Canon 5D 1080 HD Movies - Cannot handle.

SeptimusFry

Senior Member Location: Brittany, France Joined: Feb 02, 2008 12:43 Messages: 243 Offline

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Nov 25, 2009 18:41

Both my computer, using QuickTime to play, or PowerDirector to try to edit - cannot scratch the surface of these cracking movies.

The actual images are just unbelievable, but playing in QT results in jerky samples at goodness knows what frame rate (5fps??) ... and trying to view or edit them in PD7 is a joke.

Not being a video editing nerd, I need some drastic help. I thought my graphics board was the problem so bought a super fast, big buffered, jobbie. I have a 3.4GHz CPU, and bags of memory and finally a 1600x1200 monitor. But to no avail.

Just what does one need to view?
What does one need to edit?

Perhaps an Apple...? i7 980x; W7 Pro; 12GB; Nvidia GTX 285; 2x300G Velociraptors in Raid 0; 2x1.5TB Barracuda in Raid 1; 2TB WD Studio Ed.II (eSATA); NEC SpectraView Reference 2690 + MultiSync EA232

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Nov 26, 2009 04:19

Hi Denbigh -

You're right... an amazing camera!

The 5DII uses h264video at 1920×1080... and at 38.6MB/second

My Canon's maximum bitrate is 24 MB/second & I can tell you that PD7 didn't deal with it at all. PD8 is much improved in that regard.

I'd say, however good you PC is (and your new card), PD7 won't even look at it!

Sorry - no good news.

Cheers - Tony

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Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Nov 26, 2009 15:46

Denbigh,
Please provide a diagnostic file.
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/7958.page
Subject: PowerDirector - information we request and tasks to carry out.
PART B
I'd like to look at your full spec (and members would).

Info
Have you see this, please add your spec?
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/8445.page
Please add your camera spec here:
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/8727.page
Thanks

Dafydd
[Moderator]

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