The Sony EX1 and CS3!

Has anybody here edited with Sony EX1 footage? Is it better to edit in CS3 and Prospect or CS4 native? People who have tried either way might share their experiences. Thank you.

I've edited hours and hours of the stuff in CS3 native. The 3.2 update adds support for XDCAM EX.
The trial versions (CS3 or 4) will not have this support as the MPEG 2 decoder is not included in trial versions. Adobe would have to pay for the MPEG 2 license for each downloaded trial version. Full versions of CS3 and CS4 have support for XDCAM EX natively.

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I just purchased the Sony EX1 and am wanting to do some On Location filming. Does anyone know if there are any compatibility issues with this cam as there were in Premiere Pro CS3 before the 3.2 update? Also, I understand OnLocation on a laptop is for firewire. What would be required to record SDI output from the EX1? What to record to? Besides ofcourse mucho bucks. Thanks for any input. Dorian

At least 4 SATA disks in a raid0 configuration or better, a wall outlet for the necessary juice, and a new version of OL.

SONY EX1 and Cannon 5D together on same timeline?

Hello
Need to edit EX1 and Cannon 5D footage on same timeline - both 1080p 30fps. What is best timeline? Pro Res 422? I know how to import SONY EX1 footage, but how to import/convert/edit 5D, and on same timeline as EX1 footage? Using FCP 7 latest.
Also, anything to watch out for, be aware of using these two together?
Thanks much
K

Convert both to ProRes. Or you can keep the XDCAM native, but convert the 5D to ProRes and use a ProRes timeline. 1080p 29.97 ProRes timeline.
DO NOT edit the native H.264 Canon files. FCP will choke.
http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/ssimmons/story/canonreleases_a_dslr_plug_in_for_final_cut_pros_log_and_transfertool/
Shane

Importing Sony EX1 and F3 files

wouldn't it be a nice thing if we didn't have to stumble around begging for help when we go into a new application, I feel I need a white cane and a dog right now with FCPX.....Whatever happened to manuals?
So can I import files from my Sony EX1-R and the Sony PMW F3 directly or do they first have to run through Sony's XDCam Transfer?....Thanks!

Hi Mark, yes I have imported media from FCP Studio to FCPX, just to see if it would work, and it does. But frankly when I've got the work loaded and started in Studio I just stay there. I haven't done any serious editing yet in FPX, but what I have done, ( when I can get the media to load ), has been ok.
For now and for me though the "paying work" stays in Studio. That works, I'm familiar with it and I haven't had the time to re-learn editing using FPCX. I'm hoping Tom, ( Tom Wolsky ), has a FCPX book in the pipeline that will be yet another of his excellent guides to these Apple programmes......Do you Tom?
Regarding your question as to whether I've seen any weird effects on some FCPX images I have found in the past with FCP or Avid that it's best to output any part of your edit that exhibits any "weirdness" to finished format and then check it, most times the moraying or strobing goes away on final output.
If you are working in FCP Studio on a MacPro with a Kona or similar card then of course you can use a reference broadcast monitor to check to see if any aberrations will be on your final output too.....I don't think we can do that yet using FCPX, (?).

Im running lightroom 4 and just purchased the Sony A7 and using its sd card. when I tried to load the photos, I got a message "the files are not recognized by the raw format support in lightroom"

Tried loading my raw files shot w my new Sony a7 and its sd card into lightroom4. Got a message: "The files are not recognized by the raw format in lightroom"
Does Lightroom 4 not work with the Sony A7?
Thanks,

Lightroom 4 cannot read the RAW photos from a Sony A7
You would have to download and install the FREE Adobe DNG Converter version 8.5 and then convert your RAW to DNG, and then import the DNGs into Lightroom 4
You could also purchase Lightroom 5.5, which will have the capability to read the RAWs directly.

Where does the Sony Mobile, and whether the leader?

