I'd seen some of the workarounds while researching all this.which is what prompted my query in the first place. The post house just told me that the Nitris is fully up to date. JS - the Firestore FS100 will record DVCProHD, among other formats.like the Avid OMF and Quicktime P2. It basically sounds like recording P2 Native and handing off the card or copying all card contents to an external will be the best route. They'll have a producer here for the actual shoot next Monday and he can take the media back with him. The post house is in another city, so dropping off a P2 or external is problematic for testing.
We were hoping to shoot some test clips tomorrow, then upload to our website or an ftp site for them to download and test, prior to the shoot.įor testing, I'm thinking uploading to ftp might be best, especially if I'm needing to upload entire P2 folder/file structure. We can shoot native P2 (and hope their system is fully up to date.they say it is). I should mention that we just received the Panasonic cameras and are still on our own learning curve regarding their capabilities. Would I need to convert the P2 media (or Firestore media) to a specific format that will work in the Avid? Will they need a card reader or other hardware for the P2 card? Might we be able to expect to record to P2 directly at DVCProHD/24p and the post house be able to use this natively in their Avid Nitris? Into the Firestore, using AvidOMF, Quicktime 24 and Quicktime.Ĭan anyone suggest the better alternative? i.e. In the meantime, I'd like to shoot some test clips, to make sure we can provide recorded media from the Panasonic 170 and make the process of delivering compatible media as seamless as possible for them.įor testing, I would shoot the following: I'm waiting to get complete system specs from them.
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