Posted by leekazimir on 10/04/06 06:04

Folks,

I've just shot 100 hours of HDV tape for a documentary I'm making. I'm
now facing the question of how to edit it all.

Back when I bought into the format last January, there was no clear
editing solution for HDV. Edius Canopus, Final Cut HDV, Vegas, and
several others were all being talked about. I've been totally out of
the loop for 9 months now and I'm wondering if there is a clear
favorite yet.

I want to spend a maximum of 5,000 USD on a setup. I'm willing to go
either PC or Mac, depending on which works better for me. (I've never
owned a Mac, having done all my previous editing in Adobe Premiere.)

So the first question is: what platform and what software do you
recommend?

Also, what are my main concerns with hardware? Maximum storage space?
Fast disks? I know HDV is supposed to take up 40 gigs per hour, but
isn't that ONLY while it's uncompressed?

Frankly, I'm a total newbie when it comes to editing HDV, so any
recommendations you could give (or links to websites with descriptions
of the hardware and software concerns of HDV) would be a major help.

Thanks in advance,
Lee

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