Posted by mv on 10/04/06 11:24

In message <1159941845.460290.250090@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
leekazimir@gmail.com writes
>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
>


Lee

Oh dearie me. You are about to get a dozen conflicting answers to this
one, maybe half will be backed by misdirection of the inept taking their
own sorry cases for a generality.

First off I'd be surprised if you could set up a half decent HDV capable
edit suite for 5,000 USD, but then I'm in the UK and many things are
cheaper over there. Over here it'd be a MINIMUM of 5,000 pounds
sterling, or about 8,500 USD

The issues to consider regarding Apple and PC are many. One thing about
Apple and Final Cut Pro is that the hardware/software compatibility is a
relatively simple matter, coming out of the same box as it were. PC's
are another reality since a gr4at many apparently professional/expert
turn key system providers are utter crap. However if one is able to
configure a PC and software properly, basically using the very best
components without regard to cost, systems based on Premier Pro 1.5 HDV
or Premier Pro 2 or Canopus Edius v.4 are excellent. I operate;

3 x PC systems with both Canopus SP/Edius and Premier Pro

1 x Dual Processor Apple G5 FCP 5

1 x Dual Processor Apple G4 FCP 5

Our PC systems are more stable and handle HDV better.

Others get differing results.
--
John Lubran

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