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 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]