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Workflow for cheaper HDCAM tape
I have an indie feature here as a Quicktime and we need an HDCAM master made. I was quoted about $1400 for this, which is a little high for the budget.
What are the alternatives?
For example, could I rent and HDCAM deck and play it out from a Mac Pro? If so, what else would I need in terms of output cards and so on?
(Or should I just eat the cost ;o)
Thanks for any contribution.
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4 Replies
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Rocco,
A facility where I freelance can beat that by a substantial margin. Google me and you’ll find my number easily.
David
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Is this for a festival?
You might consider a Blu-Ray disc.
Same image quality at a fraction of the cost.
I’ve been doing a lot of those lately.
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In my world that’s an 8 hour day to make video legal and make audio levels legal plus lay it out to tape and tape stock. That would be the outside high end.
If your video levels are legal and the audio levels are fine (nothing over -10 dbfs) It could be done for half that easily, possibly less than half. ask for an hourly rate and provide stock if you can. Make sure it’s Sony stock. How long is the feature?Doug Beal
Editor / Engineer
Rock Creative Images
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Doing it yourself will mean buying an HD capture card ($1000 for a lower end one), Tri-Sync Generator ($300), renting the deck ($500-$1000), and then having the know-how needed to output to that rather complex deck. It isn’t a simple VCR…
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