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Posted by Larry on 10/01/04 12:00
Hi!
I will need to buy a video i/o interface for my Mac (Mac Pro dual
xeon / 8GB Ram / Tiger / FinalCut Pro - latest version). I have tons
of live music footage (we usually shoot gigs from local bands playing
in our small independent venue) and I want to archive past
performences.
Footage format: analog betacam, digital betacam, now dvc-pro hd. We
have no problem with the dvc-pro as we use a firestone hd, but I need
to transfer all the betamax footage.
Betacam VCR is a Sony DVW-M2000.
So far my preference goes to the Aja IO HD, and the MOTU V3HD. All
seem to have a pretty complete connection that allows to plug all our
stuff -- VCR video/audio, screens, smpte synch...no HDMI input on the
V3HD but we wouldn't use that feature.
Guess the thing that will make a difference is the compression codec.
IO HD's Apple ProRes 422 vs compressed DVC Pro HD. My preference goes
to the V3HD for that reason as it might get easier to edit native DVC
Pro HD footage from our Panasonic cam with footage coming from the
betacam tapes.
However, I would like to know your opinion and advices.
Thanks
Larry
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