Posted by Bob Ford on 10/11/06 01:56

On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:15:34 -0500, "B. Olson"
<reallifevideoNoSpamtoday@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>> Depends on how much you want to spend. I have a Panasonic WJMX-50 and
>> those are going for around $1500.00.
>> I have seen several WJMX-12's for MUCH, MUCH less. I had a 12 for
>> several years and it worked great for me.
>> Stay away from the Videonics MX-1 or even the MX-Pro. Pure junk in my
>> opinion.
>> Bob Ford
>> Images In Motion
>> www.imagesinmotion.com
>
>
>I have heard this too, re the Focus Enhancement / Videonics switchers. I've been reading about a switcher that Datavideo makes
>but I have not seen one in person or being used. The Panasonic old switchers mentioned are a pain these days because you'll get
>glitches on each switch unless you hit a button or two before you make the switch. Hard to explain - but in other words, you have
>to do more than just hit one button from "Camera 1" to "Camera 2" to avoid the glitch. It's a royal pain. If you're using
>firewire, then you'd have to use new equipment. Panasonic makes a new digital switcher but it's very expensive

I think you may be suffering from "Operator error".

I used an MX-12 switcher for years with no glitches on the cuts
whatsoever. Switching from one camera to another is quite simple and
you can even cut from #1 to #2 on the same bus.

You can NOT do cuts on the same bus with the MX-50 because it creates
a momentary freeze frame on the source you are leaving.
Cuts on the 50 must be made from bus A to bus B but that is quite
simple to do also.

I have never actually used a Videonics but from everything I have seen
it is far more hinky to set up cuts, transitions, effects etc. than
the MX-50 is. All those little preview windows are a royal pain in the
arse and besides that IMHO it is a consumer toy.

The MX-50 is a digital switcher and they are currently being sold used
on eBay from a range of $1500.00 to $2000.00.
If you are talking about the MX-70 they are much more expensive.
Bob Ford
Images In Motion
www.imagesinmotion.com

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