Refinement on your smartphone Sony vzgyada
You have filled up the market models and goofy as I know are going to fill up even more before the end of the year.
Each of these models to your Plus has some serious drawbacks.
Make a mistake, the same company HTC - is silly.
You put a potential buyer into a dead end, releasing
to market a number of obscure, sometimes even bizarre, models.
Apple takes a year to market a new Iphone.
At the same time fans of the brand to snatch as
hotcakes. Because they know that they have purchased a masterpiece a year or two.
And the approach that the firm has chosen Sony (the line of smartphones: Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012 ....) is incorrect.
It faces the crisis of overproduction of models that do not who do not buy it. And, regardless of price, because the average person, even an amateur smarftonov powerful, like me, will not change the smartphone every 2-3 months.
Maybe in Japan decided to change smart phones every two to three months, but Russia has decided to use it a little longer (six months, one year, two years) and so I would like to have all of Sony's flagship to the maximum in quality, the iron, the battery, based on the case, the screen, and the operating system shell.
Apple has a Iphone (October - Iphone 5)
Samsung has GSS (3)
I really hope that Sony will be a very decent answer and I will not be ashamed of my favorite company.
P.S. And always wanted to ask why the firm, recently producing cameras with batteries
batteries are weak in smartphones?
(Owner of the smartphone Arc S)
Russia.
The city of Magadan

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Is anyone familiar with Pro Res data from the Sony F3 and Final Cut 7?

Hi,
Recently I've been using the Sony F3 camera for a short film. I used anamorphic lenses. My problem what I have now is, that I can´t get the aspect ratio in Final Cut 7 right. I only have the option to crop, but that´s not what I need.
The final image is cinemascope.
I´d be happy if someone can refer me to a tutorial or a side where I can sort out my problem. It´s kinda urgend.
Thanks so much.
Florina

If you want your sequence to be in a 2.31:1 aspect ratio, create a new sequence and type Command + 0 [zero} to see the sequence settings. Set the frame size to 1920 x 831:
and click OK.
FCP is designed to work best with standard frame sizes, this non-broadcast frame size may cause playback and other issues.
If this were a project I was working on, I would be to edit the video letterboxed in a standard 1920 x1080 frame, and after completing the edit, output a master QuickTime, and take that QuickTime into Compressor and crop it for delivery in the format(s) needed for distribution.
MtD

Sony EX1 cameras and Final Cut Pro.

Hello Everyone.
Looking to see what kind of video deck I would need to edit with. I might have a project in which a client video some project using the Sony EX1 cameras.
I'm using Final Cut Pro 5.0.4
Any help would be great.
The client is from Canada, and I'm State side.
Thanks
Damon

This camera shoots tapeless...no deck. But the bad news is that your version of FCP doesn't support the format this camera shoots. You need at least FCP 6.
Shane

SONY FX1 and the FCP

anyone using the sony FX1 and FCP5? im trying to get the best import settings. also, do i just export it as MPEG2 if im making a DVD for mass production?

hello ZJS,
i think i'll have to correct you here - iMovie doesn't do any encoding. Encoding is done by apps like QT or compressor (or iDVD, for that matter) and outputs a file with a different codec.
as i mentioned before, iMovie handles HDV differently than FCP because it uses the QT intermediate codec, so i think this is where your black bar comes from - anybody correct me please if i'm getting this wrong. i still recommend doing the following procedure:
1. capture from camera to FCP and edit
2. print to video from FCP to camera
3. capture from camera to iMovie
4. create DVD in iDVD and save as disc image
5. burn with toast
you said before that you filmed in HDV and that's what you wanted to get out of it, please note that by making a DVD you will get Mpeg2 video which isn't really the same thing anymore. I have read a couple of threads reporting that image quality is not really good on DVD's with HDV material made with iDVD, but can't really comment on it as i never tried
all right, keep us posted
viva la mela

