[videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras-Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC-HS9_11002_7005702 The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage. Check respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info.
[videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage. Not quite true. The *newest* Apple apps support AVCHD, but with limitations. The terrible (in my view) new iMovie 08, for instance supports it, but not the better iMovie 6. If you have an older version of iMovie or FCP, you're stuck. But then if you have an older Mac, you're stuck, too. Quick google told me that FCP 6 (the latest version) initially didn't allow AVCHD import, and then was updated last summer to allow it, but with big limitations - only on a Mac Pro and not natively: it transcodes to other codecs that use 10 times more space than native AVCHD. For PCs, Sony Vegas does support AVCHD - and I like Vegas a lot. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Polack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras-Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC-HS9_11002_7005702 Check respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info.
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
Hi Rupert and everyone, I can add to this that i already used some months ago a achcd HDD from Sony and it was a bit painfull, because you have to mount the hdd or at list copy almost everything so that later on FCP 6 can make the log and transfer. It transfers by converting it to a codec called AIC (intermediate codec) i think, that is the same codec iMovie HD and Final Cut Express used for HDV. That codec gives you indeed much bigger files. So for the editing person, HDV natively edited in a intel Mac is much much easier. I don't use PC so can't say nothing. I also used these camera once the sony pc application converted the avhcd files to MPEG2/DVD files... then i used MPEG StreamClip to convert to FCP6. Unfortunately i never found out another way to ingest, i thought MPEG StreamClip should handle it but i never got to succeed in converting the original camera files with it. At the time the newest iMovie didn't existed... maybe that one could be easier, but maybe it uses the AIC also... the is my experience with avhcd and macs. Rgds, ZN On May 9, 2008, at 12:58 , ruperthowe wrote: The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage. Not quite true. The *newest* Apple apps support AVCHD, but with limitations. The terrible (in my view) new iMovie 08, for instance supports it, but not the better iMovie 6. If you have an older version of iMovie or FCP, you're stuck. But then if you have an older Mac, you're stuck, too. Quick google told me that FCP 6 (the latest version) initially didn't allow AVCHD import, and then was updated last summer to allow it, but with big limitations - only on a Mac Pro and not natively: it transcodes to other codecs that use 10 times more space than native AVCHD. For PCs, Sony Vegas does support AVCHD - and I like Vegas a lot. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Polack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras-Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC-HS9_11002_7005702 Check respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info.
[videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
I encountered this just the other day. In preparing for a project, I talked to someone bringing a second camera, who told me they were going to shoot on tape. I knew how long the final video was going to be, so I was counting on, let's say, four times that much space for the raw footage to take up on my MacBook Pro internal drive. Unfortunately, even though the video looked sweet from the camera they brought, the footage was recorded to SD card and I had to use Log Transfer to import it into FCP6. Like Rupert mentions, this resulted in INSANELY LARGE file sizes that I wasn't prepared for, which were also a BEAST to edit with, as far as not wanting to play smoothly in my timeline on a 2.33 GHz Core Duo MBP with 2 gig of ram. Fortunately for me, I was able to borrow an external drive at the client site, because the transferred AVCHD had taken up all the space I had allotted for DV or HDV footage. Bill Cammack http://BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage. Not quite true. The *newest* Apple apps support AVCHD, but with limitations. The terrible (in my view) new iMovie 08, for instance supports it, but not the better iMovie 6. If you have an older version of iMovie or FCP, you're stuck. But then if you have an older Mac, you're stuck, too. Quick google told me that FCP 6 (the latest version) initially didn't allow AVCHD import, and then was updated last summer to allow it, but with big limitations - only on a Mac Pro and not natively: it transcodes to other codecs that use 10 times more space than native AVCHD. For PCs, Sony Vegas does support AVCHD - and I like Vegas a lot. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Polack ottorabbit@ wrote: Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras-Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC-HS9_11002_7005702 Check respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info.
[videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
Just to echo Rupert's comments, I use Sony Vegas and while I have not worked in HD yet, I have been paying attention to AVCHD, since Panasonic uses that as well. From what I know by checking on fourms, etc Vegas does a really good job at handling AVCHD natively. Depending on some factors you can get Sony Vegas Movie Studio for about 100 bucks and that will edit HD footage, and you can run Vegas on a Mac with bootcamp I think, maybe something to think about... Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage. Not quite true. The *newest* Apple apps support AVCHD, but with limitations. The terrible (in my view) new iMovie 08, for instance supports it, but not the better iMovie 6. If you have an older version of iMovie or FCP, you're stuck. But then if you have an older Mac, you're stuck, too. Quick google told me that FCP 6 (the latest version) initially didn't allow AVCHD import, and then was updated last summer to allow it, but with big limitations - only on a Mac Pro and not natively: it transcodes to other codecs that use 10 times more space than native AVCHD. For PCs, Sony Vegas does support AVCHD - and I like Vegas a lot. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Polack ottorabbit@ wrote: Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras- Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC- HS9_11002_7005702 Check respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info.
[videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
I hadn't thought about running it with bootcamp. Good idea. Thanks! I left my PC in London. And Vegas Movie Studio costs even less than that - it's about $60-70 or £33. Incredible value for what you get. It's a really good editing program for videobloggers - perhaps the best one out there to meet a hobbyist's needs. I no longer feel any need to tell people who are interested in videoblogging and digital filmmaking that the first thing they should do is go out and spend thousands of dollars on a Mac and FCP.The advantages of FCP for the average user do not justify the difference in price between it and Vegas. One of the things I like most about it is that it'll cut MP4 files from a phone or a Xacti without having to import or convert/transcode them. And it's better in almost every way than all the other free and cheap editing programs. Unlike WMM or iMovie 06 (never mind its bastard child iMovie 08), it allows proper multiple-video-track Non linear editing. And in terms of flexibility, format friendliness and ease of use for beginners, it beats the pants off Final Cut Express. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to echo Rupert's comments, I use Sony Vegas and while I have not worked in HD yet, I have been paying attention to AVCHD, since Panasonic uses that as well. From what I know by checking on fourms, etc Vegas does a really good job at handling AVCHD natively. Depending on some factors you can get Sony Vegas Movie Studio for about 100 bucks and that will edit HD footage, and you can run Vegas on a Mac with bootcamp I think, maybe something to think about... Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe rupert@ wrote: The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage. Not quite true. The *newest* Apple apps support AVCHD, but with limitations. The terrible (in my view) new iMovie 08, for instance supports it, but not the better iMovie 6. If you have an older version of iMovie or FCP, you're stuck. But then if you have an older Mac, you're stuck, too. Quick google told me that FCP 6 (the latest version) initially didn't allow AVCHD import, and then was updated last summer to allow it, but with big limitations - only on a Mac Pro and not natively: it transcodes to other codecs that use 10 times more space than native AVCHD. For PCs, Sony Vegas does support AVCHD - and I like Vegas a lot. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Polack ottorabbit@ wrote: Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras- Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC- HS9_11002_7005702 Check respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info.
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
Heath, do you have a link for Vegas on Mac? I'm googling with no luck... I'll keep trying... Cheers, Ron Watson On May 9, 2008, at 8:59 AM, Heath wrote: Just to echo Rupert's comments, I use Sony Vegas and while I have not worked in HD yet, I have been paying attention to AVCHD, since Panasonic uses that as well. From what I know by checking on fourms, etc Vegas does a really good job at handling AVCHD natively. Depending on some factors you can get Sony Vegas Movie Studio for about 100 bucks and that will edit HD footage, and you can run Vegas on a Mac with bootcamp I think, maybe something to think about... Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage. Not quite true. The *newest* Apple apps support AVCHD, but with limitations. The terrible (in my view) new iMovie 08, for instance supports it, but not the better iMovie 6. If you have an older version of iMovie or FCP, you're stuck. But then if you have an older Mac, you're stuck, too. Quick google told me that FCP 6 (the latest version) initially didn't allow AVCHD import, and then was updated last summer to allow it, but with big limitations - only on a Mac Pro and not natively: it transcodes to other codecs that use 10 times more space than native AVCHD. For PCs, Sony Vegas does support AVCHD - and I like Vegas a lot. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Polack ottorabbit@ wrote: Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras- Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC- HS9_11002_7005702 Check respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
