My Final Decision

I would guess that a majority of DVX users use non-panasonic batteries. For example, the DVXUser battery. :)
I bought my batts from Adorama. So far they have performed identically to my Panasonic battery, at 1/3 the cost.
Unless you build the battery yourself, you're probably not going to do anything that voids the warranty.
 
HerzogisGod said:
I received my HVX yesterday. Good God Almighty!!!! Im so friggen amped.

I also ordered Barry's HVX dvd set and started going through them last night. Great job, Barry. These DVD's, along with your book and this amazing forum, are going to be my teachers for next several weeks :)

I was pricing Mac's yesterday because Im considering FCP as my editing choice. The salesman recommended Final Cut Express HD. It runs about $300. Anyone have expierence with this program? Ill be shooting mostly dramatic narrative films and documentary work (very little special FX type stuff)

Also, I ordered an extra battery made my Spec-comm. Its the SCPAN-6000. Panasonic includes a flyer that suggests non-panny batteries should not be used on the camera. Should I take the extra plunge and get the Panasonic Battery? I need your honest opinion because Im not sure what to do on this issue. Spec-comm is a great company and they handled my HVX order with real professionalism, but im still curious about the battery thing...


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Congratulations, and welcome to the HVX club! :)

We do not get a chance to have the Barry book offer over here, so consider yourself lucky...

As for the software, go with Final Cut Studio 2, don't bother with express if you have the money- Soundtrack, Livetype, motion, color, DVDstudio pro, Compressor, etc. are all worth the extra cash.

I believe that you should also look into downloading p2cms from the Panasonic website. The link is around here somewhere. And do consider getting Raylight for Mac, or P2 Log. I've got FCS 5.1.2 with an older quicktime, and am having no issues with P2, but reportedly the new versions of Quicktime, Leopard and FCP are not communicating very well with P2.

Barry, I stand corrected, then. He sounded convinced, to me.
 
Good Lord "herzogisgod" that's a lot of footage. I know a director of a major motion picture that didn't do HALF that for a feature length movie. Geez! That's a lot of ????
 
You have to use a Panasonic battery?! HAHA, those money-grubbing arrogant fools. The non-brand name batteries work exactly the same, it's a freakin' battery not a rocket ship. Wow, yeah go spend $170 on a Panasonic battery. What a ripoff.
 
SPZ:
Thanks for the advise :)

drdimento:
My first three films were documentaries. That's why such high hours :)

Cool, Im gonna stick with the off brand batteries. I just wanted to make sure seeing as this is such a steep investment.
 
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