From gwbrown1 at gmail.com Thu Apr 3 17:57:02 2008 From: gwbrown1 at gmail.com (Greg Brown) Date: Thu Apr 3 17:57:07 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Sony HVR-V1U - a good choice for a mac editing station with Final Cut? Message-ID: <4898d2dc0804031757p27e4ca73n8140d3f51b4658cf@mail.gmail.com> I'd like some opinions on this camera, if anyone has any. I'm ready to start scraping together the nickles and times to get my hands on one of these: Sony HVR-V1U *http://tinyurl.com/y7mb8v Any thoughts or concerns? Greg ** * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/macdv/attachments/20080403/3fb03488/attachment.html From gskiii at verizon.net Fri Apr 4 05:54:27 2008 From: gskiii at verizon.net (Granville Kennedy) Date: Fri Apr 4 05:54:41 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Sony HVR-V1U - a good choice for a mac editing station with Final Cut? In-Reply-To: <4898d2dc0804031757p27e4ca73n8140d3f51b4658cf@mail.gmail.com> References: <4898d2dc0804031757p27e4ca73n8140d3f51b4658cf@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: The only concern I have is the type of image stabilization, if any, the DV camera uses. Optical is superior to electronic stabilization. Looks like a fine camera for use on a tripod. No specific mention of Final Cut compatibility - but the firewire output should work with Macs no problem. Regards, Granville Kennedy. On Apr 3, 2008, at 8:57 PM, Greg Brown wrote: > I'd like some opinions on this camera, if anyone has any. I'm ready > to start scraping together the nickles and times to get my hands on > one of these: > > Sony HVR-V1U > http://tinyurl.com/y7mb8v > > Any thoughts or concerns? > > Greg > > > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv From shirleykat at mac.com Fri Apr 4 07:51:12 2008 From: shirleykat at mac.com (Shirley Kehr) Date: Fri Apr 4 07:54:07 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Sony HVR-V1U - a good choice for a mac editing station with Final Cut? In-Reply-To: <4898d2dc0804031757p27e4ca73n8140d3f51b4658cf@mail.gmail.com> References: <4898d2dc0804031757p27e4ca73n8140d3f51b4658cf@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: No opinion, just a question. What's a DM cassette and where do you find them? Google wasn't much help. Shirley On Apr 3, 2008, at 8:57 PM, Greg Brown wrote: > I'd like some opinions on this camera, if anyone has any. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/macdv/attachments/20080404/165e1fd0/attachment.html From JScal00 at aol.com Fri Apr 4 08:18:24 2008 From: JScal00 at aol.com (JScal00@aol.com) Date: Fri Apr 4 08:25:01 2008 Subject: [MacDV] How2 Correct Bright Stage Recording Message-ID: Hello All, Mistakenly I recorded a stage performance with bright lighting which resulted in washed out faces. I've unsuccessfully tried correcting it with iMovie 7. I have Final Cut Pro (yet to use). Can anyone help me with bring the faces back? I have a Dual G5 running Leopard with 4 Gigs of ram. Any help would be very much appreciated. J. Scalise Novice Videographer ************** Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/macdv/attachments/20080404/bc1686c0/attachment.html From videovideo at mac.com Fri Apr 4 09:38:07 2008 From: videovideo at mac.com (sb) Date: Fri Apr 4 09:38:47 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Re: How2 Correct Bright Stage Recording In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9FE6FF9C-13E1-4CD4-AE07-5D3F45EB616D@mac.com> There's very little you can do when you severely overexpose. In Final Cut, you can duplicate the layer, create a mask over the washed out area, and try to use the 3 way color corrector to bring back what little detail remains. Good lesson. Always underexpose. You can bring up the detail in a dark image, but once it's washed out, you can't get it back. regards, sb On Apr 4, 2008, at 8:18 AM, JScal00@aol.com wrote: > Hello All, > > Mistakenly I recorded a stage performance with bright lighting which > resulted in washed out faces. I've unsuccessfully tried correcting > it with iMovie 7. I have Final Cut Pro (yet to use). Can anyone help > me with bring the faces back? I have a Dual