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use compressor and when you select de-interlace set it to sharp.

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Any camera you get just like any computer you get will most likely be replaced with a newer model within 6 months any way. There is nothing wrong with HD you get great quality for the money, sure there are better cameras out there, but for many people whey are just to expensive so HDV is fine.

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First let me say that my comments are based from my own personal experiences in working for a small business, which I assume that you are because it sounds like this is a family business.

A common problem with many small businesses is that the people running them have little or no experience or knowledge in actually running a business, they are people with a particular skill that they base there business around. This lack of business knowledge leads to many many problem in the company especially once employees are introduced in to the equation. Now I am not saying this is true in your case, I just say this because based it is possible that the employees comment has some validity.

Another potential problem is that because this is a “family” business, it can make it difficult for a family member to stay impartial when it comes to potential problems with a family member in the business. This is why most companies have strict policies about family members working together.

I do not however agree with were the comment was made. But in a family business it could be that the employee felt that no mater where he made the comment it would be taken by family members as an attack on the family, and so he chose to say it in-front of others so that at least someone who is not a family member could hear his concern.

I also wanted to comment on your use of the term “troops” I hope that you don’t use that term in-front of your employees it can easily make them feel like they are an un-valuble grunt, and no employee wants to feel that way even if they really are an un-valuble grunt.

Running a family business can be difficult especially when you start introducing non family members in.

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How full are your hard drives? Always leave a minimum of 10% open on any hard drive.

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There are some free tutorials that are included with FCP. Check those out first, its a good way to get started.

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I have always just connected a VHS Player to a set top DVD recorder, bypassing the computer completely.

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Douse it still do it after trashing the FCP preference files.

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Try trashing your FCP preference files.
Download Final Cut Rescue.

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It probably wont even let you install it on your computer if you don’t meat the system requirements.

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“I am also new to Mac (OS9), I have been learning Mac and FCP simultaneously, arrgghh!”

Are you actually learning FCP on a OS 9 machine? Or do you really mean OS X. Apple discontinued OS9 YEARS ago, and the current version of FCP is much better then the one that ran on OS9