Recording to a Hard Drive

deronbauman

deronbauman

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My apologies if this has been discussed to death, but I'm new here, so I get a pass, right?

Anyway, I'm curious if it is possible to record straight from the dvx to a firewire hard drive. If so, please describe the details.

Thanks.
 
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in the forum or on the web?

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okay, I just checked it out. is there a solution for mac users? do you always have to record through a laptop?
 
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Nope. have to have a computer inbetween, either a dedicated computer (running an NLE or DV Rack or something like that) or an all-in-one solution like the FireStore or QuickCapture.
 
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okay. thanks. so it's just tapes transfered to the computer at the end of the day....
 
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Well, with a Firestore or similar, or a laptop with DV Rack, you can eliminate the tape entirely if you want to.
 
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So, could I record straight into a laptop with final cut pro? Would the resulting image quality be better than from tape to hard drive?
 
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[quote author=Deron Bauman link=board=Links;num=1095914737;start=0#6 date=09/22/04 at 22:32:32]So, could I record straight into a laptop with final cut pro? Would the resulting image quality be better than from tape to hard drive?[/quote]

Same image quality, but no chance of drop-outs.  At least, that's the theory.  

Do you really want to lug an expensive, temperamental and somewhat-fragile Powerbook around with you?
 
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Just want to see what the options are. Initially I hoped to connect a LaCie 360 gig firewire drive straight to the camera, but obviously that doesn't work.
 
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[quote author=Deron Bauman link=board=Links;num=1095914737;start=0#9 date=09/23/04 at 11:13:31]Just want to see what the options are. Initially I hoped to connect a LaCie 360 gig firewire drive straight to the camera, but obviously that doesn't work.[/quote]

If you want to record directly to hard disk, and still have mobility, then you'd probably be wiser to investigate the hitherto-mentioned solutions.
(I'm talking about something like the Quickstream or Firestore, not the DVRack)

FWIW, I've seen a couple of these units in action, and was not convinced of the design, functionality or robustness of either.

Then again, it's early days yet, and the HD-as-recorder idea certainly makes alot of sense.  'Bout time Apple got on the case! ;)
 
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