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ok . Sorry I'm late .. lol
According to the latter posts, looks like most of you skipped over my update ...LOL
Well Here are the hard facts as some of you have posted. True there seems to be articles around that claim the Pana reocrds on tape HD .. this is not true. It does not record HD on tape only DV and I may add that it's DV recording isn't up to snuff, (in my Opnion). With that Said .. The Pana is basicly the least expensive camera you will find to shoot Real HD with.
However the only way you will get an HD recording out of this babu is via HDD. Mainly 8 gig p2 Cards and/or an HDD like a firestore 100. A New p2 14 gig is slated for release sometime in early summer (NAB) however, PAnasonic is natorious for missing launch dates, so don't hold your breath. And at 1400$ a 14 gig P2 card its no bargain. You're better off with a Firestore. Why the Firestore you ask. well these drives were constucted for EFP use (Electronic Film PRoduction) they are strong and can handle shock. (Just don't throw it at your talent)
To answer Jreel's question on tape record .. LEt me give you an example of a usual Panasonic work flow (I had several meetings last week with various technicians I know. that have worked with this product)
Ok so we record HD straight to HDD (P2 or Firestore).. Remember there is no HDV recording with this camera, PERIOD! .. Now there are many choices of HD recording From 720i (The first HD for TV signal) to 1080 60i ... Even in 24 F. There is no need for to capture your footage cause it's already digital. However .. you do need to remove it from the P2 card (max 28 min HD recording or 44 min Dv recording) For this you need to have a laptop on hand, However a simple 600$ laptop won't do .. and not all PCM card slots work with the P2 cards. Transfer the footage off the P2 to your Hard Drive.
Should you have been recording with a Firestore 100 then you might want to back up your Drive on your laptop or PC.
Heres an Important note to remember Since you are HDD recording you CAN NOT playback your recording via the camera. And you can not record both Tape(minDV NOT dvcpro !) and Hard Drive, It's one or the other (side note: you can do this with the canon X1h OR X1G) So simultanious Playback is a thing of the past with this camera for HD recordings.
Editing HD ... FCP is the cheapest and most affordable software out there to Edit true HD. However with the right PC, realtime video card (like the Matrox RTX.2) and Edit platform (Ppro 2.0) you can edit your HD footage.
Keep in mind this is Not HDV. It's HD there is way more information in this data stream then the latter. I haven't gone any futher then this for my needs. Since my HD recordings would be for broadcast or DVD release, I would export to tape ( most probably using an DVCpro VTR and recording my HD in DVCpro HD). I don't know what solutions are out there to Compress your HD video to an acceptable format for web (with out the need of a special Codecs like Cineform)
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