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FCP without deck, just a DVD burner?
I’m going to get a panna 100A and FCP5 studio package and I was thinking, do I really need a deck? Why don’t I just capture from the camera directly and just burn a DVD master that I could send out to be replicated if possible? Skip having to throw in a DV deck in there somewhere?
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What if the camera fails but you still have footage to capture?
What if you need to log and capture tapes but you also need to get some B-roll footage on a short time schedule? Which do you do first when instead, someone is log and capturing tapes while you get your extra footage?
One alternative is buying a very cheap DV camera from BestBuy and using that as a deck.
One other potential problem is that you limit yourself to Mini DV’s. With a full size deck, you get the extra option of DVCAM or DVDCPro.
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I don’t think you should feel like you’re the only one with this idea.
There must be thousands of FCP users who don’t own a deck and just use a DV camcorder for input and output back to tape.
This is how the FCP system was originally designed.
Its certainly EXACTLY how iMovie is designed to operate. -
I’m with Hector on this one. And don’t forget that cameras are not really design to be use as a deck so the cost of repairs will increase. May be I’m wrong but I’ve always heard the heads of the camera are not good for this use.
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