Comments on: XDCAM EX1 Hands-On - Final Cut Pro Workflow http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html Serving up fresh, crispy news and views for creators and consumers of digital video Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:57:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Matthew Jeppsen http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-137226 Matthew Jeppsen Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:11:28 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-137226 Your system specs should be more than sufficient for solid editing of XDCAM material. I believe that simple edits on that system should play back in realtime and record off to the camera again. -MJ Your system specs should be more than sufficient for solid editing of XDCAM material. I believe that simple edits on that system should play back in realtime and record off to the camera again.

-MJ

]]> By: Ariel H http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-133274 Ariel H Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:07 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-133274 Sony EX1 - FCP Final Cut Pro - Macbook pro 2.4 Hi. I have finally decided to go for a EX1 instead of a Z7 (and try to start leaving HDV). I have a couple of questions about what hardware system is necesary to manipulate 35Mb/s XDCAM EX footage. I have a 15" macbook pro 2.4, 2Gb RAM, 256MB Gforce video, 7200 RPM Harddisk and FCP 6. I understand that my macbook will be useful to work on the field, transfering the footage from the cards, but: Is it possible to EDIT (that is just: cut, fade, color correct) on a 1 hour timeline of 35Mbit/s video with its audio, running on a macbook pro? Can I PLAYBACK fullscreen 35Mb/s XDCAM EX Video on the macbook display (256MB videoboard) from inside FCP? Can I RECORD the edited material to SD PAL/NTSC throughout firewire + the camera ? (output XDCAM sequence to the camera, use it to downconvert to PAL/NTSC in realtime and record video on BETACAM SP through the MiniD Component video output) Will be the 7200 RPM hard disk enough fast to deliver video at 35Mb/s? Thank you so much !!!! Sony EX1 - FCP Final Cut Pro - Macbook pro 2.4

Hi. I have finally decided to go for a EX1 instead of a Z7 (and try to start leaving HDV). I have a couple of questions about what hardware system is necesary to manipulate 35Mb/s XDCAM EX footage.
I have a 15″ macbook pro 2.4, 2Gb RAM, 256MB Gforce video, 7200 RPM Harddisk and FCP 6.
I understand that my macbook will be useful to work on the field, transfering the footage from the cards, but:
Is it possible to EDIT (that is just: cut, fade, color correct) on a 1 hour timeline of 35Mbit/s video with its audio, running on a macbook pro?
Can I PLAYBACK fullscreen 35Mb/s XDCAM EX Video on the macbook display (256MB videoboard) from inside FCP?
Can I RECORD the edited material to SD PAL/NTSC throughout firewire + the camera ? (output XDCAM sequence to the camera, use it to downconvert to PAL/NTSC in realtime and record video on BETACAM SP through the MiniD Component video output)
Will be the 7200 RPM hard disk enough fast to deliver video at 35Mb/s?
Thank you so much !!!!

]]> By: Jay Isabelle http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-128030 Jay Isabelle Sat, 17 May 2008 00:55:33 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-128030 Recently I recorded HD footage with the Sony EX1. I didnt have Final Cut Studio 2 yet, so I downloaded the previewer from the sony site. All the footage looked and worked fine. When I downloaded Final Cut Studio 2 and the transfer plug-in, all of the footage was fine except about nine clips that obviously had different settings than the rest. Upon looking at the settings of the footage, it says its in VBR 35 bpms. The transfer plug-in can't recognize the VBR 35 bpms format it seems. I can see it in the viewer, but can't import it to FInal Cut. Does anyone know what I can do to get the footage into FInal Cut? Recently I recorded HD footage with the Sony EX1. I didnt have Final Cut Studio 2 yet, so I downloaded the previewer from the sony site. All the footage looked and worked fine. When I downloaded Final Cut Studio 2 and the transfer plug-in, all of the footage was fine except about nine clips that obviously had different settings than the rest. Upon looking at the settings of the footage, it says its in VBR 35 bpms. The transfer plug-in can’t recognize the VBR 35 bpms format it seems. I can see it in the viewer, but can’t import it to FInal Cut. Does anyone know what I can do to get the footage into FInal Cut?

