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Bruce Morgan

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HELLO Mac Folks
I am finaly in a postion to start my editing project on a ufo documentary .I have some questions about my post production equipment .
SET UP : with a Mac power book g4 1.5 mgz 1 gig ram and tiger os 10.4 ,I am using final cut pro 5 .
The material is mini dv footage(stadard definition) shot with the dvx100a about six hours worth .
THE STOREAGE AND EXTERNAL DRIVE IS A SEAGATE 300 GIG DRIVE (TWO TOTAL
FOR 600 GIGS .
ALSO FOR THE TRANSFERR I HAVE A PANASONIC AGDV 2500 DECK .
MY END PRODUCT IS A DVD FOR DIRECT SALE AND A SMALL HOPE FOR CABLE BROADCAST DUE TO THE FACT THIS IS SD NOT HI DEF VID.
I was reading the agdv2500 manual BY PANASONIC last night and there appears to be yet another box or converter which i am missing .
So with all the above ,
Question
Is this a good portable classic editing set ready to go or have I missed something .
Thanks for any help
Bruce
 
If for some reason you do need to purchase another component, IM assuming it would be a analog to digital convertor. On apples website they have a Canopus which works well. I do not have one but the station I edit at on occasion uses this (Not sure which Deck they use though).

Good Luck,
Andrei
 
It's got S-video and composite IN as well as stereo RCA in... so that will do everything the Canopus will do too...

If you need anything better you'll be hard shape to find a reasonable solution for your laptop. AJA has some nice stand alone boxes that include 8 channels audio, SDI etc... but sheesh... that's some lbs on an airplane.

CaptM
 
Thanks Guys
We backed up our interviews with all air force test pilots dep of defense alumni with the hi 8 video camera .
Do I understand that the panasonic 2500 has a through put capability to play back- process analoug video hi 8 so that it feeds to the mac as converted digital video files?
Ill read all the manuals through again
i am thinking
sony hi 8 camera via fire wire or rca connector to > panasonic 2500 deck >via fire wire mac power book to > seagate storeage .
I wish to work in file segments no more than 5 to seven minutes in length .Most segments will be only three minutes .
later we will do a hi def slide show version with narrative track for a value added feature (my limping handicapped )way of saying to the consumer" sorry i am not 100 per cent hi def ."
Thanks guys for the help
looks like I need a fire wire cable
alot more reading of manuals
and
a trip is in order to the genius bar about that anaoluge transferr stuff & and a possible analougue to digital box .
Cheers
Bruce
 
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Ok -- hang on.

Hi8 to deck via RCA ONLY!! then deck to FCP via FW. THEN, when capturing, make sure you TURN OFF device control or FCP will be looking for TC which won't be there.

Everything else looks good.

Being in the AF... I'd like to see this sometime!!

CaptM
 
So it appears it can be done ! Ill pm you on the type of sony analouge trv 58 I think
I Dont wish to load the board with esoterica .
When the project is completed ,

I will send you a free beta copy of some summary clips so you get the gist of what it is about .
The documentary will go up for on line sale as a dvd
with summary chapters downloadable for a very nominal cost
lts time frame is 1950's cold war air force and technalogy and of course unknows (Ufos)
Content has lots of as yet unpublished stills b&w from Korea( I bought sevreal private collections ) and interviews with instructors from Ft Monmouth where the had
THE SIGNAL SCHOOL.(did those interviews myself )
Cheers
Bruce
 
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