Posted by Steve Guidry on 12/04/06 17:57

You really need to be asking these questions to your systems integrator.

Larry advised you earlier in the thread to get one, but knowing video guys
like I do, you're probably thinking that you can do it yourself.

Do yourself a favor, and don't to that. Get an _independent_ systems
integrator, and spend 5 - 8% of your budget getting the best advice you can
get - - NOT just this half-assed advice you get here. Sure, there are
knowledgeable people here - - Bruce, Dennis, Larry, Bill, etc. Any one of
us has done this a number of times, and could design a killer setup for you.
But no one is going to do al the research necessary to answer all your
questions without getting paid to do it. By independent, I mean someone who
DOESN'T sell the gear he recommends. Then take his specs and bid it out.
This is the only way I know of to make sure you're getting good advice.

Your project is too big and too important to screw up. And you'll be living
with these decisions for 9 years, I think you said.

Just my $.25 . . . which I'm sure you'll ignore . . .

Steve


<blackburst@aol.com> wrote in message
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>I run a medium size access center. We have about 9 years to go on the
> contract and a one-time upgrade of about $400k.
>
> I have to rebuild for 9 years with the future in mind. Obviously I will
> go digital, and I'd like to go HD, or at least with upgradable
> equipment.
>
> Editing is easy, FCP. The studio is the tricky part. What format (tape?
> hard drive?) I am interested in the Broadcast Pix switcher, but which
> cameras? They need to be configurable for studio use (tally, etc.), so
> I guess I need SD/SDI cameras that can be used in the studio, but are
> HD capable. Any such beast? And I'd like to have a tape-to-tape edit
> capability, but which format? (Must be capable of insert of video,
> audio 1 or audio 2)
>
> Any help here...?
>

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