David Jones
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[Jeff Carpenter] “Should be ok…sort of. The main problem is that you’re stuck with only 1 firewire port. That’s IT, you can’t add anything else. You’ll have to buy a firewire hub and use it to split the one port into two…one for a camera (or deck) and one for a hard drive. It’s not ideal, but for DV video it should work ok.
I’d also suggest getting the full 2 GB of RAM (buy it somewhere other than Apple). At the very least, go for 1 GB. (For that, Apple’s price is fine to go with.)
The Macbook’s main weakness is the video card but that shouldn’t be such a big deal for Final Cut Pro.
If this is a secondary system that’s for capturing and field editing only I’d feel ok. My main concern would be using it to lay BACK to tape. It should work but I could see a higher chance of dropped frames in that situation. If you can edit on this and then move your drive to another computer to finish the project then I’d worry less.”
Are you talking from experience, or just offering your best guess?
Because I have a new MacBook Pro, and you should know that you are not limited to just a single firewire port as you say.
It comes with a new ExpressCard 34 slot, which lets you add additional firewire or SATA ports for example, quickly and easily.
While the video card is not as bad-assed as some of the new models out now that have cooling blocks as big as a car,
it is still nice enough to drive an additional 30-inch cinema display,
and offers better performance than most folks have on a desktop system.
In fact the MacBook Pro offers better overall performance than most of the computers you folks are using to run Final Cut Pro,
and as long as you use a drive sub-system that has enough throughput to support the edit media of choice, DV, 10-bit SD, HD for example,
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I have recorded audio from phones once or twice over the years, so here’s my two cents worth.
I record straight most of the time without processing.
The last time I used the normalize function on an audio file was with the 2.7 version of Sound Designer II, so it’s been a while.
I apply EQ, compress/limit, and what not in the computer.
I record the interviewer and interviewee on separate tracks, with the interviewer recorded through his/her own mic, and wearing headphones.
I will generally use an aux send to feed the phone hybrid, and adjust the null so that only the audio from the interviewee is coming back down line. -
Since you have computers already, just use one of them for the recorder.
Run over to Guitar Center and purchase an inexpensive usb audio interface that has a built-in mic-pre,
an inexpensive 25ft xlr mic cable, a cheap mic stand, and one of their $99 mics.A couple of large rubber tubs can hold sand, gravel, rocks, or? for footsteps and such.
assign the students the job of finding inexpensive or free items for noise makers,
have a team look over the animation and make notes about what type of effects should occure and where.Good Luck!
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[l_vaughan] “which is the best to use?”
That my friend would depend on you!
Budget/features/intended use?It’s kind of like asking, which is best, an Audi A6 or a top fuel dragster.
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People have been doing this for many many years,
It’s called a switcher! -
My New Macbook Pro does not have an S-Video out.
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[tony salgado] “Ideas cannot be copyrighted.
Keep in mind some agencies do not accept unsolicited material to avoid possible law suits later.
Depending on how they react they might sue you for violating their trademark and/or copyright if you profit from use of their product.”
What Tony said!
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I would also throw a TC window burn on to the video you send.
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You might give a PZM a try.