#Editing and Editors
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Dear John;
Thank you for your reply, however the real question is: will this unit produce
on-line quality downloadable to betaSP in broadcast quality. Also, besides the
basic unit, what are the other pieces of hardware that are needed? The price in
Israel is about, according to my friend, $30,000 with the PC. He does not know
if that includes a capture board, or a download adaptor. Also, the question is
how does this Fast Video Machine compare to the DVision pro 2.2? Which is
better valuel for money. Lastly, my friend needs a system which also works in
a studio environment. He works in a teacher's seminar which has workshops in
video and a small SVHS studio. He wants to convert the present simple A-B Roll
SVHS to non-linear, output to Beta, preferably in broadcast quality.
Exactly, what does he need, if he goes with the Video Machine, to do this?
Thanks for your prompt reply.
I am a video producer working in Beta, who is thinking of purchasing a
non-linear editing system. From what I read in this excellent forum, there are
more products coming on the market in the spring and summer to compete with the
omni-present Avid. All we have here is the Avid, a few Lightworks, and
DVisions.
Thanks again
Larry,
Yes, in my opinion the FAST DP/R with the Component Option for YUV in/out
will produce broadcastable output that can be recorded directly to a
BetaSP deck.
I am not sure what you mean by a capture board or a download adapter. The
DP/R will record video and audio, in real-time, to a hard-drive and then
play it back again.
I am not familiar with the DVision Pro 2.2, maybe someone else here who
has used that and the FAST can comment there.
-John
Larry,
You might look at Montage, as well. I have their offline system and am
pleased with it. They have the same interface in a version that your friend
might consider online quality, using the Targa2000 card. They'll also be using
the PCI version of it when it is out, giving what is claimed to be D-1 quality,
though I haven't seen it. Some folks I've talked to who have seen an early
version of the card say that it is impressive. Me? I'm happy off-line. I
work in LA and have plenty of online houses to choose from.
Best,
CJH