What does MXP and FXP means ?

Hi -
It is two options for the bit rate your video is recorded at. From the Canon website:
!http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/CanonFX-MXBitRate.jpg!



So if you select MXP you are recording at the highest bitrate, 24Mbps, and consequently use up the storage fastest.
The highest bit rate would mean, roughly, the highest amount of data per frame is being recorded - which should mean higher bit rate = better picture quality.


Hope this helps.

MtD

1. Bit rate is different from frame rate. Frame rate is the number of frames displayed per second in a recording, whereas bit rate is the amount of information you can get out of those frames.

2. MXP and FXP are solely a function of your camcorder. MXP will take up more space on the HDD or flash drive, and should theoretically look better too. Once ingested into FCE the footage gets transcoded into AIC at a variable bit rate in order to minimize storage space needed. Once you ingest the footage, there probably won't be a distinguishable difference in FCE. Both footage recorded in MXP and FXP can be edited on the same timeline.

Sasha

Hi -
You didn't read carefully -
the higher bit rate = more data per frame.
You are correct that it is independent of frame rate.
The higher bit rate records, within the frame rate set by you, more information about the picture.


MtD

Hi -
A higher bit rate per frame means there is less compression of the data per frame.
You need to shoot in both settings and decide if it makes enough of a visible difference for you to shoot at the higher data rate.
Advantage - less compression, in theory less compression artifact introduced in recording
Disadvantage - larger files size, less total recording time available for any given storage device.

MtD

Theoretically recording in MXP should give you a nicer image than recording in FXP.