I plan on buying the Canon XH-A1 in the fall. I currently use Vegas for editing purposes. How easy is it to edit HD rather than SD in Vegas? Do I need an HD monitor, or can I stick with my Dell 1702FP flat panel monitor?

I plan on buying the Canon XH-A1 in the fall. I currently use Vegas for editing purposes. How easy is it to edit HD rather than SD in Vegas? Do I need an HD monitor, or can I stick with my Dell 1702FP flat panel monitor?

I edit HDV all the time now and don't notice any difference. I do however use Cineform Connect to capture. I'm using a core2 with 2 gbs of ram. I use a raid 0 array for capture, but It's probably not necessary. The Cineform does create large file sizes but Vegas (I'm using Version 6d still) has no problem whatsoever with them.

I don't think many are editing HDV natively. I'm pretty sure Vasst has Gearshift which is a scaled down intermediate file, but most(?) recommend using Cineform.

No, you don't need an HD monitor. At least I don't. Unless you have too much money.

What's the advantage to using Cineform Connect rather than Vegas to capture?

What's the advantage to using Cineform Connect rather than Vegas to capture?


Vegas only captures using Cineform medium quality setting.
Cineform NEO/HDV (replaces ConnectHD) and offers three higher quality settings.