That is very true. Avid Xpress Pro HD is still not supporting it, which really shocked me.

I know you guys are all cool, just don't want it to turn out to be one of this really sh!tty sites that have and encourage hundreds of brand bashings, I know people here are alot more mature and professional but I just don't like people being pigeon holed just because you work on a mac or a pc. Same goes for which camera you use. This is a community and a very helpful one at that. And sorry if I sounded abit rough, I am at work after all :(

Daniel,

I didn't mean to start a war.

I too want to use whatever it takes to get the job done.

And if something "works" right out of the box doesn't it allows us more time to be creative? (rather than switching out video cards and installing drivers)

I too own a Dell and I am not a fan of the HVX!

Thanks,

Tom

It's not a problem Tom. :)

I have not changed hardware out of any of our DELL's except to improve upon the design and to better fit my needs. And I have plenty of friends that complain about the design flaws of using their Macs compared to their PC's, but that can change on any given day too.

I'm a technology wh*re and own damn near one of everything I can get my hands on. We use the HD100, HVX, Canon, DELL, Mac, both DV & HDV decks, HD displays, lite panels, etc. the list goes far and wide. If it's new, proven to work, and saves us time, money, or does a better job, we own it.

But the days of flaky computers has gone south some 10+ years ago, yet people still talk like it's 1995 and as if PC's have never improved. Even our DELL's are not perfect and have issues from time to time, but no more or less than the issues of our office Mac.

Well said!

I'm interested in how you like the HVX when comparing it to our beloved JVC's.

Thanks,

Tom

Thanks Tom.

And I express my opinion on the HVX quite often, both for and against. But we still shoot with it when the time calls for it, if that's any indication. For it's design and intended use it's a good little camera. I fear I defend it enough around here (perhaps more than I should) as it is. ;)

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Tom -

Are you still using FCP 5.0 (now that there hasn't been an upgrade for JVC at 24p) or are you considering changing?

I've just hooked up my IBM clone and plan on using Premiere Pro 2 w/cineform aspect HD - which, apparently, is one of only 3 programs that will edit in true 24p (the others being liquid and Canopus).

Or am I behind the times with these statements?

john
evilgeniusentertainment.com

PS - how's the pre-production going?