I've only been vaguely following this, but I don't understand what's
wrong with the camcorders with built in hard drives. I'm also usually
anti-Sony. However I do have a Sony DCR-SR80 with built in 60 gig hard
drive. That gives me 13+ hours of record time at its' finest setting.
If I know
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 12:33 PM, tjpa wrote:
> On Dec 4, 2009, at 9:35 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
>
>> Actually the cards are relatively cheap and have as long a life as the
>> tapes.
>>
>
> I was taught to always use a new tape for every shoot. Every pass through
> the recorder increased t
On Dec 4, 2009, at 9:35 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Actually the cards are relatively cheap and have as long a life as
the tapes.
I was taught to always use a new tape for every shoot. Every pass
through the recorder increased the probability of drop outs. Never
want to risk that.
R
Isn't reliable?
Usually the problem with flash is how it is handled or mishandled I
should say. I have a few digital cameras and am using cards that are
in and out once to twice a week.
I use both the card reader on my laptop, and a thumb drive that reads
the cards. No problems.
For cons
If yer a pro, you don't run out. These cameras are state of the art by any
standard. You can keep your film..can you find another camera that can
record in 4k as these do? This all amounts to tools for the job, to believe
in absolutes is wrong. Tape is good, other mediums are good. You do what
Depends on what you needs are, the new Red cameras are ssd/HD flash based.
These things are shooting 4k too.
What do you do when you're shooting on location and run out of HD space?
Buy another camera? Flash isn't reliable enough yet. Solid state drives
are absurdly expensive and cumbersome co
Actually the cards are relatively cheap and have as long a life as the tapes.
Video heads are notoriously delicate and get out of alignment easily.
Unless you are using a pro rig the ones with cards are better than
the ones with discs.
Kodak has a relatively inexpensive one that did quite wel
Depends on what you needs are, the new Red cameras are ssd/HD flash based.
These things are shooting 4k too.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 7:03 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
> On Dec 4, 2009, at 1:55 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
>>
>>> Most pros use tape.
>>>
>>
>> Probably true, because most of them bought their gear
The guy asked a straightforward question about video. There's no need
for 2-3 rabid Mac fans to pile on and hijack the topic. Take your
medications already.
I'm a pro. Don't have to be rabid to know which hardware and software is
best for results and the bottom line. What's your problem? Can't
On Dec 4, 2009, at 1:55 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
Most pros use tape.
Probably true, because most of them bought their gear years ago.
Nope. New camcorders have tape. SD cards are good too, but easy to lose,
and expensive compared to tape. Some have both tape and SD. Direct to
DVD is stupid [Son
On Fri, 4 Dec 2009, Victor Subervi wrote:
So Betty, can I run my Adobe Premiere (that sucks:/ ) built for Windoze on a
Mac?
Actually, yes you can. I'm suprised no-one here mentioned that you can
run Windows on a Mac, either via dual-booting (Boot Camp) or in a virtual
machine (Parallels). I'll
On Dec 4, 2009, at 1:55 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
Most pros use tape.
Probably true, because most of them bought their gear years ago. But
what should one buy today? Not beta!
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-SVAV100-Digital-Recorder-Optical/dp/BDCXJJ
If you are getting/building a pc, then more power is always better. i7
cpu...more ram more ram...
If you are near a fry's electronics there are deals galore for cpu/mobo's,
newegg also carries deals.
As I said, check out the AVS forums, might want to poke around the revision
3 forums also. I kn
On Dec 4, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Victor Subervi wrote:
Regarding everyone's recommendation for iMac...no. That's nice I can
buy
cheap s/w to edit video. What about my Adobe Suite for Windoze? Can
I get
the suite for $200? No. I have other s/w as well. It's not just a
matter of
editing video.
S
The guy asked a straightforward question about video. There's no need
for 2-3 rabid Mac fans to pile on and hijack the topic. Take your
medications already.
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On Fri, 4 Dec 2009, mike wrote:
You can, but there is no point in this case. If he were just going to run
windows, he could build a machine much cheaper than buying a mac. The point
is to have the best os with some of the best video editing software around.
Well, yes, but by buying a Mac and
A forum like avsforums may be a good place to look also.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 12:45 PM, mike wrote:
> You can, but there is no point in this case. If he were just going to run
> windows, he could build a machine much cheaper than buying a mac. The point
> is to have the best os with some of
You can, but there is no point in this case. If he were just going to run
windows, he could build a machine much cheaper than buying a mac. The point
is to have the best os with some of the best video editing software around.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Vicky Staubly wrote:
> On Fri, 4 D
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 3:27 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
> So Betty, can I run my Adobe Premiere (that sucks:/ ) built for Windoze on
>> a
>> Mac?
>>
>
> You can sell your Adobe Premiere, and budget $199 [or less--buy discount
> for $150 new] for Final Cut Express with the money you save by using a Mac
>
So Betty, can I run my Adobe Premiere (that sucks:/ ) built for Windoze on a
Mac?
You can sell your Adobe Premiere, and budget $199 [or less--buy discount
for $150 new] for Final Cut Express with the money you save by using a
Mac with a good $700 prosumer camera instead of buying a pro camera
On Fri, 4 Dec 2009, Victor Subervi wrote:
So Betty, can I run my Adobe Premiere (that sucks:/ ) built for Windoze on a
Mac?