]]> By: Matthew Jeppsen http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-127742 Matthew Jeppsen Fri, 16 May 2008 18:20:09 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-127742 I think that the speed of copying would be your only real limitation, unless you wanted to preview the footage on the laptop at full-rez and framerate. -MJ I think that the speed of copying would be your only real limitation, unless you wanted to preview the footage on the laptop at full-rez and framerate.

-MJ

]]> By: Kristin Wimberg http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-127739 Kristin Wimberg Fri, 16 May 2008 18:12:07 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-127739 Thanks, Matt. I will try both. Shotput looks like a good idea. Another question, can you see a limitation to using the old G4 PowerBook, without an Express Card Slot, maybe using the SxS Reader instead? Other than speed of copying through the USB port, that is. The G4 is an 867mgz. Thank you for your help. Thanks, Matt. I will try both. Shotput looks like a good idea.
Another question, can you see a limitation to using the old G4 PowerBook, without an Express Card Slot, maybe using the SxS Reader instead? Other than speed of copying through the USB port, that is. The G4 is an 867mgz. Thank you for your help.

]]> By: Matthew Jeppsen http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-127734 Matthew Jeppsen Fri, 16 May 2008 17:58:02 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-127734 Kristin, I am not sure what the second disk is mounting for. Haven't seen that. Might try reformatting the card in the camera. Copying BPAV to disk is what many people are doing, yes. If you want something a little more robust and verification-friendly, take a look at Shotput Express. http://imagineproducts.com/ShotPut_EXpress.html -Matt Jeppsen Kristin, I am not sure what the second disk is mounting for. Haven’t seen that. Might try reformatting the card in the camera.

Copying BPAV to disk is what many people are doing, yes. If you want something a little more robust and verification-friendly, take a look at Shotput Express. http://imagineproducts.com/ShotPut_EXpress.html

-Matt Jeppsen

]]> By: Kristin Wimberg http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-127731 Kristin Wimberg Fri, 16 May 2008 17:53:34 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-127731 Hi: I'm just getting comfortable with off loading the SxS cards and testing things. After mounting the SxS card to a Mac (MacPro 2008 or old G4 laptop), I get two Untitled disks. The larger one obviously has the files, but what's on the smaller one, less than a gig? Is this necessary to keep? Also, for an in field workflow, is everyone just copying the BPAV files to hard disk and trusting that they will import just fine later on? Any problems with this? An old G4 laptop won't load FCP 6 so the transfer software won't work in the field. "Field" is mountain terrain, fast off loading. Thanks! Hi: I’m just getting comfortable with off loading the SxS cards and testing things. After mounting the SxS card to a Mac (MacPro 2008 or old G4 laptop), I get two Untitled disks. The larger one obviously has the files, but what’s on the smaller one, less than a gig? Is this necessary to keep?

Also, for an in field workflow, is everyone just copying the BPAV files to hard disk and trusting that they will import just fine later on? Any problems with this? An old G4 laptop won’t load FCP 6 so the transfer software won’t work in the field. “Field” is mountain terrain, fast off loading. Thanks!

