underseafan
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I am trying to find out what I require to set up a *basic* HD workflow. I've worked with DV for a while, but on a fairly amateur level. Reading this forum has been enormously helpful... yet even though I have spent days combing through previous posts, I am still quite lost when I stumble across terms like HDlink, HD-SDI, digital/analogue output, HD capture card, component inputs, PCMCIA, blackmagic...
When I get the HVX I need to shoot in 1080p and edit with Final Cut Pro 5 on an iMac (2GHz G5 single processor, 2GB RAM, 400GB drive). I won't be editing with many layers of effects or anything fancy, although I would like to colour correct. I don't mind if my computer is slow to render, just as long as it eventually gets the job done.
Bearing in mind the relatively small scale of what I will be doing, and the fact that I can't yet afford to spend money on power/features/hardware that exceed my basic requirements, these are my newbie questions:
1. Will I manage without an HD monitor for editing (the iMac's monitor is 1680 x 1050)? Is it really essential to see every pixel?
2. Could I colour correct on a small non-HD monitor or TV? How about using the computer's non-HD LCD monitor, or the camera's LCD monitor?
3. Do I need to buy an HD-SDI? I read Jarred Land's article, but I still can't get my head around what the HD-SDI does.
4. Apart from a computer, the HVX, and some external hard drives, is there anything else I need?
Many thanks everyone
When I get the HVX I need to shoot in 1080p and edit with Final Cut Pro 5 on an iMac (2GHz G5 single processor, 2GB RAM, 400GB drive). I won't be editing with many layers of effects or anything fancy, although I would like to colour correct. I don't mind if my computer is slow to render, just as long as it eventually gets the job done.
Bearing in mind the relatively small scale of what I will be doing, and the fact that I can't yet afford to spend money on power/features/hardware that exceed my basic requirements, these are my newbie questions:
1. Will I manage without an HD monitor for editing (the iMac's monitor is 1680 x 1050)? Is it really essential to see every pixel?
2. Could I colour correct on a small non-HD monitor or TV? How about using the computer's non-HD LCD monitor, or the camera's LCD monitor?
3. Do I need to buy an HD-SDI? I read Jarred Land's article, but I still can't get my head around what the HD-SDI does.
4. Apart from a computer, the HVX, and some external hard drives, is there anything else I need?
Many thanks everyone