All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘sony f55’

Sony F55 and the MD-HX Decimator

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SDI is the predominant and preferred (and sometimes only interface option) digital video interface to route from a camera to external monitors for monitoring on set, wireless video senders (Teradek, etc..) or even broadcast video uplink systems such as LiveU, Dejero, etc.. but what happens when these systems only support HD in 60i and you are shooting in 24p? Since …

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Roundtrip Workflow in Resolve and the F55

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I am a huge fan of roundtrip workflows using Davinci Resolve and various NLE softwares! For one, when shooting 4K on the F55 in XAVC and especially RAW the files can be massive but often reduced to a very small fraction of the originals which then can easily be given to an editor, producer, etc.. as either dailies and for …

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XAVC transcoding with FCP X

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Only 6 months after the launch of the Sony F5 and F55 and we’ve already seen a dramatic increase in the level of support for the XAVC 10-bit 422 codec by several mainstream NLE’s (if not all of them). For a full list of software compatible with Sony XAVC and Sony RAW checkout my recent article. Earlier this year I …

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F55 global shutter test videos

For most of 2013 Sony has been keen on pushing the PMW-F5 with some very attractive kit options which has left many wondering if the $10k price difference for the PMW-F55 with the global shutter, 4k XAVC internal shooting capability, and extended color gamut are really worth it. (The F55 also offers a few other bells and whistles over the …

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