[Ramona Howard]

lol…..

Isn’t it the truth.

Cheers,
Ramona

[Ramona Howard]

Edward,

Thanks, that’s exactly what I was looking for.

Cheers,
Ramona

[Ramona Howard]

Thanks Gary.

I will add this to the information

Cheers,
Ramona

[Ramona Howard]

John,

It’s a funny market right now. Everyone wants cheap but they also want all of the flexability to go along with it. I don’t think the dust is going to settle on this for a very long time and when it does we all may be surprised as to what comes out on top.

The whole VHS/Beta thing keeps coming to mind. What is better and what won the marketplace?

Cat5 may not do the trick, but it wouldn’t surprise me if something else comes out of all this, technology is moving very fast. Comments are often made at how cutting edge we are but when I start making comparisons to everything else, my brain hurts.

Boy I love my job,
Ramona

[Ramona Howard]

Tony,

I think you hit it right on the head. I just hope we don’t have people complaining down the road because it doesn’t support something it was never intended for.

Understanding exactly what it can do from the start is very important, as is anything.

Cheers,
Ramona

[Ramona Howard]

Gary,

We have not used Iomega products for quite a while and it has never come up with any of the studios we have ever dealt with. As far as for a camera, can it even handle the uncompressed datarate needed, I think not. Compressed is a topic for another person, maybe someone will shed light on exactly what the specs are that Iomega can handle.

Every client we deal with wants uncompressed, either from a camera or off tape(even though tape is compressed) so we normally have our blinders on dealing with the many aspects of the uncompressed realm. I can say filmmakers won’t use something that won’t give them excellent results, they are comparing it to film thus it must yeild the same results for them to bless it.

Cheers,
Ramona

P.S Check out the info on our new site where we begin to cover the Varicam stuff. https://www.spectsoft.com/wiki/RaveManual/Solutions/Film

Let me know if any needs to be added or if you have any suggestions.

[Ramona Howard]

Pretty much all of our clients are film, however we also do have a mix doing short form, heck now that I think of it our clients are all over the map.

I agree, this is not the camera for the filmmaker.

Cheers,
Ramona

[Ramona Howard]

I’m bitting my tongue on this one……and can only say without 24p it won’t fly…..except out the window.

Cheers,
Ramona

[Ramona Howard]

Hey Bob,

This is why you make the big bucks….

Take it easy,
Ramona

[Ramona Howard]

Robert,

A couple of things come to mind.

Check the connections. It seems odd that the card just started and stopped working.

Are you using the KBOX in this setup? If so try the other cables and bypass the KBOX, this will narrow things down a bit.

The last thing that comes to mind is heat. This can be a killer. The AJA boards have proven to run very well even when heat is present, but it’s worth a check. I know other cards(not AJA)have had this issue and don’t fair as well. *Heat can cause warping which can account for components to just stop working or to be intermittent.

Good luck,
Ramona