tcgliderguy
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I just wanted to spread the word to all who might read this, about what a GREAT product ScopeBox is.... I'm posting it here, because it is probably most relevant to FinalCut Pro users....
If you don't already know, ScopeBox is a software solution, that runs on Mac OS X.... for monitoring, measuring, and recording digital video. It has totally usable configurable windows for monitoring.... and supports having multiple windows open. You can have a "normal' view for framing... another view set at 200% magnification for precise focusing. You can have a waveform monitor, an RGB parade(with each display set in its own color... ie: red channel is red, green channel is green, etc....., a vectorscope, an audio levels window.... You can arrange these at any size, and in any position you want, and once you have a setup that you like, you can save it.... and quickly switch back and forth between your favorite setups.
This is a really cool product... and the customer support is great. If you go to www.scopebox.com, you can register to get a serial number, which will allow you to try the product for 15 days..... but you are limited to 10 minutes per boot.....
Now, that said... I'd also like to share the DISMAL experience that I had with SeriousMagic/ Adobe DV Rack. A couple of years ago, I bought the standard definition version of DV Rack, and to be honest, I never really did much with it. It has to run on a Windows PC..... it has a lot of the features that ScopeBox has, but in a pretty "toy-like" interface.
A month ago I got a contract to shoot some lectures... about one to one and half hours in length each. I figured that the DV Rack software would be a good solution to get around the 63 minute tape length of mini-DV tapes. I also had read that since SeriousMagic had been bought out by Adobe, they would soon be discontinuing DV Rack by itself... and would be integrating it into Premiere Pro.
So I paid Adobe for the upgrade to DV Rack HD (just in case I ever get an HD camera).... and figured that I would use it to record to disk for my lectures project.
Guess what..... after about 13 minutes of recording, the DV Rack software would just crash... with the usual "Shall I tell Microsoft about this"? message.
I fought this all day long... while recording normally to tape...
When I contacted the Tech Support guys at SeriousMagic/ Adobe they told me..."Yep..... that's a known bug.... and we fixed it in OnLocation (the Adobe label for DV Rack, when they release it with Premiere).
Bottom line..... I paid $300 for an "upgrade"... with a serious flaw in it. And if I ever want it to work correctly... I have the glorious option of buying an $800 bloated package of editing stuff that I will never use!
Just curious... How many of you are like me... who have bought Adobe labeled stuff since Version 1?..... and are sick and tired of being used and abused like this? Can we have a show of hands?
End of Rant. Buy ScopeBox...... Forget about SeriousMagic/Adobe!:kali:
-Taylor
If you don't already know, ScopeBox is a software solution, that runs on Mac OS X.... for monitoring, measuring, and recording digital video. It has totally usable configurable windows for monitoring.... and supports having multiple windows open. You can have a "normal' view for framing... another view set at 200% magnification for precise focusing. You can have a waveform monitor, an RGB parade(with each display set in its own color... ie: red channel is red, green channel is green, etc....., a vectorscope, an audio levels window.... You can arrange these at any size, and in any position you want, and once you have a setup that you like, you can save it.... and quickly switch back and forth between your favorite setups.
This is a really cool product... and the customer support is great. If you go to www.scopebox.com, you can register to get a serial number, which will allow you to try the product for 15 days..... but you are limited to 10 minutes per boot.....
Now, that said... I'd also like to share the DISMAL experience that I had with SeriousMagic/ Adobe DV Rack. A couple of years ago, I bought the standard definition version of DV Rack, and to be honest, I never really did much with it. It has to run on a Windows PC..... it has a lot of the features that ScopeBox has, but in a pretty "toy-like" interface.
A month ago I got a contract to shoot some lectures... about one to one and half hours in length each. I figured that the DV Rack software would be a good solution to get around the 63 minute tape length of mini-DV tapes. I also had read that since SeriousMagic had been bought out by Adobe, they would soon be discontinuing DV Rack by itself... and would be integrating it into Premiere Pro.
So I paid Adobe for the upgrade to DV Rack HD (just in case I ever get an HD camera).... and figured that I would use it to record to disk for my lectures project.
Guess what..... after about 13 minutes of recording, the DV Rack software would just crash... with the usual "Shall I tell Microsoft about this"? message.
I fought this all day long... while recording normally to tape...
When I contacted the Tech Support guys at SeriousMagic/ Adobe they told me..."Yep..... that's a known bug.... and we fixed it in OnLocation (the Adobe label for DV Rack, when they release it with Premiere).
Bottom line..... I paid $300 for an "upgrade"... with a serious flaw in it. And if I ever want it to work correctly... I have the glorious option of buying an $800 bloated package of editing stuff that I will never use!
Just curious... How many of you are like me... who have bought Adobe labeled stuff since Version 1?..... and are sick and tired of being used and abused like this? Can we have a show of hands?
End of Rant. Buy ScopeBox...... Forget about SeriousMagic/Adobe!:kali:
-Taylor