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 Posted by ALR on 09/09/05 19:16 
Hi All, 
 
I am researching a new setup for video conversion and editing.  My 
goal:  A prosumer hardware/software package that will allow me to 
capture analog and digital video from tapes to hard drive, edit it 
efficiently and author it to DVD.  I will be working with home video 
and stills from family and friends, creating custom DVDs for them.  I 
may do some work for $$ eventually in the local market.  I have maxed 
out what I can do with my Ulead VideoStudio 9.0 and want to make a big 
jump. 
 
Some of the features that are key to me: 
-Automatic scene detection during and after capture (optical detection 
in particular) 
-Good toolset for working with stills, including flexible pan, zoom and 
rotate 
-Solid sound editing capability, including the ability to multi-trim 
audio files and loop them 
-Solid titling and menu creation 
 
I'd love to get your picks for: 
-CPU (Mac or Windows OK) 
-HD storage 
-Monitors (How many, setup?) 
-Aftermarket cards (I/O and/or acceleration) 
-Main software/bundle 
-Add on software 
-Anything else (jog shuttles, custom keyboards...) 
 
Budget $5000-10,000 
 
Any help much appreciated, ALR
 
  
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