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Old August 28th, 2007, 04:16 PM   #1
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HD editing in Vegas

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?
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Old August 29th, 2007, 01:25 AM   #2
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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.
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Old August 29th, 2007, 04:33 AM   #3
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What's the advantage to using Cineform Connect rather than Vegas to capture?
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Old August 29th, 2007, 06:33 AM   #4
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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.
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