p2 support?

[Sada]

Good question–I would say not—By the way, the prices on those 16 minute memory cards are something like 2000 a shot—You buy two cards and its about the price of the camera! Also, you can’t save to DVPRO50 and other formats without the cards—-Everyone keeps saying that the prices of the cards will come down—they had better or this product won’t get wide market penetration.

[Lance Bachelder]

You’re being generous in your pricing – they’re actually over $2000 each for the 8GB – that means $4000 add on to shoot 16min of HD. Very cool concept and workflow but way too pricey right now.

Vegas doesn’t have to have built-in support for P2 – the footage would be transferred to your media drives just like any other file transfer (firewire etc.)

Lance Bachelder
Southern California
Cow Forum Host- Magic Bullet

[Sada]

Yeah Lance, I don’t understand all the excitement by the Indie community. I figure its going to take a couple of years before those sticks become reasonably priced–by then who knows what new technology will be out there in the market place.

[Lance Bachelder]

It reminds of the early XL1 days – everyone had to have to XL1 because you could change lenses – yet of the dozens of XL1 users I know, NOT ONE ever bought an additional lens!

Now everyone is defending the HVX200 and P2 as if it’s the Holy Grail and it’s 6 months from being released! I’m sure the camera’s going to be great, but what if Panasonic comes out with a HVX300 at NAB 2006 – what is the church of the HVX200 going to do then?

Just plain whacky!

(not to say I won’t be in line to buy the 200 if it performs as planned)

Lance Bachelder
Southern California
Cow Forum Host- Magic Bullet

[Wade Harrington]

The P2 has already come down. In a recent press release, the 8GB P2 will be $1700.00. I hope they will get even cheaper. If not, I will happily capture to an external HD solution. As I will with my DVX100 and XL1. Tape will die out soon. Even if a HVX300 comes out, the 200 will be good for at least the next 5-7 years. FYI- tape will die for me soon. Spent 6 hours yesterday filming a wedding. Spent 5 hours today capturing. Let the tape death begin. (120 GB Harddrive $39.00 Yeeehaaaa!)