I think that product is called 'Final Cut Express'. :-) Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com
On Sep 22, 2008, at 6:29 AM, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 22/9/08, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Oh, very likely true. He admits he has near zero videographic >> experience. But I like his stills skills so it will still be >> interesting >> to see what he does with the toy, and at such short notice. >> >> He may become the next Stanley Kubrick, who knows. Or, heaven >> forbid, he >> might be the next David Hamilton > > True enough. > > Actually, in retrospect the 5DmII will actually have a huge > application > professionally. Currently, more and more newspapers are arming their > stills photographers with low-end video cameras for their web > content. I > see many a snapper struggling with unfamiliar kit as they bang off a > few > shots as demanded by their bosses. Most hate it. The 5DmII will give > them the familiarity of the kit, and the flexibility of moving images > without burdening them with yet more hardware. > > As far as broadcast applications, they will be very limited. The > camera > is simply too limiting in its assumed current state (it's not actually > released yet!), and the lenses available will not offer a zoom ratio > demanded by - say - news and sport. Although I can actually see an > application for covert filming with such a camera. > > If you look at what a proper broadcast camera in a news role actually > constitutes, there are many ancillary pieces of hardware literally > bolted/velcroed/bolted on. > > As well as a method of recording video, you have to be able to light > it > - on the move. So on top you have a 12 volt light capable of > illuminating at least a couple of faces within 6 feet of the camera. > Don't forget the power required to run this light. Big battery > capacity > needed - with little room for spares when away from the vehicle. Sound > is another requirement. Broadcast cameras have at least 2 audio inputs > (XLR type) and many's the time I have two presenters holding 2 radio > mics, transmitting to 2 receivers - one slotted into position between > battery and camera, the other velcroed onto the side. They all power > off > the camera battery. I could go on.... > > The 5DmII will establish a firm place with photojournalists and news > photogs, and may even see service with location scouts, real estate > agents, anyone who would normally provide stills and new-world web > content. > > Very interesting market about to open up as this takes off - video > editing. The smart money at Apple will be coming up with a product > half- > way between iMovie and Final Cut Pro. I would expect a big explosion > in > simple editing software to cater for this new clientele in the > coming years. > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
