CompuServe Thread

Jack, Thanks for the info. Although I'm wondering how they were using them together. The Amiga may have just been an auxiliary input video source to the editing deck. Actually, I'd like to see them come out with a cheaper editing deck that used the Amiga for some of the functions that are now built-in. For instance, get rid of the built-in character generator and genlock from the Amiga instead. A good idea would be to include an RGB input that fed into a built-in genlock. And maybe a serial port for computerized editing control. Allan

I've done some serious playing with the Sony 9700 Hi8 edit deck(s) and don't like it. It's a classic Sony product….a load of good stuff and they leave one litty, bitty thing out that makes you buy the next level up. In the case of the 9700, there is a lot to like. Yes, you can put the toaster in between it's two decks. There's a provision for it. The place deck is also digitally time base corrected. It also can generate background, digitally freeze a frame, do 1/5 speed slomo and is easy to use. It does picture-in-picture so you can edit on one monitor. While it has a crummy character generator….that's a lot of good stuff for the money. Now the Sony hook…. It will do video AND audio 1, or audio 2 editing. It will NOT do video OR audio 1 Or Audio 2 editing….or put another way, it won't do true insert editing, which makes it just about useless for most serious video production other then offlining. This is designed in, not an accident. Sony does serious vertical marketing and protects it's other levels. If this thing could do real insert editing (and it has it's own little timecode system too), it would be a serious contender. Others with more experience may love it. I don't. Regards, David