getting in for the least amount

esperman said:
LOL seriously! So silly of all us to talk within some sort of budget. Well, in that case, I would recommend the AVID Media Adrenaline with 25TB raid and shoot Panavision 35mm, then transfer to 2K to edit. :grin:
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Naw, man... 2K is CRAP!!! I will not settle for anything less than 4K uncompresssed 1080p with 17 f-stops of dynamic range! :thumbsup:
 
I did not start this thread !!

Luis Caffesse said:
Well, when you title your thread "getting in for the least amount" I think we all assumed your budget was tight. That's why my responses weren't based exactly on the best solution, but on the cheapest solution.
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you just buy the camera and if you have a decent laptop, just get a external firewire drive. that's all you need. you can patch something together for a case. get some cardboard or something. who cares about the case anyway. as long as it protects.
 
Luis Caffesse said:
Backing up your data after the shoot is definitely a good idea, but I would disagree that it's necessary to shoot on a redundant system.
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What is the best way to back up data after the shoot?

I planned to use the p2 cards on set downloading to an external drive. I don't like the idea of storing permanently on a hd in case I spill a diet coke on it or something. LOL. please keep in mind: I would want to see daily's from a integrity standpoint and I would be giving all the footage to an editor once the shoot is complete.
 
If you have a laptop with a DVD burner, just burn 4GB onto a blank DVD. That's what I would do. I'd get the HVX200 and two 4GB P2 cards. I think that's a great way of archiving the footage in non-tape format. If you're shooting 1080 or 720/60p, that means about 1 minute per GB, so roughly 4 minutes per DVD. Not a lot, I know, but way cheaper than renting a deck and copying to DVCProHD tapes.

Of course, this mostly works with narrative film workflows. If you're doing event videography, a deck is probably your best bet.
 
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