Firestore

[Gary Kleiner]

[Terry Esslinger] “Would you do it again or are there viable alternatives?”

If you are shooting from a fixed position, you can capture straight to hard drive using a laptop.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Terry Esslinger]

[Gary Kleiner] “If you are shooting from a fixed position”

So apparently it needs a 110 power supply, therefore the fixed position? Not for use in mobile situations?

[Gary Kleiner]

I’m saying that using a laptop is an alternative to the Firestore if mobility is not an issue.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Terry Esslinger]

Gary,
Sorry, after some more research I see that the Firestore is indeed very mobile. The idea of usding a laptop when stationary is intriguing. How would you connect it up? Would you be using the Vegas capture utility? Have you actually done this and what were the problems -if any?
Terry

[Gary Kleiner]

Yes, I’ve done it on several shoots, including one with about 25 hours of capture over a 3 day period. Worked like a charm.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Gary Kleiner]

Yes, I used Vegas capture.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Allen Zagel]

DV Rack! Wonderful software. Got it in my laptop. Made my own external hard drive, got a Hitachi 80GB and put it into a case that’s USB powered and Firewire data transfer. Connect the firewire to the laptop, record through DV Rack onto the external HD. DV Rack give you so many options it’s amazing. Monitor, audio preview tons of stuff. You can even preview the clips without using your camera and loosing your timecode. And You can control your camera from the laptop or vise versa.

Otherwise with my VX 2000 I can’t record tapeless unless I use the Analog out (RCA). Still have to have a tape in the camera but the DVD to HD is a great backup. Just upgraded to DV Rack HD.

Adobe’s got DV Rack now but you can go to Serious Magic’s website and it’ll redirect you. Better thing about getting quickly though. I heard rumors that soon it will only be available in that new suite Adobe’s come out with. Don’t know the truth of that though.

Allen

ASX Media Productions
https://www.asxvideo.com

[Gary Kleiner]

[Allen Zagel] “Otherwise with my VX 2000 I can’t record tapeless unless I use the Analog out (RCA). Still have to have a tape in the camera but the DVD”

I use Vegas capture via firewire with no problems (with or without a tape). You just need to turn off Enable DV Device Control.

Gary Kleiner

Learn Vegas and DVD Architect

http://www.VegasTrainingAndTools.com

[Allen Zagel]

Hi Gary
Never thought of that. I did have Vegas 5 in my Laptop before I got the HD replaced but always used DV Rack.

So then it’s a manual capture? What do you do if you pause the camera then? Stop the capture to create a clip?

IN my VX-2000 I tried going from the firewire to DV Rack but the camera still called for a tape. The icon was blinking on my camera LCD screen. Tried to hit record and it wouldn’t let me.

But that’s okay as the tape is a good backup. I even qurried Sony about that and was told by tech support that the VX2000 won’t record to anything without a tape unless I used the analog out (RCA) connectors.

Something to try when I get my camera back.
Allen

ASX Media Productions
https://www.asxvideo.com