Bill Celnick
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I shot depositions for about 5 years – 1998 – 2003. Back in those days we were still shooting VHS and frequently what we shot today got played back in court tomorrow – any editing of testimony was not permitted, and timecode needed to appear on screen.
Our set-up was basically this: shoot 1 tape in camera while copying out to a tape deck simultaneously for a back-up copy. In this business you cannot afford to not shoot a live back-up as if your original fails you and your client are royally screwed.
For audio we used a Shure Mixer that accommodated up to 4 mics which were Sony EZM 44’s (wired lavs).
Audio was monitored from the camera headphone jack, not the mixer. We also recorded a simultaneous audio cassette for the court reporter. as a courtesy – it makes their job easier, and frequently they are the ones who refer business to you.Good luck.
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If money isn’t an issue I’d buy the more powerful machine every time – might not make that much difference with FCP 7, but I’m guessing that if this laptop lasts 4 years you won’t be using FCP 7, and whatever you use will work better with the bigger processor and ram.
I assume that the OS will be Mavericks – there have been questions on if it works with FCP 7, but you will need it for the current FCP X.
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What you need to do is select your audio track, then go to the “Modify” menu, then uncheck “stereo pair”. Then you can work with each of your audio tracks individually.
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Sorry Neal – I should have read your post more thoroughly – I don’t have a new Mac Pro – mine is a 2010 tower.
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Yes – all my computers – MacPro, iMac, PC laptop recognized it immediately – I’ve used it with Encore, DVDSP, Toast, and Nero.
Presently I use it with my PC, using the Pioneer Drive in the enclosure with my Mac Pro.
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I’ve had good experience using the Buffalo Technologies external usb Blu-ray burners – as well as making my own with an internal Pioneer BDR drive in a usb/esata enclosure.
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I would agree with Mark – not just for the age of the hardware, but the age of the technology in both of these machines as well. Couple that with a 30 day vs 1 year warranty, if the dollars are the same, I’d do the iMac.
The 2012 iMac is still relevant, but the 2009 Mac Pro is in its twilight.
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Assuming similar price, I’d probably go for the iMac, simply because its not even a year and a half old, whereas the Mac Pro is 5 years old.
I have a 2010 Mac Pro that is still the backbone of my production work, and love the fact that it is very expandable, whereas an iMac isn’t, but to me the age difference is a big factor – what are the warranties?
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I have not tried to incorporate chapters into these projects – never saw the need, but I’m guessing that AME would not recognize an FCP marker.
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I’ve created my Smart TV thumb drive video’s not with Compressor, but with Adobe Media Encoder – which I presume you have since you have Encore.
After editing in FCP 7, I export a QuickTime move -I have done it in HDV at times, then bring that into AME. using the preset for h.264 HDTV 720P 29.97
For my purposes, AME is usually much faster than Compressor.