**Update** It appears that some of the Toshiba tablets have a full size SD card slot, might be worth looking there :-)
Cheers, Neil. On 14 January 2013 23:48, Mike Boom <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > Thanks, Neil -- useful info. Apple's really bad at letting people > watch anything that hasn't been pre-digested through iTunes > (preferably with a royalty paid to Apple). And as you say, other > tablets claim to play HD video, but who knows what they mean by that? > What resolution, what format, and so on and so on. That's why I'm > hoping someone's actually found a system that works. > > You'd think with all the 1080p video footage being shot these days on > cheap little cameras that some tablet manufacturer would make it easy > for people to plug an HD card in and view it. > > Mike Boom > > > At 02:11 PM 1/14/2013, BEDFORD NEIL wrote: > >My iPad 3 and 4 play back .MOV files from the Canon 5D fine, which are > >1990X1080 30fps also. Not sure if there's a decent or easy way to convert > >them to .MOV files easily out in the field though. > >(Apple products only play back .MOV files, period.) > > > >Strangely, the rather lower powered Raspberry Pi will play back HD video > >(probably due to the HD chip and not the paltry 1GHz processor), using the > >X-Box media centre, trouble is you need a display. Is there a TV in the > >cabin? > > > >Or, what about a portable TV with a decent resolution? They are somewhat > >cheaper than a field monitor, but with an HDMI input, it should work from > >the camera direct, or with one of those tiny media players maybe? > > > >Most tablets say they will play HD video, but I think that's after the > >files have been converted, at the moment anyway. > > > >Neil. > > > >On 14 January 2013 21:07, Mike Boom [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone on the list had any luck viewing footage in the field on a > > > tablet computer? I'm looking for something that will accept AVCHD > > > files from my Canon XA10 and display them in the highest resolution > > > possible on the screen. > > > > > > I used to haul a substantial laptop around with me with Premiere > > > installed, but I'm often way out in the south Pacific with a very > > > limited baggage allowance and would prefer something very light. I'm > > > looking for: > > > > > > - a tablet computer with high enough resolution to show 1920x1080p > video > > > - an SD card slot or plug-in reader for the tablet that can read the > > > big SDXC cards > > > - an app for the tablet that will play back AVCHD video files > > > - a tablet processor with enough oomph not to stutter with 30fps > > > 1080p footage playback > > > > > > I have an iPad2 at home that accepts SD cards with a small accessory, > > > but it will not read the .mts files that my camera shoots. Trying to > > > import via iTunes is downright hostile. I tried the same with a > > > friend's gen 3 iPad and was not able to play back files there either. > > > > > > No luck either with a Samsung Galaxy tab, but that was a while ago. > > > > > > Are the new crop of tablets any better for high-def video playback? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Mike Boom > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > >------------------------------------ > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
