Workstation for XLH1
what is your workstation of choice? Mac or PC? What are the pros and cons of each? for editing 24f?
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Macs can run Premiere Avid and FCP...and you can use Bootcamp
to run Vegas, etc. so if you want something to do everything then a MacPro, MacBook Pro, or the nice new iMac should work pretty well. Personally I really enjoy FCP and the new ProRes codec. It of course works seamlessly with 24f. The only con is the price of the hardware. However a stocked MacPro is not much different than a similar Dell. |
I'm seriously considering getting a mac, though i've invested quite a bit into PC already....but i think because i'm going to need to upgrade both computer and Editor, i'm thinking about doing the switch..... i think it might be a good time...mainly because of Bootcamp allowing me to use alot of software that i have, and of course the new Final Cut Studio.....i've heard good things about it. My alternative is getting a new souped up Dell PC and upgrading Premiere to CS3 and getting Aspect HD, but i think the Mac might serve me well.....
oh yeah, and i don't much care for the new Vista OS, too many compatibility issues right now. |
Will, what are you doing to monitor with FCP? what is the best way to do realtime monitoring? MXO? Second Display?
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I have a PowerMac G5 and love it. I can't wait until my new Mac Pro comes in, it should be much more performant then the G5 in HDV.
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Running a dual core PC with Prospect 2K.
Prospect and 24F - ... I'm in PAL valley 25F ..... Simply the best investment i have made in many years. |
Do you want to run SDI out of the H1? Are you capturing HDV to tape?
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Awesome. Even when we are on location we lug the HDLink/Apple Monitor combination around because it makes things real easy. It fits snuggly in a rolling Pelican case. No focus problems here. :) |
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ProRes or similar. Makes keying things VERY easy. The H1's HDV works well if shot and lit correctly. We just ordered a Convergent Design's HDV to HDSDI converter. We'll see how that helps us edit everything in something better than HDV. |
Since you're only looking at HDV for now, you might think about a Dell 690 Workstation with a Matrox RT.X2. I've been looking at getting this for work.
If you think you might eventually want to capture HD-SDI straight from the camera or a deck, I would take a look at the Matrox AxioHD. I've seen both and they look good using Adobe Premiere, but I'm sure there are others out there. I haven't really done a very good job of comparing them. Especially value/dollar. |
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What deck for HDV / FireWire capture is Frequently Asked (answer: use a consumer Canon HDV camcorder).
What deck for SDI capture: you must use the XL H1 in VCR mode (as a deck) in order to capture from SDI. Alternatively, if you recorded to an external deck via SDI in the first place, then you use that deck for capture from SDI. |
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