[Jason Burkhimer]

Yea, I just found that too. Thanks Doug. I still would like to hear some impressions if anybody has had some hands on time with the cam. Also, as I asked in my first post, does anybody know if it supports DTE(firestore)?

-burk

[Jason Burkhimer]

I appreciate all the input guys. I figured it was a scam. I mean when I called them asking about it, the guy was like “So you wanna buy it or what?” It sounded like a 16 year old sitting on the back of a truck. The reason i asked here, was because of my other questions “hands on time…”

-burk

[Jason Burkhimer]

People think that because moving from 16 bits to 32 bits gave us a significant performance increase, that there will be something similar moving from 32 to 64 bits. There won’t. For anything but the most specialized applications (nope, video is not one of them), moving from a 32 bits to 64 bits computing platform is a non-event.

If that is the case, then why does every 64bit related article mention digital video and content creation as one of the key areas that WILL benefit from the upgrade? Im not saying youre wrong(I am definitely no authority on the subject matter), Im just wondering why I should believe you over the architects behind the technology and various journalists reporting on the subject matter.

-burk

[Jason Burkhimer]

I’m not so sure about that. The 64 bit machines render a LOT faster than their 32 bit equivalents

I agree, but is the performance gain coming from overall better architecture processor and mobo, or is it coming from the actual 64bit computing process? I think the 64bit processors just have more efficient tech.

[Jason Burkhimer]

Short answer: yes. You really havent provided that much information by saying “64 bit computer” Are you talking just 64bit processors or are you making the leap to Windows XP64? Either way, youre not going to see any real gains from the 64bit architecture. If you are upgrading to WIN 64bit, you will have to run in 32 bit Legacy mode, as Vegas and other Sony products dont have 64bit versions yet. So, will they work? Yes. Will you see any performance gains as of right now? No.

-burk

[Jason Burkhimer]

thanks ed and kevin for the input. Interesting stuff, kev. Im glad to hear everything is running smooth because i was a little hesitant about using XP64 in a production environment, but now that Ive cleared most of my external projects, I think Ill try that setup for some of my in-house projects. thanks again guys!

-burk

[Jason Burkhimer]

Thanks, Ill give it a try!

[Jason Burkhimer]

That might be the case. If Im doing a 24p widescreen output, how should I set the field order?

[Jason Burkhimer]

Jason,
IF you have certain other things running like antivirus it MAY affect the playback. Turn off anti virus to see how that works. Also have you put any thing onto the clip such as slow motion, color correction or any other type of effect. Effects MAY slow down the p;ayback and give a jerky motion. I did see where you said the test MPEG and DVD were the same so as much as I hate to say it you might want to recapture the footage (a portion of it where you have the jerky motion anyway) just to see if it was in the capture.
Just throwing ideas out right now to see if anything helps.
Don

Thnks for the reply don. Unfortunately, I cant recapture the footage(wedding). I just didnt know if there was some “motion blur switch” that I was missing or some other really simple fix. I guess Im stuck with hard to watch footage. Thanks for your help tho guys.

-burk

[Jason Burkhimer]

its evident in the editing but I also did a test render and output to dvd. its the same. The footage from the cam looks great. i had the preview set to draft. What do you think?