October 20, 2008

I, for one, have been hesitant to take on projects shot with the XDCam. I was unfamiliar with the format and was uncomfortable with using third-party transfer software. But thanks to Tim O’Grady, I saw firsthand his workflow – and it’s relatively effortless. The most difficult part of the process seems to be downloading the free software from Sony as well as the Device Driver.

For our meeting Tim brought in a Sony EX-1 XDCam and HD monitor, supplied by Wolf Creek Productions, and staged a table-top shoot. He then directly imported the XDCam files by attaching his EX1 camera (with the memory card still in it) to the computer via a USB cable. We saw the footage through the Sony software where one could choose which clips to keep. He then opened FCP and selected the XDCam transfer menu and edited a sample sequence for us. All in all, nothing to be squeamish about!

Until next meeting…
Sarah Sher

September 15, 2008

Michael Griffith and Jorge Urbino graciously stepped in to host our September meeting. Bob, Tim and I were all out of town and our members wanted to convene (with or without us!).

Thank you Michael, Jorge, and the UA Media Arts Department.

We’ll all see you at October’s meeting.
Sarah Sher

August 18, 2008

Vacation!

Enjoy,
Sarah Sher