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Re: Quickstream DV review
Jarred,
as always: you rock!
Thanks for the review. I am already looking for a dealer here
in Germany for the Quickstream DV. Or I need to get hold of
one when I'm in the US next time. (Fortunately you don't have to worry about PAL or NTSC when buying disk drives...)
One question though: Concerning the FAT32 formatting of the disk. If Quickstream DV behaves like a regular firewire drive when connected to a computer, it should be possible to format the drive using NTFS. Ok, it might be possible that the drive electronics can't access the disk any more when connected to the camera to record.
Did MCE give any info on that?
Jarred,
as always: you rock!
Thanks for the review. I am already looking for a dealer here
in Germany for the Quickstream DV. Or I need to get hold of
one when I'm in the US next time. (Fortunately you don't have to worry about PAL or NTSC when buying disk drives...)
One question though: Concerning the FAT32 formatting of the disk. If Quickstream DV behaves like a regular firewire drive when connected to a computer, it should be possible to format the drive using NTFS. Ok, it might be possible that the drive electronics can't access the disk any more when connected to the camera to record.
Did MCE give any info on that?
Johan_Lundberg
Well-known member
Re: Quickstream DV review
Ah, finally here it is! =)
Great review Jarred, as always. It was good to hear the unit does so well in saving down the stream from the camera.
Yet another toy on the wishlist. =)
Ah, finally here it is! =)
Great review Jarred, as always. It was good to hear the unit does so well in saving down the stream from the camera.
Yet another toy on the wishlist. =)
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Zoomforce
Guest
Re: Quickstream DV review
MCE made the firmware FAT32 only so it could go to pc and mac. MCE told me if I formated it to NTSF it wouldnt work anymore, so I went with it.
MCE made the firmware FAT32 only so it could go to pc and mac. MCE told me if I formated it to NTSF it wouldnt work anymore, so I went with it.
Re: Quickstream DV review
i am curious, if you took the tape out of the cassette, i mean physcally ripping out the media out the cassette casing, then put the empty cassette in the camera, would i be able to fool the camera to trigger the stop/start of the firewire drive. that way the tape doesnt end and i wont have to switch it, and no wear on the heads.
i am curious, if you took the tape out of the cassette, i mean physcally ripping out the media out the cassette casing, then put the empty cassette in the camera, would i be able to fool the camera to trigger the stop/start of the firewire drive. that way the tape doesnt end and i wont have to switch it, and no wear on the heads.
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Zoomforce
Guest
Re: Quickstream DV review
I assume you would get a tape error and the camera would stop... not sure if it would be enough to trigger the start on the quickstream though. Regardless, you wouldnt get timecode, so you might as well just press the record button on the quickstream.
I assume you would get a tape error and the camera would stop... not sure if it would be enough to trigger the start on the quickstream though. Regardless, you wouldnt get timecode, so you might as well just press the record button on the quickstream.
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Zoomforce
Guest
Re: Quickstream DV review
It will encode the DVX's timecode into the AVI if you are rolling on tape... if its not rolling it generates its own.
For me though, I couldn't really care because timecode is not a priority for me anymore.
It will encode the DVX's timecode into the AVI if you are rolling on tape... if its not rolling it generates its own.
For me though, I couldn't really care because timecode is not a priority for me anymore.
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Zoomforce
Guest
Re: Quickstream DV review
I have used it for a few hours.. I want to cycle the battery though a few times so I can get an acurate idea. So far so good.
I have used it for a few hours.. I want to cycle the battery though a few times so I can get an acurate idea. So far so good.
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Zoomforce
Guest
Re: Quickstream DV review
no problem! hope it works well for you!
no problem! hope it works well for you!
Re: Quickstream DV review
Which one of the formats supported will work with Avid XpressDV? Having the raw footage in the HD is one thing but having it in the correct format is another. If you have to to spend a lot of time importing the clips, then that's still not the ideal solution. Did the manufacture provide a matrix of NLE their formats will work well with?
Which one of the formats supported will work with Avid XpressDV? Having the raw footage in the HD is one thing but having it in the correct format is another. If you have to to spend a lot of time importing the clips, then that's still not the ideal solution. Did the manufacture provide a matrix of NLE their formats will work well with?
Re: Quickstream DV review
Hi All.
Well I received my Quickstream and played with it a little today.
