NLE system needed, Promax?

[Barbara Daly]

Thank you all, it has been an entertaining as well as educational ride.
I will likely go with Promax in the next month and will keep you posted.
stay tuned….
b

[Steve Wargo]

This is a topic that needed to be addressed and we appreciate your getting the ball rolling. And remember this: If you have any problems in the future, we’re only a click away.

Computer and software support doesn’t get and better than the COW!

Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!

Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD .

[Brendan Coots]

I think the general thrust here is that A: Apple biz sales knows little about custom video systems (I agree with this sentiment overall) and that editors should spend their time editing, not soldering and building systems. Again, totally agree on that point, who wants to pay editing rates to get a stick of RAM installed?

My point wasn’t that editors MUST know how to build a computer from scratch to be good editors, But I do think good editors must know how a computer works, its components, and how they all come together for her benefit. I just don’t TRUST anyone who relies on computers for their livelihood yet don’t understand the basic components that make up their tool of trade. It shows an inherent laziness that perhaps reveals something beyond the issue at hand.

Brendan Coots
Splitvision Digital
http://www.splitvisiondigital.com

[John Baumchen]

I’ve always built my own systems. I do the research on the CPU, the MB, RAM, video cards……. I bought a couple of high end pre-configured workstations for present employer and was really disappointed to have to rely on poor tech support, lack of driver disks, “recovery” OS disks, etc.

I recently bought a name brand PC for my wife to use in her business. Thought I’d escape being the in-house tech support by her having it with the retailer’s geek squad.

Discovered a problem where she couldn’t view WMV files from websites. It was a Vista 64bit machine. Nice one with Quad core, 6GB RAM, 650GB HDD….

Called the retailer tech support who said it was an OS issue and they don’t help with OS problems.

Took it IN to the retailer tech support who told me it was a Vista issue, “Vista can’t read wmv’s from older web sites”.

Microsoft says it’s the OEM’s problem, the OEM said it was the retailer’s problem.

Get my drift? I finally figured out the problem, (a setting in MSCONFIG), and it just made me more determined to build my own systems in the future. It really isn’t hard. Plug in some wires and boards, and install the drivers.

Not for everyone I’m sure, but I pity those who have to rely on external tech support when their lively hood is at stake.

Just my $0.02