I do about 90% of my work with HDSLR’s. I’ve recently shot over a dozen multi-cam shoots with 5d’s and T2I’s. Sony Vegas Pro edits them nicely.
1. 12min clips are an issue- I shoot mostly corporate and commercial. If I need longer times, I rent other HD cams. (Ex1, HVx200,Af100)
2. Double system sound- You need a good solution. (h4n zoom, good mics etc)
3. Vegas handles multiple codecs nicely.
4. Have the beefiest machine you can afford to edit with for DSLR’s. I use MPEG Streamclip and the Dnx workflow from Avid
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