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We use the Mac version of the Video Machine with BetaSP, component, for broadcast. Not news however. We are working with linearly, with analog tape, not digitizing on the FAST DP/R. Nick Scott in London has told me that there are sections of the BBC using VM, as well as a TV station in Hamburg. They are using the DP/R. There is a very active FAST section in the Multimedia B Vendor forum on CIS (GO MULTIB). You might try posing your question there. I worked at ABC News for many years, and I do not believe that the Video Machine would be the right choice for editing hard news. The procedure is just too slow. But it is ideal for magazine show use where you might have more time to put together a piece. Particularly good where segments have precise time constraints, as you can lay out a time line with great accuracy, and adjust the material to fit your time slot. If you have any specific questions, please e-mail me. Regards, Tom Wolsky South Coast Productions