Ernie Santella
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Ernie Santella
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There’s many reading this. Now, if you can get TC to come through HD-SDI into FCP, that would be news!
Ernie Santella
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George,
I’m glad you mentioned that. I believe the exact same thing. The small price of servicing the camera with new heads is cheap, even if you have to do it twice over it’s lifetime, that’s only about an 1/8 of the price of a new 1400 deck. I think there’s many who are doing the exact same thing.
Question to you, I can’t get TC out of the camera using HD-SDI into my Kona3? Firewire, yes, how are you getting TC?
Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
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Jan,
That may be Panasonics’s way to build everything to near-military specs, but that’s not realistic. We need a low cost deck that doesn’t get daily 24/7 use. Us small companies don’t need that. We need more of an entry-level deck that we use once or twice a week. P2 is out as many of us don’t have either the time or staff to copy and store footage for client archiving.
I guess Panny really isn’t listening to us. .
Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
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Jan,
Thanks for listening to us. Many of us are holding off on buying a 1400 deck because of price. Sure, there are still some large production companies and broadcast stations that have no problem with the cost. But, there are more likely way more small shops that just can’t justify it. (Thus, the popularity of HDV and other cheap formats) We are in the middle. Have to have high quality, but are very cost conscious. I have to rent on a job-by-job basis right now for digitizing. And then take my files to another house to lay-off to tape. I’m dying here for a cost-effective deck for in-house.
With the demise of many of the bigger high-end shops, I think us mid-size shops are in the majority now. Help us out and we will be loyal to you too!
Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
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Except the FS100 is flaky. The firewire jacks are not that secure and many have had problems losing connection. That’s why I will not buy one. I miss a take or two and I could ruin the entire project. Not worth the chance.
Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
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Andy, do you use an Apple Mighty Mouse? You can easily scroll the timeline with the tiny trackball on the mouse. This way you can do it as needed. I like that feature.
Ernie Santella
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I never digitize more than 5 min at a time either. I think we’ve all lost stuff. So, when I’m digitizing, I can easily separate it into clips that work for the project. This let’s me file manage it and take notes while I grab the footage.
Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
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Thanks for the responses guys!!
I’m really not trying to be difficult, I completely understand that different people have different workflows. I’m just trying to figure out why the logging ahead of time, seems to be the more popular option than digitizing while logging?
Let’s say you’re working on a corporate video that has 20 tapes (10 hrs of footage) Why is it better to log it all first, which takes at least 10-12 hrs, then, batch digitize all your list onto your drives, which could take from 8-10 hrs depending on how many keepers you’ve pre-decided to keep. I understand that you have a nice, clean list by pre-deciding your shots ahead of time, but it took a total of 18-22 hrs of edit system time to do both. (Is it because you can bill for all that time?)
I just think it wastes time, doesn’t it? I would rather be editing at full-rate, than lowering my rate for just digitizing. (You guys do charge less for digitizing – right? Most facilities do)
If I digitize while I log, I see all the footage myself, make notes while I’m digitizing and then, I’m ready to edit knowing exactly which shots I want to use. Plus, by digitizing all my reels, I have total control to use alternate takes, out-takes, swishes etc.
Am I missing some benefit that you guys are getting that I’m not?
Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
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I rarely log ahead of time. I guess I’m missing the point? Why log first, then digitize later? Doesn’t that put extra wear on your DVCProHD deck watching the tape, then having to rewind, then run the tape through again fast-forwarding and rewinding to locate your ins/outs to digitize? Sounds like lots of transport wear and tear. Digitizing on the fly is much faster as I just capture on the start/stops, no shuttling wear.
Sure, I understand that logging saves HD space and gives you time to more accurately log clips, but not everyone does it that way.
Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
http://www.santellaproductions.com