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Workflow and Archiving AVCHD footage

07 Oct

UPDATED: Jan, 2011

I have been using my Sony HDR-SR12 camcorder for several years now (here is a link to that post). As much as I love this camcorder and storing straight to a hard drive, AVCHD footage presented some workflow challenges with my editing system – Final Cut Pro.  And since Sony’s archiving software is Windows only and I work on a MAC, archiving was no picnic either. But the solution I’m currently using is achieving good results for both, so I thought I would share my process for anyone else facing these issues. Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Sony HDR-SR12 – Review

31 Jan

I’d been waiting for the right combination of features to make the plunge to a high definition camcorder for personal use.  I’ve been using the 3 CCD Sony HDR-FX1 hdr-sr12for professional use, but it is too large to carry around for personal use.

Enter the HDR-SR series.  I won’t cover the specs – cause it’s been done…but this verson is a 120 Gig internal hard drive.  This new camera had everything I was intrested in except, a 20x optical zoom and HDV versus AVCHD.  The 20x just isn’t happening.  I believe due to the sensor size and format, it’s just too expensive to produce this – for now.   Nevertheless, the 12x smaller Carl Zeiss lense is very good.

Waiting for HDV was ignorance on my part.  I’m stunned how good AVCHD format Read the rest of this entry »

 
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