Sony ex1 import difficulties

I am new to FCPX and I am using a Sony ex1. I have the software XDCAM transfer. I cannot remember if I connected my camera the first time using iLink (firewire) but I could see the clips coming in on the Camera monitor. It has been a couple of months since and yesterday I connected via the USB and the message came up "USB CONNECTING". In the XDCAM software I could see it importing and I selected an external HD. All my clips that came in are in an Untitled folder as Quicktime .mov clips. I then imported into FCPX.
My real questions are
1. Is this normal?
2. I thought that the clips came in as a different file type last time
3. Am I safe to wipe the card on the camera
Sorry if all this is very amaturish but I am making the transition to HD from iMovie 6HD which I used and never liked the "new versions" of iMovie
Many thanks
Dave

The quick answer is no. The Sony EX1 is not on the [supported list|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3290]
However, it might work since the EX1 supports HDV stream through firewire, which iMovie can handle. It also supports MPEG2 through USB, which iMovie can handle but only for supported camcorders and only for standard definition. So if it works it all, it would likely be limited to HDV quality (1440x1080). So you would be using less than the full capabilities of the camera.
For the real answer...
1) If you own an EX1, take it to the Apple Store and plug it in and test it.
2) If you own an $8,000 camera, you probably also own Final Cut Pro or the equivalent, and you can import it that way and edit in AIC or ProRes422 in iMovie 09.
3) Check User Groups [like this one on Vimeo|http://vimeo.com/groups/XDcam]. (A quick check showed no iMovie users in this group.)
4) You might be able to import after processing through something like MPEG Streamclip with MPEG2 Playback Component.
Sorry for the speculation. I know you want a real yes or no.

Matching IPhone 4 Footage With Sony Ex1 On Timeline?

So just like title says I'm shooting a prank comedy show using the Sony Ex1 camera as master with several Iphone 4's (not the new 4os) as reaction shots and I was wondering what was the best way to set up my sequence or have the footage be the same so I dont have to render after every edit. Shoud I make all the footage Apple Pro Res through MPG Streamclip or whats my best option? Thanks for reading.

If you open the clip in fcp and hit command-9 you'll call up the clip settings. Look under field dominance and if the settings is "none" it's probably progressive, otherwise interlaced.
Usually combining progressive and interlaced in the timeline will not require rendering to at least view. But I'm not sure. Should be an easy enuf test to run.
I'd use compressor to convert the footage, but running tests on your workflow is crucial in this kind of project. The frames control pane in compressor has controls for scaling that can make a big difference in quality. Remember, you can set ins and outs in the preview window in compressor to do a test on a small section of a clip. You can also customize and save presets as you do tests.

Sony EX1 import to IMOVIE

Will the new imovie import from the Sony EX1
thanks

The quick answer is no. The Sony EX1 is not on the [supported list|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3290]
However, it might work since the EX1 supports HDV stream through firewire, which iMovie can handle. It also supports MPEG2 through USB, which iMovie can handle but only for supported camcorders and only for standard definition. So if it works it all, it would likely be limited to HDV quality (1440x1080). So you would be using less than the full capabilities of the camera.
For the real answer...
1) If you own an EX1, take it to the Apple Store and plug it in and test it.
2) If you own an $8,000 camera, you probably also own Final Cut Pro or the equivalent, and you can import it that way and edit in AIC or ProRes422 in iMovie 09.
3) Check User Groups [like this one on Vimeo|http://vimeo.com/groups/XDcam]. (A quick check showed no iMovie users in this group.)
4) You might be able to import after processing through something like MPEG Streamclip with MPEG2 Playback Component.
Sorry for the speculation. I know you want a real yes or no.

