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Posted by marks542004 on 01/13/06 01:15
Bonzi wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm new to video production and need some advice from the experts. I am
> looking to make some instructional dvd's. Basically the "stage setting"
> is in doors sitting against a well lighted backdrop.. nothing fancy..
> lighting won't be an issue because I've done stills in the same setting
> and they came out great with a 1megapixel digital camera. No fancy
> zooming necessary. I'm not filming a movie or anything. I have a 1ghz
> pc and I'm looking for a minimal setup which includes:
>
Your PC may be under powered for video. The video card is not as
significant as memory , processor speed and disk capacity. DV is about
13 GB per hour and you need extra space for edits and DVD authoring
files.
My system is Athelon processor 2Ghz with 160 GB hard drive and 512Mb
memory. Does the job but could be better.
> 1. miniDV camcorder (GL1, XL1, VX1000 or something cheaper?) with a
> tripod.
>
I would go with a decent consumer camera since you don't seem to need a
lot of frills.
> 2. the firewire card
lots of choices. None I have seen seem any better than the others. You
can get cards with other ports on them if you need USB2 as well as
firewire.
My current card was about $40 from a Walmart.
>
> 3. NLE Software - ?
Sony Vegas Movie Studio + DVD Platinum edition around $100 bucks
good stable editor with some nice transitions and effects.
Spending more money buys you more features that you may eventually
want.
Pinnacle either works well for you or its a real pit.
>
> 4. dvd burner
Visit your local store and take your pick. I would look for the fastest
unit 16x and media to match since the time required to burn will be an
issue for you.
>
> I don't have any old analog tapes that i need to deal with or any
> situation like that. As far as the final result, I probably won't make
> VHS tapes (DVD only) but it would be nice to have the option up front.
> I've read about problems getting decent VHS quality... but I don't want
> to open that can of worms in this topic. Any basic suggestions like
> "you won't have any problems" would be nice though lol...
>
> I don't need super high quality... but the better it is... the more
> pleasant it will be for the viewer, so if spending $1500-$1800 on a
> used camera will be significantly better than a used $700 camera, I'm
> willing to do that.
>
> Some have recommended renting equipment in the past... but I'd rather
> do it myself that way I'm not pressured to create perfect content on
> the "action" call... Plus, I can buy used gear and resell it when I'm
> done.
>
Think about your situation if a camera goes dead during a shoot. Some
rental places will get you a replacement within an hour.
> Is the list above all I'll need (beside the dvd software to create
> menus)? If so, can anyone recommend a camcorder and dvd burner for this
> situation? It would be nice to be able to burn 10 or 15 DVD's in a
> short period of time (say a couple of hours... i don't know).
>
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There are commercial DVD duplicators that will either do one at a time
but autofeed or that will do multiple drives. Fairly expensive though.
You might want a paint program to do fancier titles, menus etc.
You also need to make DVD box liners and labels.
www.videohelp.com has a lot of info including DVD formats and burn
times.
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