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March 15th, 2005, 06:32 AM | #1 |
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New FireStore FS-4 HD
very nice: http://www.focusinfo.com/company/pr_new/031405_FS4HD.htm
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March 15th, 2005, 06:42 AM | #2 |
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Sweet!
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March 15th, 2005, 11:15 AM | #3 |
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I would imagine, that 40% of HDV users will buy this new FS-4 HD or DV Rack HD! I know dag-on well I will own one or both.
Just imagine the possibilities! One thing though.... TIMECODE is a MUST! The timecode must be in synch with what is recorded on MiniDV Tape! Give or take a few frames is OK, but for the most part, timecode gotta be in line. I cannot edit from a DTE/DTD file and in the event of calamity, I need to recapture from my tapes...I need my NLE to be able to find the clips without problem. - ShannonRawls.com |
March 15th, 2005, 12:53 PM | #4 |
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I agree whole-heartedly ... matching timecode is critical.
But I don't see how the Firestore device can offer this ... given that the Firestore offers a prestart buffer that would be recording without tape running. I'm ready to see how it actually turns out, but my guess is the timecode won't match. GB |
March 15th, 2005, 02:21 PM | #5 |
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Freerun (Time of Day) timecode is just fine with me.
I will simply set the camera and the DVR at 00:00:00;00 at crew call and start them at the same time (will be a few frames off, but that's ok) To claim to be a "PRO" product, you gotta add some "PRO" features. That's how I look at it. Maybe it should have the option to turn off the pre-roll feature and simply slave to the tapes timecode, same as a 1-to-1 copy on a deck. If it can't slave/sync to the cameras timecode, that's ok, just add freerun timecode option and everything is solved. - ShannonRawls.com |
March 15th, 2005, 02:38 PM | #6 |
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The firestore device stores the raw MPEG 2 transport stream coming from the camera according to the press release. This stream contains timecode as I explained earlier.
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Hey, but Ben....we have a few capturing systems out there now and none of them pull time code from the HDV cameras. The only one I'm aware of that does is the HDVxDV - no one here has bought it to try it though. I think we're all tired of buying software right now. (I mean on the Mac end.)
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Actually I have realized that I was thinking of 'DV Rack' when I mentioned the 'always recording' feature -- I don't recall if the Firestore offers something similar but I think not.
My hope is that the device uses the timecode that is sent to tape. GB |
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