]]> By: Cody Stanton http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-39554 Cody Stanton Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:24:33 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-39554 Matt, I just bought an EX1 recently and I also noted someone else in this thread mention the Picture Profiles. Straight out the box this camera is not 'good to go' as the factory settings just cannot help with night shooting. I just keep getting so much noise. I was wondering if we will ever see a few sample Picture Profile presets for different shooting conditions. That would be EXTREMELY helpful to many owners on this camera. Maybe one for 'overcast sky' and another for 'night' and 'sunny' I did an outdoor shoot with a friend of mine and it came out great except there was noise all over his black jacket or anything that was in the shadows. This camera also has some other major problems. If you move it even slightly everything gets blurred. Sometimes even if the subject moves the images get a bit blurred. I don't know why Sony gave it the 'Cine Alta' badge, but it certainly doesn't live up to the name. I had a lot of problems with the buttons being randomly placed. One button, the 'Push Autofocus' button was located in such an 'off the beaten track' that I just couldn't understand if they had someone in the Sony camp deliberately trying to sabotage things. Overall I think this camera has severe limitations. But nevertheless I'm going to make the best of it. If you have any suggestions for Picture Profile settings or if you can tell me if there is any change i need to make, that will be really cool. Thanks, Cody. Matt,
I just bought an EX1 recently and I also noted someone else in this thread mention the Picture Profiles. Straight out the box this camera is not ‘good to go’ as the factory settings just cannot help with night shooting. I just keep getting so much noise. I was wondering if we will ever see a few sample Picture Profile presets for different shooting conditions. That would be EXTREMELY helpful to many owners on this camera. Maybe one for ‘overcast sky’ and another for ‘night’ and ’sunny’
I did an outdoor shoot with a friend of mine and it came out great except there was noise all over his black jacket or anything that was in the shadows. This camera also has some other major problems. If you move it even slightly everything gets blurred. Sometimes even if the subject moves the images get a bit blurred. I don’t know why Sony gave it the ‘Cine Alta’ badge, but it certainly doesn’t live up to the name. I had a lot of problems with the buttons being randomly placed. One button, the ‘Push Autofocus’ button was located in such an ‘off the beaten track’ that I just couldn’t understand if they had someone in the Sony camp deliberately trying to sabotage things. Overall I think this camera has severe limitations. But nevertheless I’m going to make the best of it. If you have any suggestions for Picture Profile settings or if you can tell me if there is any change i need to make, that will be really cool.
Thanks,
Cody.

]]> By: Matthew Jeppsen http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-37386 Matthew Jeppsen Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:43:32 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-37386 That would be sweet... -MJ That would be sweet…

-MJ

]]> By: Kendal Miller http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-37103 Kendal Miller Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:00:54 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-37103 Maybe someone can write a third party software to do this similar to P2 software Anders Holck wrote for P2. "Copy, Erase, and Verify Data." Maybe someone can write a third party software to do this similar to P2 software Anders Holck wrote for P2. “Copy, Erase, and Verify Data.”

]]> By: thom http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-36878 thom Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:41:36 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-36878 Thank You Matt -I cant find a way to use even the "delte clip" function in transfere Sw.. the function is always inactive. -Seems I was wrong about the speed of import o my card slot: a full 8gb card(=7,5gb material) took 8 min to import through the transfere tool launched from FCP. My drive was almost full and I browsed on nett and downloded a qt clip at the same time, but I guess it wouldnt be a lot faster if I didnt? Guess I was just impressed anyway when comparing to tape transfere:) Thank You Matt

-I cant find a way to use even the “delte clip” function in transfere Sw.. the function is always inactive.

-Seems I was wrong about the speed of import o my card slot:
a full 8gb card(=7,5gb material) took 8 min to import through the transfere tool launched from FCP.
My drive was almost full and I browsed on nett and downloded a qt clip at the same time, but I guess it wouldnt be a lot faster if I didnt?
Guess I was just impressed anyway when comparing to tape transfere:)

]]> By: Matthew Jeppsen http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-36851 Matthew Jeppsen Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:42:07 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-36851 Thom, I don't remember testing if you could format a card in Finder. I am doubtful this is a recommended practice, as the EX1 camcorder creates a specific folder structure when it formats the card. Beyond "Delete Clip," there appears to be no method of formatting the media in the Sony Transfer Software (that I could find anyway). How fast are your transfers for a full 8GB card on the MB Pro? -Matt Jeppsen Thom, I don’t remember testing if you could format a card in Finder. I am doubtful this is a recommended practice, as the EX1 camcorder creates a specific folder structure when it formats the card. Beyond “Delete Clip,” there appears to be no method of formatting the media in the Sony Transfer Software (that I could find anyway).

