Performance of Canon XA 10 on a Mac Pro

1. frelizdow
   Member

   

   1. I have a Mac Pro & would like to buy a canon XA10 but need some clarification The canon XA10 has 1 CMOS sensor just like other high end canon video cameras like canon XF100 & XF105. How come 1 CMOS is able to produce picture quality like a 3 CMOS or 3 CCD video camera?

   2. Does anyone know how the XA10 performs in video editing using the Final Cut or Adobe Premiere Pro? Do some adjustments have to be made before it can be used on the Mac Pro, and if so what are they?

   Just beginning to learn video editing and i need some pointers.

   Fred

    

   Posted 11 months ago #

2. Rob Grauert
   Post Production Host

   

   "How come 1 CMOS is able to produce picture quality like a 3 CMOS or 3 CCD video camera?"

   1 CMOS sensor will not be the same as 3 CMOS sensors. 3 CMOS sensors will likely produce better color reproduction. I'm not sure how 1CMOS stacks up against 3CCD, though.

   "Does anyone know how the XA10 performs in video editing using the Final Cut or Adobe Premiere Pro?"

   When working in FCP, set your timeline's Compressor to ProRes422. I'm not sure about Premiere.

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   Posted 11 months ago #

3. frelizdow
   Member

   

   Rob Thanks for the info you sent.

    

   Posted 11 months ago #

4. Charles Schultz
   Adobe Host

   

   Premiere Pro works quite well with AVCHD video as long is it is after CS3. The only problem with this type of file is that it is very CPU intensive and if your system is not pretty beefy, it can take a while for it to render. 

   Posted 11 months ago #

5. makerofvideos
   Member

   

   Rob, should I set my Easy Setup to ProRes422 when capturing? Is that what you mean? Is that the general rule for all AVCHD and FCP 7?

   One more question: Do you think multicam shoots can be edited using material shot on the XA10?

   Posted 11 months ago #

6. John Francis
   Member

   

   "One more question: Do you think multicam shoots can be edited using material shot on the XA10?"

   I've been using a combination of AVCHD footage and Panasonic P2 for a while now, editing in FCP 7, with no problems.

   As to the XA10, check out this little clip (which I think you'll find amusing), shot using automatic settings, a Rode NG-2 camera-mounted shotgun, and camera-mounted lighting:

   Get the Video Widget

   Posted 10 months ago #

7. Larry Williams
   Member

   

    Hey John I know im late on this question but im looking at the xa10 and i have FCP7 i was wondering what setting do you use to get the AVCHD footage into FCP7

    

   Posted 5 months ago #

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