• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  UPGRADING EDITING DECK NEED ADVICE

  Posted by Swanny4life on April 19, 2006 at 5:11 pm

  I am planning to upgrade my editing system to a VTR and for color correction.
  98% of my work is done in mini DVCAM, however, I am embarking on a DV Feature Post Production.
  My output for clients is DVD and internet streaming but I would say that I need to be able to expand my editing suite for primary and secondary color correction?

  My System is a:
  G5
  Dual 2GHz
  4.5GHz RAM
  ATI Radeon 9800 PRO Dual Monitor
  150 GB/400GB Internal drives
  FW 800 RAID 1 TB
  FW 160GB
  FW 300GB
  2 Sony PD-150s
  DVX-100P

  I am looking at two monitors:
  Sony PVM-24L1 14″ https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart&A=details&Q=&sku=376645&is=DEMO
  JVC TMH-150CGU 15″ https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=WishList.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=319818&is=REG

  I am also considering the following VTRs
  Sony DSR-11 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=WishList.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=212935&is=REG
  Sony DSR-25 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=WishList.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=249563&is=REG
  Sony DSR-45A https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=WishList.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=417711&is=REG

  I can get a y/c signal off the Radeon card for the broadcast monitor, but I am confused about the benefits of a capture card sending the signal out to the broadcast monitor.

  Will this give a better signal for color correction?

  Also, are there added benefits in capturing 4:1:1 with a 4:2:2 capture card that would clean up the DV media?

  If so, do I need to upgrade to SDI or will the composites on the Capture card be enough?

  Tom Swan
  In The House Productions, Inc.
  Philadelphia, PA

  Sean Oneil replied 20 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Sean Oneil

  April 20, 2006 at 5:01 am

  Ok, first off, the Y/C from the Radeon card is not a broadcast output. Far from it.

  As for capturing, many people say that letting the deck do the 4:2:2 conversion is better than capturing Firewire. However, it has been demonstrated that if you capture Firewire and apply the 4:1:1 chroma smoothing filter, you can achieve the same quality as you would SDI capture.

  As for what VTR to get, I’d reccomend wating a short while for these models to start shipping:
  https://www.promax.com/Products/Detail/600000

  Sean
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  Swanny4life

  April 20, 2006 at 6:38 am

  So the deck is compatabile with standard DVCAM tapes too?

  As far as the Broadcast Monitor, Do I need a Capture Card to send a reliable signal and with this new deck will I need a HD card?

  Thanks,

  Tom

  Tom Swan
  In The House Productions, Inc.
  Philadelphia, PA
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  Sean Oneil

  April 21, 2006 at 6:39 pm

  Yes it works with full-size DVCam tapes. No card needed. It’s a firewire deck. Don’t buy it on my advice. I don’t own one (nobody does since it’s not out yet). Do your own research and look into it.

  Sean

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