- Original Message - From: ruperthowe (snip) And Vegas Movie Studio costs even less than that - it's about $60-70 or £33. Incredible value for what you get. (snip) Understand that there are *two* versions of Sony Vegas Movie Studio. The regular version and the slightly more expensive PLATINUM version. I think (not sure) that only the Platinum version works with HD files. I have the Platinum version and love it (don't work with HD .. yet) Richard Amirault Boston, MA, USA http://n1jdu.org http://bostonfandom.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ
[videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
It's PC only, Ron - but Heath was suggesting using it on a Mac running Windows via Bootcamp or Parallels. Rupert --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ron Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heath, do you have a link for Vegas on Mac? I'm googling with no luck... I'll keep trying... Cheers, Ron Watson On May 9, 2008, at 8:59 AM, Heath wrote: Just to echo Rupert's comments, I use Sony Vegas and while I have not worked in HD yet, I have been paying attention to AVCHD, since Panasonic uses that as well. From what I know by checking on fourms, etc Vegas does a really good job at handling AVCHD natively. Depending on some factors you can get Sony Vegas Movie Studio for about 100 bucks and that will edit HD footage, and you can run Vegas on a Mac with bootcamp I think, maybe something to think about... Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe rupert@ wrote: The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage. Not quite true. The *newest* Apple apps support AVCHD, but with limitations. The terrible (in my view) new iMovie 08, for instance supports it, but not the better iMovie 6. If you have an older version of iMovie or FCP, you're stuck. But then if you have an older Mac, you're stuck, too. Quick google told me that FCP 6 (the latest version) initially didn't allow AVCHD import, and then was updated last summer to allow it, but with big limitations - only on a Mac Pro and not natively: it transcodes to other codecs that use 10 times more space than native AVCHD. For PCs, Sony Vegas does support AVCHD - and I like Vegas a lot. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Polack ottorabbit@ wrote: Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras- Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC- HS9_11002_7005702 Check respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
Hi Again! That's a good idea, i will try inside Parallels and windows XP. that's a good experiment and it should work. And i really hope the Mac will catchup somehow with those AVHCD cameras that are becoming completely popular. but at the same time, the new iMovie is suppose to work ok with them... but i am not so fan of that new interface too. And all those cameras can sound very similar, but don't forget to check the bit/data rate and the modes of recording: SD. HD, 4:3, 16:9, progressive, interlaced, 24p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p... Rgds, ZN On May 9, 2008, at 15:20 , ruperthowe wrote: I hadn't thought about running it with bootcamp. Good idea. Thanks! I left my PC in London. And Vegas Movie Studio costs even less than that - it's about $60-70 or £33. Incredible value for what you get. It's a really good editing program for videobloggers - perhaps the best one out there to meet a hobbyist's needs. I no longer feel any need to tell people who are interested in videoblogging and digital filmmaking that the first thing they should do is go out and spend thousands of dollars on a Mac and FCP.The advantages of FCP for the average user do not justify the difference in price between it and Vegas. One of the things I like most about it is that it'll cut MP4 files from a phone or a Xacti without having to import or convert/transcode them. And it's better in almost every way than all the other free and cheap editing programs. Unlike WMM or iMovie 06 (never mind its bastard child iMovie 08), it allows proper multiple-video-track Non linear editing. And in terms of flexibility, format friendliness and ease of use for beginners, it beats the pants off Final Cut Express. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to echo Rupert's comments, I use Sony Vegas and while I have not worked in HD yet, I have been paying attention to AVCHD, since Panasonic uses that as well. From what I know by checking on fourms, etc Vegas does a really good job at handling AVCHD natively. Depending on some factors you can get Sony Vegas Movie Studio for about 100 bucks and that will edit HD footage, and you can run Vegas on a Mac with bootcamp I think, maybe something to think about... Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe rupert@ wrote: The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage. Not quite true. The *newest* Apple apps support AVCHD, but with limitations. The terrible (in my view) new iMovie 08, for instance supports it, but not the better iMovie 6. If you have an older version of iMovie or FCP, you're stuck. But then if you have an older Mac, you're stuck, too. Quick google told me that FCP 6 (the latest version) initially didn't allow AVCHD import, and then was updated last summer to allow it, but with big limitations - only on a Mac Pro and not natively: it transcodes to other codecs that use 10 times more space than native AVCHD. For PCs, Sony Vegas does support AVCHD - and I like Vegas a lot. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Polack ottorabbit@ wrote: Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras- Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC- HS9_11002_7005702 Check respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info. Yahoo! Groups Links
[videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
Just make sure if you have an HD camera and plan on getting the consumer version of Vegas, that you get Movie Stutio Platium. That is the version that lets you handle HD footage. They do sell a cheaper version of Movie Studio but it doesn't handle HD but the price point differance is so small I would just get the Platium version. And Rupert have someone send your PC! ;) As a side note, I highly recomend Vegas to anyone. I love it and swear by it. Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hadn't thought about running it with bootcamp. Good idea. Thanks! I left my PC in London. And Vegas Movie Studio costs even less than that - it's about $60-70 or £33. Incredible value for what you get. It's a really good editing program for videobloggers - perhaps the best one out there to meet a hobbyist's needs. I no longer feel any need to tell people who are interested in videoblogging and digital filmmaking that the first thing they should do is go out and spend thousands of dollars on a Mac and FCP.The advantages of FCP for the average user do not justify the difference in price between it and Vegas. One of the things I like most about it is that it'll cut MP4 files from a phone or a Xacti without having to import or convert/transcode them. And it's better in almost every way than all the other free and cheap editing programs. Unlike WMM or iMovie 06 (never mind its bastard child iMovie 08), it allows proper multiple-video-track Non linear editing. And in terms of flexibility, format friendliness and ease of use for beginners, it beats the pants off Final Cut Express. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath heathparks@ wrote: Just to echo Rupert's comments, I use Sony Vegas and while I have not worked in HD yet, I have been paying attention to AVCHD, since Panasonic uses that as well. From what I know by checking on fourms, etc Vegas does a really good job at handling AVCHD natively. Depending on some factors you can get Sony Vegas Movie Studio for about 100 bucks and that will edit HD footage, and you can run Vegas on a Mac with bootcamp I think, maybe something to think about... Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe rupert@ wrote: The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage. Not quite true. The *newest* Apple apps support AVCHD, but with limitations. The terrible (in my view) new iMovie 08, for instance supports it, but not the better iMovie 6. If you have an older version of iMovie or FCP, you're stuck. But then if you have an older Mac, you're stuck, too. Quick google told me that FCP 6 (the latest version) initially didn't allow AVCHD import, and then was updated last summer to allow it, but with big limitations - only on a Mac Pro and not natively: it transcodes to other codecs that use 10 times more space than native AVCHD. For PCs, Sony Vegas does support AVCHD - and I like Vegas a lot. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Polack ottorabbit@ wrote: Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras- Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC- HS9_11002_7005702 Check respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info.
[videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
I like Vegas so much that if I do get a Mac, I would still run Vegas via bootcamp or Parallels. I've been using Vegas for over 2 years now so if anyone has any questions about it, just let me know. Heath http://batmageek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's PC only, Ron - but Heath was suggesting using it on a Mac running Windows via Bootcamp or Parallels. Rupert --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ron Watson k9disc@ wrote: Heath, do you have a link for Vegas on Mac? I'm googling with no luck... I'll keep trying... Cheers, Ron Watson On May 9, 2008, at 8:59 AM, Heath wrote: Just to echo Rupert's comments, I use Sony Vegas and while I have not worked in HD yet, I have been paying attention to AVCHD, since Panasonic uses that as well. From what I know by checking on fourms, etc Vegas does a really good job at handling AVCHD natively. Depending on some factors you can get Sony Vegas Movie Studio for about 100 bucks and that will edit HD footage, and you can run Vegas on a Mac with bootcamp I think, maybe something to think about... Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe rupert@ wrote: The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage. Not quite true. The *newest* Apple apps support AVCHD, but with limitations. The terrible (in my view) new iMovie 08, for instance supports it, but not the better iMovie 6. If you have an older version of iMovie or FCP, you're stuck. But then if you have an older Mac, you're stuck, too. Quick google told me that FCP 6 (the latest version) initially didn't allow AVCHD import, and then was updated last summer to allow it, but with big limitations - only on a Mac Pro and not natively: it transcodes to other codecs that use 10 times more space than native AVCHD. For PCs, Sony Vegas does support AVCHD - and I like Vegas a lot. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Polack ottorabbit@ wrote: Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras- Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC- HS9_11002_7005702 Check respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Moving from Blogger to Wordpress
I posted this to the Show in a Box fourms, but forgot to post it here. As some of you may know I just recently switched from Blogger to Wordpress. Well I decieded to help as many people as I can we are thinking about making a similar move. So I created a screencast and post that highlights some information that I hope is usefull for those who are thinking about moving. Just thought I would share with everyone http://heathparks.com/blog1/?p=275 It's my first screencast and I know I will get better, take care! Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
I ran Vegas 3 and 4 back in 2003-2005 then I got a mac. Hadn't thought about dual booting with XP... I'm going to be doing some DVD authoring, though, and don't know whether or not I want to go back to Vegas. I mentioned this a while back, but... I'm looking at a 15 macbook pro (4GB) with FCP Studio. Not sure how I want to proceed. Vegas would be cheaper, but then I have to buy a seat of XP, and I lose out on 3D and have less options on DVD authoring... Hmm... Any thoughts? Ron Watson On May 9, 2008, at 10:19 AM, Heath wrote: I like Vegas so much that if I do get a Mac, I would still run Vegas via bootcamp or Parallels. I've been using Vegas for over 2 years now so if anyone has any questions about it, just let me know. Heath http://batmageek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's PC only, Ron - but Heath was suggesting using it on a Mac running Windows via Bootcamp or Parallels. Rupert --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ron Watson k9disc@ wrote: Heath, do you have a link for Vegas on Mac? I'm googling with no luck... I'll keep trying... Cheers, Ron Watson On May 9, 2008, at 8:59 AM, Heath wrote: Just to echo Rupert's comments, I use Sony Vegas and while I have not worked in HD yet, I have been paying attention to AVCHD, since Panasonic uses that as well. From what I know by checking on fourms, etc Vegas does a really good job at handling AVCHD natively. Depending on some factors you can get Sony Vegas Movie Studio for about 100 bucks and that will edit HD footage, and you can run Vegas on a Mac with bootcamp I think, maybe something to think about... Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe rupert@ wrote: The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage. Not quite true. The *newest* Apple apps support AVCHD, but with limitations. The terrible (in my view) new iMovie 08, for instance supports it, but not the better iMovie 6. If you have an older version of iMovie or FCP, you're stuck. But then if you have an older Mac, you're stuck, too. Quick google told me that FCP 6 (the latest version) initially didn't allow AVCHD import, and then was updated last summer to allow it, but with big limitations - only on a Mac Pro and not natively: it transcodes to other codecs that use 10 times more space than native AVCHD. For PCs, Sony Vegas does support AVCHD - and I like Vegas a lot. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Polack ottorabbit@ wrote: Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras- Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC- HS9_11002_7005702 Check respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
It depends on what you want to do, but in Vegas Movie Studio versions it comes with a DVD burning application, DVD Architect. I like it, I have made, what I consider some high quality DVD's with animated menu's, chapters, etc. Just more food for thought.. ;) Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ron Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I ran Vegas 3 and 4 back in 2003-2005 then I got a mac. Hadn't thought about dual booting with XP... I'm going to be doing some DVD authoring, though, and don't know whether or not I want to go back to Vegas. I mentioned this a while back, but... I'm looking at a 15 macbook pro (4GB) with FCP Studio. Not sure how I want to proceed. Vegas would be cheaper, but then I have to buy a seat of XP, and I lose out on 3D and have less options on DVD authoring... Hmm... Any thoughts? Ron Watson On May 9, 2008, at 10:19 AM, Heath wrote: I like Vegas so much that if I do get a Mac, I would still run Vegas via bootcamp or Parallels. I've been using Vegas for over 2 years now so if anyone has any questions about it, just let me know. Heath http://batmageek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe rupert@ wrote: It's PC only, Ron - but Heath was suggesting using it on a Mac running Windows via Bootcamp or Parallels. Rupert --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ron Watson k9disc@ wrote: Heath, do you have a link for Vegas on Mac? I'm googling with no luck... I'll keep trying... Cheers, Ron Watson On May 9, 2008, at 8:59 AM, Heath wrote: Just to echo Rupert's comments, I use Sony Vegas and while I have not worked in HD yet, I have been paying attention to AVCHD, since Panasonic uses that as well. From what I know by checking on fourms, etc Vegas does a really good job at handling AVCHD natively. Depending on some factors you can get Sony Vegas Movie Studio for about 100 bucks and that will edit HD footage, and you can run Vegas on a Mac with bootcamp I think, maybe something to think about... Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe rupert@ wrote: The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage. Not quite true. The *newest* Apple apps support AVCHD, but with limitations. The terrible (in my view) new iMovie 08, for instance supports it, but not the better iMovie 6. If you have an older version of iMovie or FCP, you're stuck. But then if you have an older Mac, you're stuck, too. Quick google told me that FCP 6 (the latest version) initially didn't allow AVCHD import, and then was updated last summer to allow it, but with big limitations - only on a Mac Pro and not natively: it transcodes to other codecs that use 10 times more space than native AVCHD. For PCs, Sony Vegas does support AVCHD - and I like Vegas a lot. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Polack ottorabbit@ wrote: Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer- electronics/shop/Cameras- Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC- HS9_11002_7005702 Check respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Moving from Blogger to Wordpress
I posted this to the Show in a Box fourms, but forgot to post it here. As some of you may know I just recently switched from Blogger to Wordpress. Well I decieded to help as many people as I can we are thinking about making a similar move. So I created a screencast and post that highlights some information that I hope is usefull for those who are thinking about moving. Just thought I would share with everyone Hi all, I'm new to the list as of a couple of days ago, and thought I'd just chip in here (can't you tell I'm a Brit with a phrase like 'chip-in'). I've been using Wordpress for my videos for a couple of years now. I can't recommend moving over to it. One of the big considerations about using third-party blogging platforms like Blogger.com is you lose control. Nothing quite like coming back to your Blogger account and finding the Big G. has deleted all your work. Another thing you might want to look at when using Wordpress is finding a decent host, which offers decent storage and bandwidth. Also WP is pretty resource intensive and needs a decent hosting company. Just because a host offers Fantastico and 1-click installs doesn't mean they have set-up their servers to really be of much use for a WP vlog/blog. Anyway that's my 2 pennies-worth. Robin
[videoblogging] Canon XL-1 How many hours is too many?
Hey, all. I've been lucky and think I have a lead on an inexpensive used Canon XL-1. This is the first pro-level camera I've been able to afford, and the price is amazingly right. So, I'm feeling a little buyer beware. Most pro cameras have some sort of counter that tells you how many hours of action they've seen, so I'll be trying to locate that when I inspect the camera. My question, though, is how to interpret that number. How many hours of use is considered too worn for someone to want to buy used? -- Rhett.
[videoblogging] QT Hack for 1080i?
Hi Everyone, I know this was mentioned yesterday but I can't find the link anywhere about the Quicktime hack so that you can display 1080i video (as of now mine won't) Help? Thank you. -Scott -- --- American Cliche http://www.americancliche.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Solid-state camera recommendation
Editing AVCHD on PC natively is now possible without any issues in Adobe Premiere CS3 with an add on from Mainconcept called MainConcept MPEG Pro HDV 3.1.0. You would of course need a fast Intel Core Duo 2 machine with at least 2.6GHZ processor and 4GB RAM plus RAID0 hard drive configuration. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Apple Apps all have means to ingest AVCHD footage. Not quite true. The *newest* Apple apps support AVCHD, but with limitations. The terrible (in my view) new iMovie 08, for instance supports it, but not the better iMovie 6. If you have an older version of iMovie or FCP, you're stuck. But then if you have an older Mac, you're stuck, too. Quick google told me that FCP 6 (the latest version) initially didn't allow AVCHD import, and then was updated last summer to allow it, but with big limitations - only on a Mac Pro and not natively: it transcodes to other codecs that use 10 times more space than native AVCHD. For PCs, Sony Vegas does support AVCHD - and I like Vegas a lot. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Polack ottorabbit@ wrote: Panasonic also has a hybrid camera - http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Cameras-Camcorders/Camcorders/Hi-Def-Camcorders/model.HDC-HS9_11002_7005702 Check respective NLE software sites for AVCHD workflow info.
