DVCPROHD 1200A Edit to Tape – greyed out

[Walter Biscardi]

[gary adcock] “IF you think this is bad– understand also that what we do in FCP with Variable frame rates can not be done at all an Avid without the $27K hardware frame rate converter as the Avid Software only see 24p and 30p content from the Varicam.”

I have to admit. THAT is really funny! After listening to a local AVID editor tell me all the things that AVID can do that FCP can’t, this is really funny.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.com

Now in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com

“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters

[Leo Ticheli]

Hi Walter,
I’m glad the method you are using seems to be working for you, but there are real dangers. The 1200, and the older 130, are not editing decks.

Here’s the problem: the 1200 is without the benefit of flying erase heads to clean out the old recorded data, this leads to very high error rates at the

[Walter Biscardi]

[Leo Ticheli] “I’m glad the method you are using seems to be working for you, but there are real dangers. The 1200, and the older 130, are not editing decks.”

I’m glad there are dangers because I like the thrill of it more.

Honestly, the deck is mastering fine and there are no issues at all to simply doing an Assemble Master Edit. You cannot insert edit on this machine, but that’s no big deal.

We’re cutting a broadcast series on it right now Leo and it’s working just fine.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.com

Now in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com

“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters

[Gary Adcock]

[Leo Ticheli] “Here’s the problem: the 1200 is without the benefit of flying erase heads to clean out the old recorded data, this leads to very high error rates at the