Posted in OS X, XDCAM EX on déc 28th, 2007 7 Comments »
As you may know I just get my new Sony PMW-EX1 camcorder last week. This camcorder use solid state SxS memory cards. I got it with 2x 8Gb cards. 16Gb is around 55 mins of recording.
Then the question is : how and where to store all that data ?
The SxS card is an expresscard card, [...]
Posted in Final Cut, Video, XDCAM EX on déc 26th, 2007 No Comments »
First of all you need the latest Final Cut Studio 2, which is version 6.0.2 by now.
Then you need to install the drivers (or not, as you G5 does not have an express card slot) and the XDcam import tool.
I don’t have a USB expresscard reader and I don’t have a reliable firewire hard drive [...]
Posted in OS X, Video, XDCAM EX on déc 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Sometimes you don’t want to use Final Cut to review your shoots, or simply you can’t : you are on Windows !
Even if VLC can read the mp4 file directly, you can also extract the mpeg2 file encapsulated inside the mp4.
Thanks to Mr Bolanski, FFmpeg is your friend :
EX1.mp4 to DV25 :
ffmpeg –i inputfile.mp4 –f [...]
Posted in Video, XDCAM EX on déc 21st, 2007 No Comments »
I called my dealer yesterday, just in case he has more precise schedule than “call me back on the 29th of Decembrer”. And he had good news : 2 EX1 were delivered at noon.
I went to get mine this morning. I bought it from Video-Plus, which is a reseller and rental company. They are located [...]
Posted in Video, XDCAM EX on nov 21st, 2007 2 Comments »
One finaly got a hand on the Sony EX1 and shared some footage. You will find clips and informations on his site at http://ex.bolanski.comYou’ll also learn how to use ffmpeg to extract the mp2 file which is hidden inside the mp4 file created on the SxS card. Just read my previous post to learn how to [...]
Posted in OS X, Video on nov 20th, 2007 1 Comment »
ffmpeg is a command line tool used to convert video format. It has so many option that most of the free video software around the place is based on it. I tried to install the Macport (port install ffmpeg) but I had an error. I finaly managed to compile it by hand.First of all, get the [...]
Posted in Video, XDCAM EX on nov 10th, 2007 No Comments »
I won’t start a thread here about the new camcorder from Sony. This new generation is based on XDCAM and records on “SxS” cards, which are express-cards with pcie speed connection. As HDV, the XDCAM-EX format is recorded as MPEG-2 Long GOP (encapsulated in a MP4 file) with 4:2:0 subsampling.
Ugly you said ?
Posted in Video, XDCAM EX on nov 10th, 2007 No Comments »
You can download the software comming with the Sony PMW-EX1 at the sony website, not waiting for the launch of the camcorder. Have a look here, or use direct links there :
XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software V1.1
Apple Final Cut Pro/XDCAM Transfer Software V1.1 Update
PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing software [v2.21]
Posted in Video on juil 24th, 2007 No Comments »
Voici en avant premiere les images d’un des prochains films du Groupe 13 : le Parc Maudit (le titre n’est qu’indicatif - Haunted Park).
L’histoire se passe dans un ancien parc d’attraction, abandonné suite a un grave accident et dont l’ancien proprietaire revient avec une armée de zombis. Justement, une bande de jeunes en mal [...]
Posted in Apple, Solaris, UNIX, Video on juil 16th, 2007 1 Comment »
I finaly got DSS working fine on Solaris, with Multicast source on non primary interface.
This modified source-tree should be working with most Solaris 10 and maybe 8, 9, on Sparc or Intel. Just untar it, do a “./buildtarball myversion” and use the tar.gz file for install. You may also need the Install script I modified [...]