[Andrew Hamilton]

Thanks for the info Rich. I’ll probably search Google for a more in depth response, because this is a little time sensitive, but I’ll be checking out the DVD when I get a chance.

[Andrew Hamilton]

sorry guys, one last quick question.

i’ll be working with a dslr on a windows based pc. i wanted to know what the best method would be to prepare the files for editing (software or otherwise)

[Andrew Hamilton]

Hey guys.

Thank you so much for the clarity. You’ve helped me out a lot. I’ll be testing out the dvcpro hd codec today to see what I’m dealing with for render times. You guys have really been a huge help and have saved me a huge amount of trouble for this weekend.

Craig – I agree, as a delivery format I think h264 is amazing. I can certainly believe that its used within broadcast today. Thank you for the quick response man.

[Andrew Hamilton]

Thank you guys for all the great info. You really gotta love a community of people that are so helpful.

[Andrew Hamilton]

Thank you Zane.

I do understand that, but my worry is converting for no reason and losing quality.

[Andrew Hamilton]

the teradek does sound nice. this doesn’t work with wirecast right now?

[Andrew Hamilton]

Alright.

So I’ve looked through what I’ve been told but I’m back with a couple more questions… well they’re problems not questions but anyways. The Tricaster seems like a good way to go, or even just some sort of video routing option (which would save a lot), coupled with wirecast, and through live stream. The problems that I’m facing at the moment are still hardware based unfortunately. I know I was told wired would be the way to go but honestly I don’t think it’s an option at this point. I was looking at solutions like the IDX Cam wave, but my bubble was broken quickly by the 150 ft limitation the hardware has. Some of the tracks we deal with are like 2 miles, maybe even 3 miles long. The straight away itself is about 1500 feet from the media center. I’ve been reading about WiMax which seems to be the best sort of network for long range video streaming. It needs a liscense but apparently that wouldn’t be an issue. Any suggestions? Has anyone tried WiMax, and if so, was it to their liking? Or is there another solution I should look into.

[Andrew Hamilton]

Thank you very much guys. The TriCaster technology was something I had come across before and was thinking of mentioning to the gentleman but wanted to see what other solutions there were out there. In terms of price, I believe that price is slowly becoming less of an issue, the figures just can’t be astronomical. From what I’ve gathered, the client is using the premium service on Livestream and I’ve teetered around with it. It’ll definately need a program to couple with it to really be effective. The project is strictly for streaming and internet replay it seems, but having something to use for production of an edited version of the stream later does sound like nothing but a bonus.

I’ll be looking into all of this over the next couple days, so if anyone else has anything else to add, I always appreciate it. Thank you for all the help guys.

[Andrew Hamilton]

Thanks John. Really appreciate all the info.

[Andrew Hamilton]

John, thanks a million man. I figured it was the codec pack causing the trouble and uninstalling it wasn’t working for me. From what I’ve read in my adventures through codecs, mp4s are horrible for editing and believe me from this point on, I will not be using them until I’m producing a final product. The majority of the files in one project are MP4s from one of those samsung camcorders. The other project was a mix of mts files and files which were originally FLVs and MP4s. Do you think my best bet would be to clean boot the system and then reinstall everything again, because it seems that I’ve found a way around the problem for the moment? I’m looking to upgrade to vegas 10 pro in the next month as well, so my other question is, do I hold my breath on any further action until my purchase?