HARD DRIVE Support: This is huge

[Deleted User]

If this proves to be true, and isn’t limited by some technical gotcha to a small number of particular “compatible” Firewire harddrives, then yes: This is w-a-y cool. And long overdue! Woo-hoo!

Now, the next question is if the AG-HVX200 also supports _uncompressed_ digital data streaming out the FW port, similar to what the ReelStream folks are doing? I’m thinking this would be too good to be true, but hey …

All the best,

– Peter

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[Doug Dillaman]

That does it: forget P2 at $2000 for 8GB, I’m taking an iPod at $400 for 60 GB! I was thinking earlier today this had to be possible, and here we are …

I’m sure P2 has its advantages, and down the road 2-3 years, maybe it’ll fit into my workflow, but I think the iPod makes this the real magic bullet for using this camera affordably in HD modes for indies.

[Emery]

Maybe your iPods are more stable than mine (although I have to admit my ipods have taken quite a few spills) but the small drives are not the most rugged of devices. Of course this is still great news!! And Im sure there will be other devices that will handle capturing better than an iPod.

Oh and hopefully the firewire cable will have some way to stay securely fastened. Because if its a 4 pin connector like on the DVX, i wouldn’t feel very confident about having the cable stay put.

Oh and Doug, the likelihood of an uncompressed data stream coming out of the firewire port is slim to nonexistent. But that is something that could possibly be changed by a firmware hack… whos ready to break their new $6,000 camera??

Emery

[Christopher S. johnson]

I think you will find that the iPod is probably only good for DV. I doubt laptop hard drives can be fast enough for DVCPRO HD. Nice try, though. Can anybody else be more technically specific than me? Im pretty sure this is the case.

Still, it is major news, even if we have to wear a full size FW drive on our body. I’d do it in a second for DVCPRO HD at $6000. In a heartbeat. Are you kidding?

– Christopher Johnson

[Luis Caffesse]

[Christopher S. Johnson] “I think you will find that the iPod is probably only good for DV. I doubt laptop hard drives can be fast enough for DVCPRO HD. Nice try, though.”

Don’t speak too soon 🙂

Check out this link:
https://millimeter.com/mag/video_ipod_hd/

Apparently the speed is there.

Luis Caffesse
Studio 3 Productions, Inc.
Austin, Texas

[Luis Caffesse]

[Peter DeCrescenzo] “Now, the next question is if the AG-HVX200 also supports _uncompressed_ digital data streaming out the FW port, similar to what the ReelStream folks are doing? I’m thinking this would be too good to be true, but hey … “

Yeah, chalk that one up to ‘too good to be true’ Peter.

Speaking of Reel Stream, I just received an email update from them saying that the new and final version of the andromeda upgrade is now completely inside of the DVX. The only change to the camera is the addition of a USB port on the left side.

Amazing.

Luis Caffesse
Studio 3 Productions, Inc.
Austin, Texas

[Christopher S. johnson]

Hmmmmm. Makes me all gushy inside.

Thanks Luis.

-Christopher Johnson (who is a former Austinite, now in L.A., missing Texas and funky Texans)

[Luis Caffesse]

[Christopher S. Johnson] “Thanks Luis.

-Christopher Johnson (who is a former Austinite, now in L.A., missing Texas and funky Texans)”

You can thank Noah, he’s the one having all the fun but taking the time out to keep us all up to date.

And for the record, I’m not all that funky.
🙂

Luis Caffesse
Studio 3 Productions, Inc.
Austin, Texas

[Christopher S. johnson]

Ah, spending more time at Starbucks and less at Ruta Maya, Luis? I figured you for a South Austin guy. 😉

-Christopher Johnson (who is amazed at the number of Austinites who haunt the Cow pastures)

[Luis Caffesse]

Funny that you say that.
I was only kidding about the ‘funky’ comment…
but I actually do live up north, right off 183 & 360, by the arboretum.
So, I hate to admit it, starbucks is a hell of a lot closer to me than Ruta Maya. But, I’m glad to say I spend a lot more time down at Dolce Vita (if you’ve ever been there) than I do at starbucks (not that there’s anything wrong with starbucks)

Actually, I just met up with Mike Curtis (www.hdforindies.com) the other day, and we met at the new Whole Foods, which has been making the news for being an amusment park of grocery stores. I thought that was a fitting place to go for lunch.

Yeah, there are a lot of austinites here, aren’t there?

Luis Caffesse
Studio 3 Productions, Inc.
Austin, Texas