Actually, yes you can. I'm suprised no-one here mentioned that you can
run Windows on a Mac, either via dual-booting (Boot Camp) or in a virtual
machine (Parallels). I'll
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 5:26 AM, Victor Subervi wrote:
> Tony B asks what kind of video I'm editing. I'll be buying a high-end video
> cam (probably a Canon XM2) to shoot for Web sites.
Most pros use tape. Tape is better than hard drives. Tapes are limited
to the number of tapes you can fit i
So Betty, can I run my Adobe Premiere (that sucks:/ ) built for Windoze on a
Mac?
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You're a victim of the fallacy that Macs are expensive. They're not,
especially if you're using a computer for business. The software isn't
necessarily expensive either, and for business, it's a tax deductible
expense. The best video editing software is Final Cut Pro, hands down.
You can also u
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Tony B wrote:
Regarding everyone's recommendation for iMac...no. That's nice I can buy
cheap s/w to edit video. What about my Adobe Suite for Windoze? Can I get
the suite for $200? No. I have other s/w as well. It's not just a matter of
editing video.
If you can a
If you can afford it, get the Sony Z5, but for $2000 you may have to
drop down to the Sony HD1000. Both are HDV, meaning they use the old
standard miniDV tapes. But really, just for web video I think you
should start with one of the cheaper cameras I mentioned earlier.
Although Youtube has started
On Dec 4, 2009, at 8:40 AM, Tony B wrote:
If you want a cheapo all-around camcorder right now consider the Canon
HV40 HDV ($700). More tempting in the <$1000 department would be the
Sony HDR-CX100 AVCHD HD Camcorder ($360). There's a lot to be said for
a tapeless workflow, not the least of which
On Dec 4, 2009, at 9:47 AM, Victor Subervi wrote:
You're way over my head, Tony. I was thinking about getting a
camcorder for
around $2K.
Horrors no. That route is 5 years out of date. And the specs for web
video are very different than video specs of 5 years ago.
I would budget the whole
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Tony B wrote:
> Oh, and how could I forget - the Flip camcorders will do acceptable
> 720P video. $150 at Amazon now with free shipping.
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Tony B wrote:
> > The XM2 (or GL2?) would not be a wise investment at this point. I know
Oh, and how could I forget - the Flip camcorders will do acceptable
720P video. $150 at Amazon now with free shipping.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Tony B wrote:
> The XM2 (or GL2?) would not be a wise investment at this point. I know
> you'll see lots of cheap used ones for sale, but that's
The XM2 (or GL2?) would not be a wise investment at this point. I know
you'll see lots of cheap used ones for sale, but that's for two
reasons: 1) it uses tape, and those mechanisms wear badly, and 2) it
is SD only. Avoid it.
If you want a cheapo all-around camcorder right now consider the Canon
H
Mike suggested I use a Mac. Forget the Mac. I can't afford the s/w, if you
read between the lines what I'm saying here.
Tony B asks what kind of video I'm editing. I'll be buying a high-end video
cam (probably a Canon XM2) to shoot for Web sites.
db (database?) recommended I google, always an exc
Agreed. The only reason you'd build this thing yourself is if you already
knew what you were doing. This doesn't preclude getting/building a pc, but
if editing video is what you want to do and not build a pc and test it etc
etc...look at Betty's advice.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:53 PM, b_s-wilk
Victor Subervi escribió:
I need to build a machine that will enable me to edit video. I've been told
I should have circa 16 gigs of RAM and two graphics cards. I also have an
opportunity to pick up a desktop from a cyber cafe that's going out of
business at a bargain price. The computers are on
Find out what she is doing first.
Budget is a constraint to some, she don't need no mac pro if she's wanting
to edit a home movie of her dog playing in the pool and an imac would do
just fine.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 6:36 PM, tjpa wrote:
> On Dec 3, 2009, at 1:31 PM, mike wrote:
>
>> I think eit
On Dec 3, 2009, at 1:31 PM, mike wrote:
I think either way a good solid choice would be a mac...but how
serious you
are matters as to how much money you will have to spend.
When Mike and I agree, you know we must be right.
Get a Mac Pro and use it as is. The smaller model, the Quad Core,
c
Very unlikely email browsing computers would be optimal for what you
want. They are probably very inexpensive / minimal capabilities machines.
Buy something appropriate from the Dell or Apple outlet and add your
video cards etc..
I'm not the one to tell you the specs of that ... other to say th
Highly unlikely you need more than 4 gigs of ram to edit most video.
What type of video is it?
The desktop might work (again, what type of video?). Be sure to format
the drives, or just replace them. You don't need special video cards
to edit video. You may have to add a 1394 (firewire) card to i
How serious are you? Are you trying to go pro or are you talking about just
doing some home movies?
I think either way a good solid choice would be a mac...but how serious you
are matters as to how much money you will have to spend.
There are windows alternatives, but out of the box I think a ma
Hi;
I need to build a machine that will enable me to edit video. I've been told
I should have circa 16 gigs of RAM and two graphics cards. I also have an
opportunity to pick up a desktop from a cyber cafe that's going out of
business at a bargain price. The computers are only a year old. I don't kn
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