DVR mpeg4 into FCP?

SplitVision

SplitVision

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Hi,

We want to buy an 8 camera Closed Circuit TV system for our audio recording studio. Our hopes are that we can take the footage recorded onto the DVR (in mpeg4 format) and then drop it into FCP so we can edit some of the candid in-studio moments.

If you can, please let me know if this is possible.

here is the link to the system we are looking at...

http://surveillance-video.stores.yahoo.net/samhigspeeda.html


Thanks so much for your help!

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Really depends on the flavor of MPEG-4 they use, there are many variations and most are optimized for playback, not editing. If you can load it into the QuickTime player chances are you can edit it to a certain extent in FCP. However, you might find yourself constantly rendering. It would be simpler to run the video feed into a DV deck and record as DV. Then you can edit as you would footage from any DV camera.

I run a security system with Security Spy and it captures right onto your hard drive in any QuickTime format you want. That might be a much better solution for you if you're looking to edit your feeds.

Noah
 
THANKS NOAH!

That seems like a great system, I have been looking through their website...

can you explain more about your system setup?

I am looking to connect 8 cameras (any recommendation?), have them be able to motion detect, and save their indo to a dedicated system (possibly a new imac).

any info would be very appreciated!
 
I cannot recommend this software enough. It works like a charm and the remote monitoring over the internet is simply awesome.

I have a 7 camera system going right now. 3 cameras are Panasonic wireless webcam type cameras. These rock because you can control them over the internet, pan and tilt anyway. The other four are analog CCTV type cameras, some with infrared, feeding from BNC analog video into an Axis 241 video server which converts the video into an ethernet feed.

We have tried a variety of codecs to maximize storage space, right now we're recording to H264 but we have no need to edit footage, just maximize storage space. I'd set the codec to DV or PhotoJPEG if I wanted to edit. All our cameras are recorded by Security Spy to dedicated server, though an iMac would be fine- in time-lapse mode, we are shooting 5 frames per second, 24/7.

It works great and our whole system minus computer was under two grand. Motion detect can also be easily setup via Security Spy, you can fine tune the recording threshold so you record true motion events rather than stuff like trees blowing or clock's ticking etc. Much more flexible than a dedicated hardware system but of course requires a bit more time to setup. Try the demo and let 'em know I sent ya.

-Noah
 
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