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FCP suite/ Mid size Camera -What do I need?
Hi. I’ve been charged with buying a new FCP suite and camera suitable for filming and editing broadcast footage. Likely throughput is 15hours per week.
I want SD and HD (or HDV) options.
Along with the equipment, I also need to know the best places in the UK to get quotes. I’m considering creativevideo, because its fairly local and have had positive experiences before, but looking for alternatives!
Hope to hear from you soon!
Jim
BritAsiaTV
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I don’t know if this “BritAsiaTV” has any meaning, but if you can buy your equipment in Singapore or Hong Kong you will save like a 30% respect to Europe.
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Jim,
Do you have a Pro-broadcast background. Your post sounds like maybe not… All the broadcast cameras and editing gear in the world will not help you deliver 15 hours of finished broadcast video a week, the week it is delivered.
You need to find an experienced Pro with a long resume and share the love.. A true broadcast pro will save you money, false starts, get you up to 15 hours quickly and maybe teach you and your company a few broadcast tricks…
Your post sounds like “it’s just video, How hard can it be” If you really want to find out, tell the girl friend and family that you are joining the Video monastery and will not be available for at least 6 months of video training.. Expect to never go to bed and keep your resume handy for when the bosses realize that video is not a slam dunk, thank you mam, kinda of business.
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Thankyou, Nate, for the patronising tone of your reply.
I have worked for 10 years in television and film, in production and post production.
So yes I do have “a background”.
The idea of the post was to gather “street level” research, and get opinions from people working right now, without prejudice.
I kept my experience as vague as possible for that reason.
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“Thankyou, Nate, for the patronising tone of your reply.
I have worked for 10 years in television and film, in production and post production. ”You are very welcome. Anytime I can be of service..
If you have been in this biz for ten years, you “should know” that there are a thousand answers to your questions… And budget is always the first answer that needs to be filled in.. We all dream of what could be, and that is what we want, till budget kicks you in the head..
I am transitioning my AB roll Betacam SP / Cinewave RT suite to all Panasonic P2, HVX200 and HVX500 with a new MacPro quad this summer with a budget ceiling of 40k.. That will be a tough target to hit, considering I need a new raid and HD monitoring. But I already have the lights and tripod. In my book, P2 technology is the new Betacam SP of our wonderful industry.
And all those young wippersnappers, who can convince Corporate CEO Dummies that video is easy and cheap can now prove it for about 100,000 fewer dollars than I had to chew on 30 years ago.. ( I hope you are hourly and get overtime pay )
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Firstly, I posted a open query, and you decided to try and make me look small, or inferior (which thanks to a bunch of awards, and an unhealthy obsession with chocolate, I am neither)
Secondly, you seem to have hijacked my thread to start wittering about your own setup, and bring up an obvious bug-bear.
If you have something constructive to add to the thread, please share. otherwise, get knotted.
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Sony XDCAM HD does both SD and HD has good transfer rates from Blu-ray discs to FCP.
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