How fast are your transfers for a full 8GB card on the MB Pro?

-Matt Jeppsen

]]> By: thom http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-36811 thom Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:36:53 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-36811 Hi When do you delete/format the card? If Im in the midle of a shoot and want to use the card for recording emediately after transfere withhout having to format the card in the camera? -is there a format function in the transfere tool. -will clip names be ok ordered if I manualy delte the whole card on finder? By the way, transfere is fast and was"no problem" from SxS card with a MBpro 2,4ghz Thanx fr great writings. thom Hi When do you delete/format the card?
If Im in the midle of a shoot and want to use the card for recording emediately after transfere withhout having to format the card in the camera?

-is there a format function in the transfere tool.
-will clip names be ok ordered if I manualy delte the whole card on finder?

By the way, transfere is fast and was”no problem” from SxS card with a MBpro 2,4ghz

Thanx fr great writings.

thom

]]> By: Matthew Jeppsen http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-34723 Matthew Jeppsen Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:51:21 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-34723 That's a good point, Nick. Most of these cameras need to be tweaked to get best results. Perhaps we'll look into creating a repository for picture profiles and other camera-specific info... Thanks for the kind words! -Matt Jeppsen That’s a good point, Nick. Most of these cameras need to be tweaked to get best results. Perhaps we’ll look into creating a repository for picture profiles and other camera-specific info…

Thanks for the kind words!

-Matt Jeppsen

]]> By: Nick Dallas http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-34629 Nick Dallas Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:51:56 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-34629 Matt, I'm finally good to go,thanks to all the help from you with picture profile recipes for night and low light shooting. Reds have been dialed down, there is zero noise, and the video is as natural as can be. I think it would be very helpful indeed if someone, somewhere posted a few Picture Profile recipes for the EX1. They could be titled 'Sunny' or 'Indoors' or maybe 'Low light'. I cant even begin to tell you how helpful that would be. This camera is already flying off the shelves and not everyone who is buying it is a Steven Spielberg or a Matt Jeppsen! The thing is that there are a lot of beginners like myself that buy such a camera only because we've heard so much about it before it came out. Features and specs like '1080P' ,'1920 X 1080 Native Progressive, 'Solid State Recording' and 'under $10,000' are but a few examples of why newcomers to video might buy such a camera. The problem is that such a pro-level camcorder is not set to go straight out of the box.Even the Standard Picture Profile presets had their fair share of noise (even in daylight shooting).Of course an expert like yourself would have no trouble tweaking it in seconds. I personally stumbled upon your website quite by accident, and if it were not for your kindness in answering my questions about Picture Profile settings, I wouldn't have known what to do! Nick Dallas lordofunionsquare@yahoo.com Matt,
I’m finally good to go,thanks to all the help from you with picture profile recipes for night and low light shooting. Reds have been dialed down, there is zero noise, and the video is as natural as can be.
I think it would be very helpful indeed if someone, somewhere posted a few Picture Profile recipes for the EX1. They could be titled ‘Sunny’ or ‘Indoors’ or maybe ‘Low light’. I cant even begin to tell you how helpful that would be. This camera is already flying off the shelves and not everyone who is buying it is a Steven Spielberg or a Matt Jeppsen!
The thing is that there are a lot of beginners like myself that buy such a camera only because we’ve heard so much about it before it came out. Features and specs like ‘1080P’ ,’1920 X 1080 Native Progressive, ‘Solid State Recording’ and ‘under $10,000′ are but a few examples of why newcomers to video might buy such a camera.
The problem is that such a pro-level camcorder is not set to go straight out of the box.Even the Standard Picture Profile presets had their fair share of noise (even in daylight shooting).Of course an expert like yourself would have no trouble tweaking it in seconds.
I personally stumbled upon your website quite by accident, and if it were not for your kindness in answering my questions about Picture Profile settings, I wouldn’t have known what to do!
Nick Dallas
lordofunionsquare@yahoo.com

