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Posted by nappy on 11/20/07 23:58
"peter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:dSv0j.6105$rg1.3722@trndny04...
> Is it reasonable for video production/rental place to charge $140 per hour
> to transfer video from DVCPRO format to an avi file on a hard drive? I
> thought $140/hr is the rate for editing. Video transfer hardly requires
> any human interaction.
>
Sounds way high to me. Considering the simplicity of a digital format .. no
setup. It's just a capture.
> I've already been to a very reasonably place call 911media.org. They rent
> edit suite for $15/hr. Unfortunately, they only have DVCAM decks (e.g. dsr
> 20, dsr 30). They play back DVCPRO tapes in slow motion with stuttered
> audio :(
Sounds like it might be cheaper to rent the deck and capture yourself.
>
> Another place, verrents, rents dvcpro deck for $175 per day.
> Unfortunately, they require some sort of business insurance which I don't
> have.
:( Sometimes a credit card will do fine. I have gotten away without the
insurance in the past.
>
> If anyone has a lead on other places in seattle, please let me know. I
> have total of 3.5 hour of video I need to transfer. Or, could someone sell
> or donate a dvcpro deck to 911media? :)
Have 911media rent the deck for you. Pay them $200 for it and use their room
for $15/hr.
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