5 Dual 2.5 with OSX 10.4.11. I am running FCS2 (FCP 6.0.3) with all the current updates. Again, sorry for leaving that out. Thanks for your help!
 
Sorry I can't say anything about the workflow, but you chime in with an editor I just worked with. He said he got this SD9 and was totally blown away by the picture quality this tiny little camera produced. Seems to be a nice micro-sized camcorder.
 
Does that camera shoot in 720p/24 as well? How would the footage intercut with HVX200a footage?
 
I'm running that same version of FCP, except on an Intel Mac. My workflow is just to use Log and Transfer to convert SD9 footage to ProRes and then edit away. Works great.

I've been testing an SD9 for an upcoming project that needs tiny, tiny cameras and I've been pleased with it. It needs a LOT of light otherwise the picture gets ugly, but if you know what you're doing the camera can make a very impressive picture.
 
im interested to know how it looks compared to the HVX as well as I plan to buy one to use as a second cameara on wedding videos
 
cuts in really well IF.. and big IF.. there's enough light. FCP update now works through log and transfer.


This camera is AWESOME. I can't believe it hasn't gotten more hype. NOw that FCP works. I think big things from this little camera.
 
digitalinnovations said:
Sorry David, I completely forgot to add that info. I am using a G5 Dual 2.5 with OSX 10.4.11. I am running FCS2 (FCP 6.0.3) with all the current updates. Again, sorry for leaving that out. Thanks for your help!
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The cam works, as do all AVCHD cams with FCP/iMovie, only with an Intel Mac.
 
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