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Vbox and Vdeck opinions?
Message #36415
Hello- Is anyone out there using the Sony Vbox and/or Vdeck in their editing? Any good or bad opinions about the product? Tom
Jerry – So the Editizer will run both the Toaster (effectively replacing the direct Toaster controls, it sounds like) and the edit decks? Sounds like a great gadget! As far as a PC running Windows, that's no problem, I have 4… Thanks for all the info! Tom
Jerry – Thanks for the information on Editizer. Just a couple of quick questions: >>Full control over every aspect of the Toaster that you need to control during an edit, and the ability to memorize all of those things within the EDL.>Price is generally lower than comparably powerful dedicated controllers.
Jerry – Can you put on your "salesman hat" for a moment and tell me what makes the Editizer better than a dedicated edit controller? Tom
Steve – >>You can find them as low as $6,500 to $8,000.
Wow! I'm sure glad this isn't *complicated* or anything… I just replied to Frank, who was also nice enough to add his $0.02, and his feelings seem about the same as yours, that Betacam is the lowest surefire broadcast quality format. Unfortunately, one call to a mailorder house closed that…
Frank – I'd like output that would at least be acceptable to industrial customers or a cable network. Based on all the choices I'm hearing I guess I should mention that *budget* is probably going to be the deciding factor here – I doubt very much that I'll be able…
#Broadcast quality?
Message #36021
Hi everyone- Can anyone provide an opinion on the minimum level of equipment necessary to do "broadcast quality" video recording and editing? I'm looking at putting together a Toaster-based editing system and would like my purchased equipment to be broadcast quality (assuming anything *I* produce is that good ). If…
That *is* interesting. Of course, while Walt Disney "the person" was by all accounts a terrific human being, his co. has acquired a reputation that is in some ways rather tarnished. I'm sorry to hear that they're that confused internally (that they couldn't tell you where to get their own…
Tony – I never saw Babylon 5. Was it any good (aside from the FX?) Tom
>>One of the nice things, especially about the A1200, is that you are ready to record to video as soon as you open the box, without any other adapters or converters. In fact, some PC VGA to NTSC converters are as expensive as a barebones A600.
>>For Film you need to use IMHO at least 2048*2048 REZ.
Ben – Can you give me a phone # or address for your company? I'd like to get some more information on the products you mentioned. Tom
Andrew – My interest is primarily in small-screen (i.e. TV and home video) features at this point. That's why the Amiga seemed attractive – more "bang for the buck" so to speak. Tom
>>I do special FX tho I've NEVER done any work at FILM RESOLUTION. I only use Video Resolution for my morphing and other FX.
>>By FX I assume you mean Terminator II type effects with morphing and such. The applications are there for that and others.
>>What are you planing to do if you get a Toaster system? If I remember you are a IBM user and became interested in the Amiga, right? WHY?
>>BTW, what sort of stuff do you want to do?
Ron – Wow! Thanks for all the information. I guess my first step should be to do a little research in the video area so I can find out what all those terms mean! 🙂 Thanks again, Tom
Andrew – Thanks! I'll call NewTek for the tape. Tom
Tony – Thanks for the info! I don't know all the video "buzzwords" yet so some of the stuff you mentioned doesn't mean much to me, but I suspect as I pick up the lingo it will make more sense. Tom
Tony – So it sounds like you need both an Amiga and a Toaster to do effects as well as editing. Can you give me some idea of how much a rig like that would cost? Thanks, Tom
Thanks! Are there any books explaining video effects/editing on the Amiga which you could recommend?
#Whatz an Amiga?
Message #30042
Hello everyone – I've heard for some time what great machines Amigas are for doing videotape effects and editing work. I'm thinking of getting into that area and am wondering if anyone here would be willing to give me a quick rundown on the Amiga product line (as well as…