The Official Panasonic HDC-TM900 Owners Thread - Page 45

When my camera was new I got into the habit of using HD Writer to do the initial transfer because it did a nice job of cataloging, allowed fast "lossless" minimal editing and let me put video back on the camcorder to use as a media player. I have two Sonys that have similar software.

My first step is to pull the card from any of the three cameras and plug it into the computer. Then I back up to an external HDD, put the card back in the camera and reformat. So in that sense, I continue to use HDWriter regularly, but not for "creative editing".

The reality is that I don't use the "big" Panasonic camera much. I've drifted into being a "pocket camera guy". I seem to get better video when I am not being so obvious as a "videographer". I don't mean picture quality, I mean video content quality. My primary camera is a Sony RX100. With it, I bring along a Sony HX9V because it will do a few things I like better.

It's true that, as I learn Premier Elements, Photoshop Elements and Lightroom, my goals are changing. I care less about the impeccable picture quality of HDWriter's lossless editing and more about story telling and content. As I said, the original transfer is with HDWriter (or the Sony equivalent) so that lossless editing always remains an option.

Bill

Hi everyone, I just recently discovered this forum and thought I would share a film I made using the HS900. It's a nature documentary about Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton, Bryce, and Zion. My family and I vacationed there this past summer and we had a lot of fun making this.

https://vimeo.com/60137948

Jenny -any chance that a program you installed since the first, successful attempt at cueing is now interfering with Hd Writer?

Does anyone know if the external mic supplies phantom power, or is it completely neutral? When I connect an external mic (actually a line-in from a board from a pair of flying mics) there is significant buzzing which almost completely drowns out the audio.

Just want to rule out any camera issues before we look at the mics.

1. The mic input provides *plug-in" power, not phantom power. If the mic does not need plug-in power it will be okay. If it needs phantom power, you cannot use the input.

2. The board has a line out. The impedence of line out and mic outputs are completely different. The camera has a *mic* input not a line-in input. That is why you got lousy results. there are attachments you can get to input line output into a mic input.