Staven
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A friend is mailing me tapes of a short they shot in the hopes I can salvage a movie out of what sounds like a mess of footage. They have no info on camera or settings. From looking at an on set photo I think they shot it on a Sony HVR-V1U, which leads me to believe they probably shot it in HDV. (It's been a while since I've done anything film-wise so I'm really out of the loop when it comes to technical stuff)
Here are some of my initial questions I hope I can be advised on:
1) Can I playback and capture Sony footage(whether hdv or dv) with a Panasonic hvx200 or dvx100 used as a deck?
2) Is there any way to tell if the footage is hdv or dv?
3) Is there any way to tell if it is 24p or 24fps or 30etc?
4) If I can capture with the hvx as my deck, what Capture preset do I use, and what Devise Control preset do I use?
I am running Final Cut Studio 5.0.4 on a PowerPC Dual 2.0 G5.
I know I could potentially figure stuff out by playing around, but I'm afraid of damaging either the camera or the tapes, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
I think I get the tapes tomorrow so I will update what they are if that is necessary to know for answering. Thanks.
Here are some of my initial questions I hope I can be advised on:
1) Can I playback and capture Sony footage(whether hdv or dv) with a Panasonic hvx200 or dvx100 used as a deck?
2) Is there any way to tell if the footage is hdv or dv?
3) Is there any way to tell if it is 24p or 24fps or 30etc?
4) If I can capture with the hvx as my deck, what Capture preset do I use, and what Devise Control preset do I use?
I am running Final Cut Studio 5.0.4 on a PowerPC Dual 2.0 G5.
I know I could potentially figure stuff out by playing around, but I'm afraid of damaging either the camera or the tapes, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
I think I get the tapes tomorrow so I will update what they are if that is necessary to know for answering. Thanks.
