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#Opinions on Media 100?

    07-Feb-95 15:43:31
Sb: #Opinions on Media 100?
Fm: David McElroy 75450,3334
To: All
I'm looking for opinions and experiences from people who have used the Media 100. I'm looking at it for editing short (30-minutes or shorter) political pieces. It would probably be used most for 30- and 60-second TV spots. I have talked to a dealer about the component version running on a Power Mac 8100, with 80 megs of RAM, 17.5 gig disk array, 9 gig internal drive and version 2.0 of the Media 100 software. I would probably be using a UVW-1800 as the disk. I would appreciate any insight into the strengths and weaknesses of the system in relation to others. Also, are there any things I should be sure to get or not get with it? I've also looked at the VideoCube, but I'm leaning toward the Media 100 because of better host hardware (8100 vs. 7100; 80 megs RAM vs. less for the Cube) and allegedly better picture quality. They tell me the finished tape is the same as second-generation Beta SP. What do you think? Thanks in advance for your help. David