I didn't get a manual with it but I found the pdf file on the drive. The pdf file was somewhat vague and I ended up following Zoom's review to figure mine out.
To be expected being as it is a hard drive it is not instant on and so preparedness is essential if you don't want to loose those first ten or so seconds before it is 'booted' and ready to 'record'.
I found the female quarter/twenty threads were tapped 'crooked' which makes threading the mount adapter in quite difficult. Also as it is aluminum I am concerned about stripping the threads. I hope this will be covered under warrantee if I have to return it in less than a year.
Another concern about the aluminum mounting stud is that when perched on top of the cam on the hot shoe it looks like an accident waiting to happen. I can just see the stud breaking off in the drive case. Of course this would be preferable to damaging the cam or it's hot shoe. I beleive that I will most likely use the belt clip and will also be using a belt battery pack to power the drive since it is a six hour drive and the internal battery is rated at 90 min.
The retractable firewire cable is very nice although for belt use of the drive I wish it was just a little longer.
Other than these shortcomings it looks very promising for use. I will better judge it after I get some serious use out of it.
It's too bad they didn't put a second firewire port on the drive. That would eliminate a lot of wear and tear to the socket from constant plugging and unplugging the cam and the computer cable to the drive. It would at least cut the wear and tear in half. Anyone know where I can get a very short six pin male to six pin female cable that can be left plugged into the drive?
Hi All.
Well I received my Quickstream and played with it a little today.
I didn't get a manual with it but I found the pdf file on the drive. The pdf file was somewhat vague and I ended up following Zoom's review to figure mine out.
To be expected being as it is a hard drive it is not instant on and so preparedness is essential if you don't want to loose those first ten or so seconds before it is 'booted' and ready to 'record'.
I found the female quarter/twenty threads were tapped 'crooked' which makes threading the mount adapter in quite difficult. Also as it is aluminum I am concerned about stripping the threads. I hope this will be covered under warrantee if I have to return it in less than a year.
Another concern about the aluminum mounting stud is that when perched on top of the cam on the hot shoe it looks like an accident waiting to happen. I can just see the stud breaking off in the drive case. Of course this would be preferable to damaging the cam or it's hot shoe. I beleive that I will most likely use the belt clip and will also be using a belt battery pack to power the drive since it is a six hour drive and the internal battery is rated at 90 min.
The retractable firewire cable is very nice although for belt use of the drive I wish it was just a little longer.
Other than these shortcomings it looks very promising for use. I will better judge it after I get some serious use out of it.
It's too bad they didn't put a second firewire port on the drive. That would eliminate a lot of wear and tear to the socket from constant plugging and unplugging the cam and the computer cable to the drive. It would at least cut the wear and tear in half. Anyone know where I can get a very short six pin male to six pin female cable that can be left plugged into the drive?
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Zoomforce
Guest
Re: Quickstream DV review
https://www.startech.com/ststore/itemdetail.cfm?ProductID=FIRE46MF&topbar=topbaruf.htm you can get a convertor but you need to buy a different cable
Did you order it straight from MCE? i got a printed manual... that sounds a little odd. Also the tapped threads, sounds warrantiable to me.
And for the thing on the hotshoe, In normal use I found the hazard not to be a problem, if something bumps it it just rotates a little.
https://www.startech.com/ststore/itemdetail.cfm?ProductID=FIRE46MF&topbar=topbaruf.htm you can get a convertor but you need to buy a different cable
Did you order it straight from MCE? i got a printed manual... that sounds a little odd. Also the tapped threads, sounds warrantiable to me.
And for the thing on the hotshoe, In normal use I found the hazard not to be a problem, if something bumps it it just rotates a little.
Barry_Green
Moderator
Re: Quickstream DV review
Hey, can someone please verify if this drive is 100% compatible with Vegas 4.0 on the PC? Thanks!
Hey, can someone please verify if this drive is 100% compatible with Vegas 4.0 on the PC? Thanks!
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Zoomforce
Guest
Re: Quickstream DV review
Barry.. I am still getting that little wierd audio issue only in vegas.. its really wierd and I actually am waiting to hear back from sony, as it seems to be a vegas issue only.
Barry.. I am still getting that little wierd audio issue only in vegas.. its really wierd and I actually am waiting to hear back from sony, as it seems to be a vegas issue only.