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AERIAL ACROBATICS WITH XDCAM
Resilience and quality were the big pluses of the PDW- 700 for Acrobat when it came to the making of Skiing Skills
Acrobat TV has developed something of a USP in broadcast and corporate production. Based in the north west, providing a complete range of TV services, from producers, directors, cameras and crews to editors and file-based post production.
To service its varied client base Acrobat md David Hill needs adaptable cameras which work for everyone. The model which best fits the bill is the PDW-700, Sony’s XDCAM HD422 shooter. Supplied to Acrobat by specialist dealer CVP Mitcorp, the camera has been used on jobs such as its Skiing Skillsseries produced for the British Association of Snowsports Instructors and the Ski Club of Great Britain. Recorded at full 1920x1080 4:2:2 HD at 50Mb/s, the pictures are “to die for”, says Hill who adds that at temperatures of -20°C the XDCAM HD422 range easily outperforms tape-based alternatives. “In the past we have had issues with tape-based cameras when
going from extreme cold outside warmth and high humidity inside - condensation was a big problem.” In comparison, file-based recording formats with fewer moving parts are much better at withstanding extremes. Another big advantage of the PDW-700 is the dual layer discs make for cost effective storage. “We really like the fact that we have a ready back up,” says Hill. Over the last year and a half Acrobat has developed a file-based workflow around Final Cut Pro which is directly linked to the company’s Shotstore library database. This automatically stores footage and information from file-based cameras, saving the metadata and proxy clips from the original and cataloguing it for easy reference and retrieval. The workflows now in place saves huge amounts of time in the edit, meaning it can be more cost effective to work file-based in HD than on tape based SD formats.
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