[Bill Bilowit]

David, very true about Kona support, they have been there when I needed them. And thanks for the reminder that audio too travels through the SDI. Even though I’ve never output to an HD deck, I did capture all the clips through the Kona from an HDCAM player and it worked great.

Jeremy, that is the key, that I can get some set-up help. The 24-hour deck rental (and some strong coffee) would be a bit cheaper than the facility’s QT-to-HDCAM plus a b/u clone HDCAM. Another advantage of the deck is I’d be able to check the entire 96-minute program of each cassette, not just a spot-check in their machine room. SInce there won’t be time for run-through at the theatre, it’d be great to know it’s all there and pretty.

Thanks to you both for the quick response!