Thank you all for your input…by initial post seems to have created some buzz. I now have another question. If I choose to go the F900 route and don’t have a problem with the traditional offline/online scenario…what sort of problems to I run into with timecode in online? For instance, if my workflow begins with shooting 24p 1080 with the F900, I downcovert (maybe not the right word) to the DVCPro HD Codec to work in FinalCut using a decklink extreme card (for example) how do I be sure of timecode accuracy in online? I’m just not sure I understand how the dropped frames work between the 2 formats. Can I online in a suite other than FinalCut Pro?
Thanks…you guys are very very helpful with your thorough responses. What a great forum for figuring these things out!!!
Laurie