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Panasonic HDC-SD9: 1080p/24p Video Sample

Since I can now use Final Cut Pro 6 to “Log and Transfer” 1080p/24p clip from my Panasonic HDC-SD9, I will be posting more video sample from this camera.

It was a nice day, so I took a little walk and film some footage using Panasonic HDC-SD9. Check out the video, QuickTime 7 is required for playback.

Prepare for Landing

Video info:

  • Format: H.264, 1920×1080
  • File Size: 16.66 MB
  • Frame Rate: 23.98 FPS
  • Data rate: 8.73 mbits/s
  • Length: 16.01 seconds

Panasonic HDC-SD9 settings:

  • Recording Mode: HA1920
  • 24p Digital Cinema: On
  • Intelligent Contrast: On

Software info:

I will post more videos.

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Panasonic HDC-SD9 and Final Cut Pro: Library and Plugins

Someone requested me to post screenshots of plugins directory for QuickTime and Final Cut Pro; and my System Preferences.

Hope this helps. I now have no problems importing 1080p/24p clip from Panasonic HDC-SD9 using Final Cut Pro 6.0.3 and Perian 1.1 QuickTime Component.

Let me know how it goes.

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Panasonic HDC-SD9 and Final Cut Pro: The Setup

Continuing the coverage on Panasonic HDC-SD9 and Final Cut Pro, the followings are the setup I have:

Final Cut Pro 6.0.3

  • Easy Setup
  • Format: Panasonic DVCPRO HD
  • Use: DVCPRO HD 1080pA24

QuickTime Component

  • Perian 1.1

Panasonic HDC-SD9

  • Record Mode: HA1920
  • 24p Digital Cinema: ON

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What kind of setup do you have?

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Panasonic HDC-SD9: 1080p/24p Video

UPDATE:
I uploaded the whole video, instead of a snippet.

Now that I can import videos from HDC-SD9 in 1080p/24p mode using Final Cut Pro correctly, I’d like to share a brief video clip from this camcorder.

Check out the video quality taken using HDC-SD9, however short it may be. (QuickTime 7 required)

Notes:

  • 1920×1080 resolutions
  • H.264 8.82mbits/s
  • 28.06MB
  • About 1 second length
  • Imported using Final Cut Pro 6.0.3 and Perian 1.1
  • Exported using Compressor 3.0.3
  • On MacBook Pro Core Duo running Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2

Apparently I posted a Apple Pro Res 422 encoded earlier. It looked great but not many people could play it.

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Panasonic HDC-SD9: Screen Capture

Despite its compatibility problem with Mac OS X, Panasonic HDC-SD9 is a great HD camcorder. If you are using Macs and wanting to get this camera, it is best to wait until Apple releases updates to iMovie ’08, Final Cut Express 4, and Final Cut Pro 6.

In the meantime, check out the screen capture from Panasonic HDC-SD9 and compare it to the one from Panasonic HDC-SD5. Notice the interlacing on Panasonic HDC-SD5 screen capture.

Panasonic HDC-SD9 Screen Capture
Panasonic HDC-SD9 Screen Capture

Panasonic HDC-SD5 Screen Capture
Panasonic HDC-SD5 Screen Capture

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Panasonic HDC-SD9: The Trouble with Mac OS X

UPDATE (2008.04.11):
I finally get it to work with Final Cut Pro!!! just search for HDC-SD9 on this blog.

Panasonic HDC-SD9 is capable recording video in 1080p and 24 mode. This is one great feature on a compact camcorder. The quality of the video is amazing.

Unfortunately for Mac users, this camcorder is not fully compatible with iMovie ’08, Final Cut Express 4, and Final Cut Pro 6. The three applications crash during playback or import of videos recorded in non-“24p Digital Cinema” mode. When the “24p Digital Cinema” mode is turned on, iMovie ’08, Final Cut Express 4, and Final Cut Pro 6 can playback and import the recorded video. Even though the three applications can play and import the video, some problems persist.

To illustrate the problems, please check-out the following videos. Both videos were recorded at the same time, one is using Panasonic HDC-SD5 and the other is using Panasonic HDC-SD9. You’ll see how the HDC-SD9 video is playing faster than the actual recording.

Both videos are resized to 960×540 resolutions. This is done due to the sheer monstrosity of the 1920×1080 file size. QuickTime 7 is required for proper playback.

Recorded Using Panasonic HDC-SD5
Panasonic HDC-SD5 Recording (H.264 13.2MB)

Recorded using Panasonic HDC-SD9
Panasonic HDC-SD9 Recording (H.264 9.2MB)

The imported video plays faster while the audio plays at normal speed. Somehow the video and audio go out of sync during the import. By default iMovie ’08 transcoded the AVCHD video to Apple Intermediate Codec, while Final Cut Pro transcoded the AVCHD video to Apple ProRes 422. I will try importing the AVCHD video to another format using Final Cut Pro later.

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note: I blame Carrie for making me re-learn “Greensleeves“

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Panasonic HDC-SD9: Video Mode

Panasonic HDC-SD9 is capable of recording video in 1080p/24p mode. Mac users find out that iMovie ’08, Final Cut Express 4, and Final Cut Pro 6 are unable to read/import videos from HDC-SD9 that are not recorded in 24p mode.

UPDATE:
Currently iMovie ’08, Final Cut Express 4, and Final Cut Pro 6 do not transcode AVCHD video correctly. The video is faster than the audio.
More info here.

To enable the highest quality recording and 24p mode, go to the “video” menu, and set the followings:

  • REC MODE: HA1920
  • 24pDIGITAL CINEMA: ON

By selecting those options, the HDC-SD9 camera will be recording in 1080p and 24p mode. In addition to that, Mac users can import the videos to iMovie ’08, Final Cut Express 4, or Final Cut Pro 6.

UPDATE:
For some reasons, Final Cut Pro imported the video and speed it up a little bit. One video runs about 40 seconds, while the imported video runs about 28 seconds. It is clear that Final Cut Pro does not fully understand the recording mode from this camera.

Panasonic HDC-SD9: Recording Mode
HDC-SD5 (left) vs. HDC-SD9 (right)

Panasonic HDC-SD9: 24p Digital Cinema mode
HDC-SD9 24p Digital Cinema mode turned on