[Pieco]

i’m no authority, but the HD I use shot on the Panasonic VariCam is smaller in size than your 1920×1080 uncompressed HD format. Panasonic HD I believe is 720p. someone will give you a more in depth and precise answer. However, this is not to say that the Panasonic HD Pro cannot be up-resed to full HD with great results.

[Pieco]

Thanks Shane,
I am finally seeing the light and you are the second to recommend the S2VR Duo.

Thanks for you time.

[Pieco]

Panasonic if ingested via Firewire, can be handled through firewire, which is what we do. But for some stuff, we might need to up-res it to full HD. We do get HD-CAM requests from time to time. it still seems that the Xserve is not a necessity unless you need to network multiple stations.

[Pieco]

good point. I have’nt learned the skill of simultaneous multi-edit bay editing. I called Cal Digit and John walked me through their products. They sound great.

Thanks again for your help.

[Pieco]

thanks for your explanation. I will have to try the process that you describe. I never thought about the yuv to rgb conversion. thanks for your time, i appreciate it.

[Pieco]

Thank you. For Graphics, the animation codec is what I use. But it still does something to the footage when I export.

[Pieco]

So Shane,
Am I just naive in thinking that XServe is the way to go? It seems pricey, but most people or companies that I deal with sware on those drives. I’m just ignorant on the subject, but will check out your recommendations. Thanks again for your time.