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Posted by doc on 10/05/93 11:50
i tend to agree with this idea as well. especially when it comes to HD,
wherein i will wait at least one year (maybe two) to allow the dust to
settle on format, config, best applications, etc. before running out and
investing even the slightest of money into it :o)
drd
"Pat Horridge" <pat@remove-spam.vet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Gary Eickmeier" <geickmei@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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>> doc wrote:
>>> nice review. i do understand completely. thanks for the input.
>>> sometimes it helps to hear someone else say it, "know what i mean?" i
>>> tell myself don't even think about it, go for all the gutz ya can afford
>>> and then some, that is . . stretch to the hilt, but then i forget why.
>>> you said it in a nutshell, "6 mos" that's about the size of it too.
>>> then, there'll be something new coming along that in 18 months will be
>>> unusable by anything on the market, huh?
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>> Hold on a minute. This sounds a lot like the megapixel race.
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>> If the computer does the job for you now, it will do the job for you in
>> 18 months as well - regardless of what comes out next. This is similar to
>> worrying about how many megapixels the next generation of cameras will
>> have. If 6, 8, or 10 are doing the job for you now, then they will be
>> just as good 10 years from now.
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>> The only factor in video worth worrying about is the ability to handle
>> HD. So find out which systems can do that, and then get one of those and
>> edit. HD won't be replaced for a long time.
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>> Gary Eickmeier
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> True but the speed with which you can do the edit is an important factor
> if you charge for that time.
> A low mega pixel camera takes the pictures at the same rate as a high one.
> A slow old computer will just not process effects and render and export as
> fast as a newer one.
> This is compounded by the fact that some people will have the newest
> fasted kit and when a Client has used their kit they will soon get
> frustrated when moving onto slow kit. They then start to moan and
> ultimately they vote with their feet.
> It is a fine balance of course. It's not always best or most sense money
> wise to get the very fastest. Often one down from fastest is cheaper and
> almost as good. I prefer to stay one step behind the bleeding edge if I
> can.
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