G5 running Leopard with > 4 Gigs of ram. Any help would be very much appreciated. > > J. Scalise > Novice Videographer > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/macdv/attachments/20080404/57271a07/attachment.html From jimash at optonline.net Fri Apr 4 10:31:58 2008 From: jimash at optonline.net (James Asherman) Date: Fri Apr 4 10:33:15 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Sony HVR-V1U - a good choice for a mac editing station with Final Cut? In-Reply-To: References: <4898d2dc0804031757p27e4ca73n8140d3f51b4658cf@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <7E052B83-F0B7-4779-8304-CEF1FBA6AA92@optonline.net> I don't know about DM tapes,( special DV tapes for HD ?) but I looked up the camera. It looks interesting. 3 Cmos Sony. HDV. It appears to take pretty regular DV cassettes. But likes DVCAM cassettes better. Since it has the firewire It should work for straight capture with DV and DVCAM. But when using the HDV format it probably needs to do a data transfer from the USB. (Log and Transfer in FCP) some specs: Tape Format DVCAM Small Cassette HDV Record and Play DVCAM Record and Play DV Record and Play Tape Speed HDV: 18.8 mm/s DVCAM: 28.2 mm/s DV SP Mode: 18.8 mm/s Signal-to-Noise Ratio Not Specified by Manufacturer Maximum Recording Time HDV: 63 min (with PHDVM-63DM Cassette) DVCAM: 41 min (with PHDVM-63DM Cassette) DV: 63 min (with PHDVM-63DM Cassette) Audio Dynamic Range Not Specified by Manufacturer Audio Signal Format HDV MPEG1 Audio Layer II DVCAM/DV 16-bit/48kHz 2 Channel Mode 12-bit/32kHz 4 Channel Mode Audio Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz Signal to Noise Ratio Not Specified by Manufacturer Input and Output Connectors Composite Video: RCA (x1 Output, A/V Out 10-pin Connector Jack) Component Video (x1 Output) HDV/DV I/O: i.LINK FireWire Interface Audio: XLR 3-Pin (x1 Input) Headphones: Stereo Mini Jack LANC: Stereo Mini-mini (2.5mm) Jack USB: Mini-B Connector HDMI Output: HDMI Connector On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:51 AM, Shirley Kehr wrote: > No opinion, just a question. What's a DM cassette and where do you > find them? Google wasn't much help. > > Shirley > > On Apr 3, 2008, at 8:57 PM, Greg Brown wrote: > >> I'd like some opinions on this camera, if anyone has any. > > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/macdv/attachments/20080404/6ff7d240/attachment.html From videovideo at mac.com Fri Apr 4 10:52:48 2008 From: videovideo at mac.com (sb) Date: Fri Apr 4 10:54:17 2008 Subject: [MacDV] Re: Sony HVR-V1U - a good choice for a mac editing station with Final Cut? In-Reply-To: <7E052B83-F0B7-4779-8304-CEF1FBA6AA92@optonline.net> References: <4898d2dc0804031757p27e4ca73n8140d3f51b4658cf@mail.gmail.com> <7E052B83-F0B7-4779-8304-CEF1FBA6AA92@optonline.net> Message-ID: You do not use USB with Final Cut, unless you have a chip or drive- based camera (AVDHD) You use the firewire cable for capturing the HDV in Final Cut Pro. There is a small conversion to QT, but your files are native HDV. You use the Sony 1080i HDV preset. If you have Final Cut Express, during the capture process the media is transcoded to Apple Intermediate Codec. The camera (and it's slightly smaller sibling the A1U) is very popular with the pro-sumer crowd. Lots of pros buying them for their home movies and 2nd camera/backups to their full size cameras. regards, sb On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:31 AM, James Asherman wrote: > I don't know about DM tapes,( special DV tapes for HD ?) but I > looked up the camera. It looks interesting. 3 Cmos Sony. HDV. > It appears to take pretty regular DV cassettes. But likes DVCAM > cassettes better. > Since it has the firewire It should work for straight capture with > DV and DVCAM. > But when using the HDV format it probably needs to do a data > transfer from the USB. (Log and Transfer in FCP) > some specs: > Tape Format DVCAM Small Cassette > HDMI Output: HDMI Connector > On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:51 AM, Shirley Kehr wrote: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/macdv/attachments/20080404/bc159c95/attachment-0001.html