[Matt Norton]

I use 5.0 and do JVC HDV while I don’t use Vegas to capture or print with the rare exception of D-VHS
(most of my work goes strait to DVD) I found Vegas 4 and 5 to be very versatile. While it may not have
all of the presets for everything it has most of what you need to make it work with most anything if you
know what the specs are. I also found that it is easy to drop in third party codecs under AVI and Quick
Time. I have been able to avoid several updates by doing so.
I would think that there is probably a DVC-Pro codect out there somewhere if it isn’t already recognizing
it. you have to use an SDI or Analog card if you want to print or capture any of the pro tape formats other
than DV. There is a DV/DVC-Pro setting that you have to really search for when customizing Quick time
presets but that may only be SD sot sure about HD. I thought about trying one of those HDMI capture
cards. it’s not as nice as sticking in a card and downloading but in theory it would be in a easier to work
with format.

I think the real hang up would be the surround sound files from the HSC1U not sure Vegas can handle
them. it will take non copyright protected iPod videos but that’s probably a different beast.

Sony is a bit bias towards their gear and are trying to take over the whole market it would seam. That said
I can

[Matt Norton]

I use Sony Vegas to edit and it does do a nice job of converting to 24p. Most of my productions are less than 30 min. long so while it may take a while to convert it could work for me. I was hoping to get some native footage to see how pratical it would be.

[Matt Norton]

you may be able to get similar result by cranking the f stops higher however if your lighting isn’t
consistent your shutter speed will change. It takes some experimenting. those GRHD1 and JYHD10 are
great for Internet work and the blow out sales have been some good deals. I almost picked up a second
one. but now the new generation of cameras is about the same price. I am looking at Panasonic’s HDAVC
consumer and procosumer camera $1,000-2,000 and Sony’s new forth coming shoulder mount HDV for
under $2,000. I have also considered Sony’s 1080 24p hand held but it is priced so closed to the JVC
HD110 that I would rather have the versatility of the HD110 and respect that goes with a large pro
looking camera. most of my work it 24p movie look delivery.
JVC also has a new consumer camera with built in hard drive that looks very close to the HD1 an HD10 for under $2,000 but if it doesn’t have the pixle masking software I am not interesed.

It is kind of funny with a small hand held camera you can shoot allot of stuff you might other wise get
shot down for shooting with a full sized camera. at other events you put a full sized pro camera on your
shoulder and people get out of your way. They think you must be some one special.

[Matt Norton]

Green that is a new one mine is sometimes red. I emaild Ken at JVC asking about dead pixels. He says the
HD10 doesn’t have masking software.

He wrote this in response to one of my questions concerning their HDPRO line.

“It is a much higher price level of product that would be blemish free. And then an entirely much higher
product price point that would warranty such a blemish free block

Also note that all pro cameras encounter additional blemishes within their service life, The service
activity of taking care of this would be prohibitive for the manufacturer and the customer, that is why all
pro manufacturers build the software in.”……..”All of the professional camera manufacturers provide for
the ability to have no blemishes at 0dB using masking software. In fact the cameras are normally much
better than that and normally .We all replace the block under warranty if the masking software will not
mask such blemishes.”

That being the case they should have put the software in the Prosumer HD10 this camera when new
wasn’t that much less than the HD100/110 is now. what do you tell your clients when they ask what is that
red,white,or green dot on my face sticking out like a sore thumb on a 32″ HDTV set? I love JVC’s stuff
but I am seriously thinking about picking up a competitors entry level HD camera for comparison and
keep the HD10 as a back up and out door camera. I can hide the blemished with the shutter speed out side.

[Matt Norton]

I have been doing JVC HDV for three of four years now. The problem is that we are cramming sow much
info into a tiny tape with tiny heads with little if any redundant back up. unlike DV with 4 channels of
audio back up. many times will get a drop out or glitch and not even bat an eye but when you have a
clogged head or a bad tape you lose frames. I found that a high quality tape helps and minimizes drop outs
as does cleaning the heads. also fast forward and rewind all tapes before using them to record and don’t
touch them until you are ready to capture. Don’t blame the machine it may be the tape you are using. the
cheep Sony tapes are terrible. These will help reduce drop outs but really buying a hard drive is not a bad
idea it is cheaper in the long run then putting out $50, $100, or $200/tape for large formats and it is
instantly accessible. Oh and never reuse a tape for anything that is important.

[Matt Norton]

one time they got mine back in 2 weeks for a software update another time they screwed me over with for
three weeks with out fixing I had to have it sent back unfixed as I recall for a shoot I don’t remember or
baby it was a month when they did fix it. That’s not cool I have shot weddings with the 100, 110 and
recently shot an event with the HD250. I will be renting it again for a wedding in a week or so. The y
seam like sturdy cameras how is it you are have such problems?
I have been disappointed with the pixels getting stuck on but just read on here how to reset them. I was
going to buy one but I not so sure now. I love the images. the HD250’s 60p looks fantastic. I mostly do 24p
for weddings though. How about your self?

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[Matt Norton]

I have had pixle problems with the whole line in low light at slower shutter speeds. From the JY-HD10 to the HD100, HD110, and the new HD250. If you crank the aperture up to 1/500th the stuck pixles work fine. But once you turn it back down the pixles are stuck shining white again. (Read my post over in the HDV forum.) These were all praticaly new cameras too. I would sure like to get my JY-HD10 to work without stuck pixles. sometimes rebotting works but most of the time for indoor shots I just have to live with it.

[Matt Norton]

I have the prlblem with my JY-HD10 too. it seams to be an isue with all of the JVC HDV cameras. I just tried a HD250 out last weekend. Where did you read how to fix the the HD100?
I found if I crank the shutter speed to 1/500th they go away. but that isn’t any good with a GR-HD1 or JY-HD10 if you shooting inside with room light or low light.