Sticky: Traveling with batteries, Pro Apps Updaters, etc.

Adam Wilt | 02/24- 04:21 PM

• FAA rules on lithium battery transport
• Apple Pro Apps - save those updaters!
• PMW-EX1: XDCAM Transfer 2.5.1 for Mac Released; fixes CLOCK-mode timecode import bug.

HPA Tech Retreat - Day 3, etc.

Adam Wilt | 02/24- 03:15 PM

Fox Network’s Yves Montane showing one of many display performance plots.

Day 2 Revisited

Larry Thorpe and John Galt argued for a more nuanced view of camera resolution, such as MTF (contrast) readings at 200, 400, 600, and 800 TVl/ph, as well as a subjective description, in addition to the standard measurement of the limiting resolution and report on aliasing (see Day 2 pictures). I will be modifying my review methodology accordingly.

PMW-EX1 - use regen timecode

Adam Wilt | 02/21- 09:32 PM

A post on the Cinematography Mailing List yesterday indicates that XDCAM Transfer may not see all the clips on an SxS card if the EX1’s timecode was set to “clock” mode, one of the free run options. Sony is reportedly going to address this issue with an updated version of XDCAM Transfer. For now, it appears the safe thing to do for now is to leave the EX1’s timecode in regen mode. UPDATE 2008-03-06: Version 2.5.1 fixes this bug.

HPA Tech Retreat - Day 1

Adam Wilt | 02/20- 08:34 PM

On this, the first “real” day of the HPA Tech Retreat, we were treated to 3D cinema demos and discussions, a CES review, a phased-array mic for sports recording, and more.

WEB SPOTS: Fast, simple, cheap, P2

Art Adams | 02/17- 08:13 PM

My first P2 projects, three web spots, are now live--and I’m impressed at what we did with a small crew and a tiny camera.

EX1 Gammas

Adam Wilt | 02/17- 03:30 PM

When I reviewed the Sony PMW-EX1 camcorder, I raved about its cine gamma settings, derived from the hypergamma curves in the F23, F900/R, and other XDCAM HD ‘corders. The email I’ve been getting indicates that my enthusiasm isn’t universal. Let’s explore the issue a bit further.

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