Posted by Larry J. on 09/14/05 03:46

Waiving the right to remain silent,
kaveh@delete_this.river-valley.com (Kaveh) said:

> Larry J. <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> Then, get a good scan converter with SDI out and record
>> everyone's presentation on an appropriate videotape machine(s).
>> Mix it live with the cameras, and also record an iso of the
>> computers.
>
> Really appreciate the benefit of your experience. Now I am a
> beginner to anything video, so a basic question:
>
> When you say "mix it live", do you mean record on the same video
> stream?
>
> I would rather save them separately, as each one will compress
> best with a different compression algorithm. If I have several
> recordings with the same timeline, I can then present them in
> different ways, depending on the user. For example one user
> might want to see the presentation slides, not the presenter. I
> don't know if there are any complications with this. For
> example, will they stay synchronized when I combine them on a
> computer? (You can see I am a beginner in video!)
>
>>
>> Using something like a Sony DSC-1024HD, you could even do an
>> NTSC (or PAL) HD recording, if you're concerned about the down-
>> conversion of your computers.
>
> I am going to do a good study of scan converters and similar
> devices.

Is this happening fairly soon..? You may want to enlist the
services of a good AV company. Save yourself all the research and
having to scrounge up the equipment.

Make sure they understand completely how you want to use the
recordings.

Of course, there's also budget considerations. You haven't
mentioned if your client is trying to do this for a song...

--
Larry Jandro
Video Engineering & Equipment Rentals
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
[Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to reply]

[Back to original message]