Problems with Sony NX3 AND Sony Z5 avi files

Very, very strange problem. I will try to give as much detail as possible so bear with me.
I currently edit with two different computers. One uses Premier 3 the other uses Premiere 6. I shoot with several different cameras, but for purposes of this discussion I will talk only about the Sony Z5 and the Sony NX3. I capture my footage on a CF card (Z5) or SD card (NX3)
All HD footage shoot with the Z5 and/or the NX 3 works fine on either system. However any SD footage that is over a certain length will not import into premiere 6 (if it's from the Z5) or the length of the footage will only be 2:37 (on footage from the NX3). However the SD footage from either camera will play perfectly on the system with Premiere 3.
Any ideas on what my problem with premiere 6 is?

I caputured footage from my ZU1 yesterday that encountered time code breaks. They should not have been there. My only thought is that the breaks occured when I shut the camera down and started recording later.
Maybe... I assumed it was user error... I was wondering if perhaps a setting in the camera was causing the breaks when the camera powers down.

EPS file opens as code language on Mac CS4 and CS3

A client is providing us with some art work for packaging material in EPS format. The Illustrator CS4 and CS3 open these files as some kind of Code language. This is how it looks like on my illustrator window ( saved as PDF and copy pasted a portion ):
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Does anybody know what's going on here ?

i fired the Adobe Distiller 9 for the first time set the default settings on "Standard " , opened the offending EPS file with it and a a flash i got a loged error at the bottom of the Distiller windo :
Error in /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Settings/PDFX4 2008.joboptions:
/CheckCompliance out of range
Distilling: Z-HARORG1a-3a 48MM L#2FB5DC.eps
Start Time: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 12:14 PM
Source: /Volumes/BU-DATA300/HarmonyMilk-Sample 1/Artwork Files/Z-HARORG1a-3a 48MM L#2FB5DC.eps
Destination: /Volumes/BU-DATA300/HarmonyMilk-Sample 1/Artwork Files/Z-HARORG1a-3a 48MM L#2FB5DC.pdf
Adobe PDF Settings: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Settings/Standard.joboptions
%%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: Z-HARORG1a-3a ]%%
%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%
Distill Time: 0 seconds (00:00:00)
**** End of Job ****
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Completely unsatisfied by the Sony Support

Hello Everybody,
Just to share my bad experience with the sony support.
I have acquired a Sony Z1 Compact this year in February from a french telecom operator Sosh with one year of warranty Sosh If I stay with them, Or 2 years with Sony if I leave Sosh.
I have got an issue with my Z1 compact , it is impossible to have a normal communication with someone, all people with who I have a call , ask me every time to repeat myself.
So It was not possible to continue like that, a problem is probably coming from the micro.
Therefore, I have contacted the sosh support first who has taken my mobile and sent it to the Sony repairer (SBE) . And 2 weeks after , I have received it saying that after test, everything is ok, so nothing had been done to my mobile.
SO I have continued to use it with my "headset mic" but I was really not satisfied using it like that.
And with all personal issues, it was difficult for me to find a backup phone during the time it was at the repairer.
Then I have left Sosh, and I have sais my self. OK now, it should be ok because I will send my mobile directly through the SOny support and it will be repaired quickly and I was confident because it was SONY.
SO I have opened a case to the sony support, they took the mobile, sent it to the repairer, and again it came back with the same problem.
I was really upset, So I have said, ok I will explain my case by chat with someone from Sony.
I have asked a new mobile because it was the second time I received back my phone without being repaired.
He told me that He will escalate to the manager.
But I have not got any answer from him, even if I have explicitly asked to contact me and not to forget me.
So I have chosen to call them directly by phone, after having explained my issue to one from the Sony Support, they just advice me to send it again to the support , even if they have constated the problem , because they have difficulties to listen me because of the problem in their SONY Z1 compact Product.
Then I have understood that Sony is not serious.
Before I was viewing SOny as Apple or Samsung, but there is a big gap between them.
I am pretty sure that in future, I will buy another Sony Product.
Sorry for my english,
M AIT

Would it help if you spoke to Xperia care live chat http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/support/contact-us/
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