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UPGRADING EDITING DECK NEED ADVICE
I am planning to upgrade my editing system to a VTR and for color correction.
98% of my work is done in mini DVCAM, however, I am embarking on a DV Feature Post Production.
My output for clients is DVD and internet streaming but I would say that I need to be able to expand my editing suite for primary and secondary color correction?My System is a:
G5
Dual 2GHz
4.5GHz RAM
ATI Radeon 9800 PRO Dual Monitor
150 GB/400GB Internal drives
FW 800 RAID 1 TB
FW 160GB
FW 300GB
2 Sony PD-150s
DVX-100PI am looking at two monitors:
Sony PVM-24L1 14″ https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart&A=details&Q=&sku=376645&is=DEMO
JVC TMH-150CGU 15″ https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=WishList.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=319818&is=REGI am also considering the following VTRs
Sony DSR-11 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=WishList.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=212935&is=REG
Sony DSR-25 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=WishList.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=249563&is=REG
Sony DSR-45A https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=WishList.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=417711&is=REGI can get a y/c signal off the Radeon card for the broadcast monitor, but I am confused about the benefits of a capture card sending the signal out to the broadcast monitor.
Will this give a better signal for color correction?
Also, are there added benefits in capturing 4:1:1 with a 4:2:2 capture card that would clean up the DV media?
If so, do I need to upgrade to SDI or will the composites on the Capture card be enough?
Tom Swan
In The House Productions, Inc.
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3 Replies
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Ok, first off, the Y/C from the Radeon card is not a broadcast output. Far from it.
As for capturing, many people say that letting the deck do the 4:2:2 conversion is better than capturing Firewire. However, it has been demonstrated that if you capture Firewire and apply the 4:1:1 chroma smoothing filter, you can achieve the same quality as you would SDI capture.
As for what VTR to get, I’d reccomend wating a short while for these models to start shipping:
https://www.promax.com/Products/Detail/600000Sean
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So the deck is compatabile with standard DVCAM tapes too?
As far as the Broadcast Monitor, Do I need a Capture Card to send a reliable signal and with this new deck will I need a HD card?
Thanks,
Tom
Tom Swan
In The House Productions, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA -
Yes it works with full-size DVCam tapes. No card needed. It’s a firewire deck. Don’t buy it on my advice. I don’t own one (nobody does since it’s not out yet). Do your own research and look into it.
Sean
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