]]> By: Matthew Jeppsen http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-34359 Matthew Jeppsen Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:44:38 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-34359 Nick, it sounds like you just need to tweak the red levels down a touch under the matrix. Down past the presets you should see those controls. Just set up a simple scene with some color in it and spend a few minutes playing with the custom matrix controls till you get the desired effect. Sounds like you've got everything else under control! :-) -Matt Jeppsen Nick, it sounds like you just need to tweak the red levels down a touch under the matrix. Down past the presets you should see those controls. Just set up a simple scene with some color in it and spend a few minutes playing with the custom matrix controls till you get the desired effect. Sounds like you’ve got everything else under control! :-)

-Matt Jeppsen

]]> By: Nick Dallas http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-34345 Nick Dallas Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:25:40 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-34345 Matt, those settings on the PP with the Matrix set to 'off' and the Gamma set to STD4 completely got rid of the noise. I've been setting the Gain at 6db and the Iris at F2.4 This all works fine for night shooting in low light but I need to know how to dial down the reds thanks, Nick Dallas lordofunionsquare@yahoo.com Matt,
those settings on the PP with the Matrix set to ‘off’ and the Gamma set to STD4 completely got rid of the noise. I’ve been setting the Gain at 6db and the Iris at F2.4
This all works fine for night shooting in low light but I need to know how to dial down the reds
thanks,
Nick Dallas
lordofunionsquare@yahoo.com

]]> By: Nick Dallas http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-34308 Nick Dallas Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:26:25 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-34308 Matt, I set the Matrix to 'off' and the Gamma Level to STD4 as prescribed by you, but left all the other settings as they were before in the Picture Profile now named Matt J (for easy reference) In a nutshell:Matrix off, Gamma STD4, Detail On, Level 0, Knee On, Auto Knee On, Knee SAT Level 50, Gamma 0, Black -12, Black Gamma 0, Low Key SAT 0. I set the Gain at 6db and the Iris at F2.4 THERE WAS NO NOISE WHATSOEVER! But I have to say that the reds need to be dialed down as they simply dominated the scene. This seems to be the only problem. I had to play with the gain and Iris to get a fairly bright scene without bringing back the noise.It was at night and the streets were only lit by the overhead lamps. If there is any advice you can give me on this I'd sincerely appreciate it. With the Matrix set to 'off' and the Gamma STD4 the noise problem has completely gone away. Much thanks to you.If you think that there are other changes I need to make in the Picture Profile setting I have detailed above PLEASE let me know.If however you feel that the Picture Profile settings are good and all I need to do is play around with the Gain and Iris settings, then let me know. This is the only obstacle before me! Once again thank you very much for all your help. Matt,
I set the Matrix to ‘off’ and the Gamma Level to STD4 as prescribed by you, but left all the other settings as they were before in the Picture Profile now named Matt J (for easy reference)
In a nutshell:Matrix off, Gamma STD4, Detail On, Level 0, Knee On, Auto Knee On, Knee SAT Level 50, Gamma 0, Black -12,
Black Gamma 0, Low Key SAT 0.
I set the Gain at 6db and the Iris at F2.4
THERE WAS NO NOISE WHATSOEVER! But I have to say that the reds need to be dialed down as they simply dominated the scene. This seems to be the only problem.
I had to play with the gain and Iris to get a fairly bright scene without bringing back the noise.It was at night and the streets were only lit by the overhead lamps.
If there is any advice you can give me on this I’d sincerely appreciate it. With the Matrix set to ‘off’ and the Gamma STD4 the noise problem has completely gone away. Much thanks to you.If you think that there are other changes I need to make in the Picture Profile setting I have detailed above PLEASE let me know.If however you feel that the Picture Profile settings are good and all I need to do is play around with the Gain and Iris settings, then let me know. This is the only obstacle before me!
Once again thank you very much for all your help.

]]> By: Nick Dallas http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-34140 Nick Dallas Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:06:24 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-34140 Matt, thanks again. I made the changes you told me. I set the Matrix to 'off' and the Gamma Level to STD4. I even named this Picture Profile Matt J in your honor and also for easy reference! Keep in mind all this is very new to me but I'm actually making great progress thanks to you and another person on the Digital Information Network that has a thread specifically on Picture Profiles for the EX1. They will love you there as they have quite a bit going on now on the subject of Picture Profiles for the EX1 in that thread. That's where I got the Picture Profile settings for a bright an sunny day. I don't have a chance to go outside and try a test shoot again since it is starting to get bright, but I will certainly do so tonight. Let me give you a run-down as to what the other settings are ,so this way it will be easier for you to steer me in the right direction when I post my results much later on tonight. Picture Profile Name: Matt J (for easy reference) Matrix: Off Gamma Level: STD4 Detail: On Level: 0 Frequency: 0 Crispening :0 H/V Ratio: 0 Knee: On Auto Knee: On Knee SAT Level: 50 Gamma: 0 Black: -12 Black Gamma: 0 Low Key SAT: 0 With the exception of the Matrix being turned to 'off' and the Gamma Level set to STD4, all the other settings are from what I got for a bright and sunny day. I've left them the same until you tell me they should be set differently for a night/outdoor type/low light shoot. Thanks so much for all the help, I cant wait to try it out tonight. Matt,
thanks again. I made the changes you told me. I set the Matrix to ‘off’ and the Gamma Level to STD4. I even named this Picture Profile Matt J in your honor and also for easy reference! Keep in mind all this is very new to me but I’m actually making great progress thanks to you and another person on the Digital Information Network that has a thread specifically on Picture Profiles for the EX1. They will love you there as they have quite a bit going on now on the subject of Picture Profiles for the EX1 in that thread. That’s where I got the Picture Profile settings for a bright an sunny day.
I don’t have a chance to go outside and try a test shoot again since it is starting to get bright, but I will certainly do so tonight.
Let me give you a run-down as to what the other settings are ,so this way it will be easier for you to steer me in the right direction when I post my results much later on tonight.
Picture Profile Name: Matt J (for easy reference)
Matrix: Off
Gamma Level: STD4
Detail: On
Level: 0
Frequency: 0
Crispening :0
H/V Ratio: 0
Knee: On
Auto Knee: On
Knee SAT Level: 50
Gamma: 0
Black: -12
Black Gamma: 0
Low Key SAT: 0
With the exception of the Matrix being turned to ‘off’ and the Gamma Level set to STD4, all the other settings are from what I got for a bright and sunny day. I’ve left them the same until you tell me they should be set differently for a night/outdoor type/low light shoot.
Thanks so much for all the help, I cant wait to try it out tonight.

]]> By: Matthew Jeppsen http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-34108 Matthew Jeppsen Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:07:16 +0000 http://www.freshdv.com/2008/01/xdcam-ex1-hands-on-final-cut-pro-workflow.html#comment-34108 David, I don't think RAM should be the issue. I'm only running 2.5GB RAM and on a slower machine than yours, a 2.7 DP G5. It sounds like your sequence settings are screwy. Perhaps you dropped 1080/24 material into a interlaced timeline? Create a new timeline, and drop a single 1080/24p clip on it. It should change the sequence settings to match the media and play back without judder. Unless something else is wrong. -Matt Jeppsen David, I don’t think RAM should be the issue. I’m only running 2.5GB RAM and on a slower machine than yours, a 2.7 DP G5. It sounds like your sequence settings are screwy. Perhaps you dropped 1080/24 material into a interlaced timeline? Create a new timeline, and drop a single 1080/24p clip on it. It should change the sequence settings to match the media and play back without judder. Unless something else is wrong.

-Matt Jeppsen

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