This is going to be Kick A, direct record to Ipod(DV or HDV)

I would actually now consider getting an Ipod. Being able to record to harddrive right away is awesome and this is a ton less than the firestore. Very nice innovation.

Laptop with DVRack or this? I think I'm leaning to this.

-Jeremy
 
Curious what format the device is using for recording.

It'd be very cool if it were something that you could preview on a video ipod but thats probably asking for too much.
 
If it offers that functionality, even if it is storing the clips in an uncompressed QT file, that would be kick ass... This is the only thing that's come out of NAB so far I can afford, unless someone wants to give me $30K for my DVX.

-Jeremy
 
This is awesome. Can be used with "pretty much any" USB 2.0 hard drive. I was going to be buying a FireStore drive pretty soon, but now this looks like it could be a cheaper alternative. Sounds good so far, can't wait to hear more about it.
 
I know many have discussed a device like this for a long time and it seems Bella is the first to step up to the plate. I can only imagine that if direct record to ipod is the first step then using the ipod vid screen is not far behind.

Can you imagine an event videographer immediately selling copies of an event to a customer(s)......hook up the ipod or USB drive and buy a copy of X event on the spot.
 
That'd be a useful progression of technology alright.

While we're at it maybe Apple can figure out how to put a dumbed down version of Imovie HD on the next incarnation of the video ipod.
 
well now, I know what to do with that 30gig ipod cluttering up my desk. :) Anybody want to buy a slightly used Firestore?

In all seriousness, I can't wait to see how this works. My firestore isn't quietest piece of machinery when it gets hot.

I can't wait to hear more.
 
nice. this is what i'm talking about. great price point. simple and does the job. lets see how it records off the hvx...
 
There's no way the ipod will play the DV files directly. Hell, my PC can choke on them sometimes. But who cares, if you can dump the files straight to disk that's sweet enough in it's own right. I wonder how this works? Does it go Firewire from the cam to the unit, then USB from the unit to the ipod? It must, otherwise there'd be an AD/DA step in the chain, which is unlikely and would suck IMO.
 
Tainted said:
There's no way the ipod will play the DV files directly. Hell, my PC can choke on them sometimes. But who cares, if you can dump the files straight to disk that's sweet enough in it's own right. I wonder how this works? Does it go Firewire from the cam to the unit, then USB from the unit to the ipod? It must, otherwise there'd be an AD/DA step in the chain, which is unlikely and would suck IMO.
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I've been using my 2G 10GB iPod to play DV files from for almost 4 years now and it still does just fine. DV is only 3.something MB/sec... My iPod has a sustained read/write of about 10 MB/sec and it's a really old hard drive.
 
Only DV-bandwidth, but nice enough. Will every iPod cut it or is this aimed at the flash-based thingies?
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But today it's not possible to play DV footage directly on iPods. Apple says:

H.264 video: up to 768 Kbps, 320 x 240, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats
MPEG-4 video: up to 2.5 mbps, 480 x 480, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats
 
WesVasher said:
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I've been using my 2G 10GB iPod to play DV files from for almost 4 years now and it still does just fine. DV is only 3.something MB/sec... My iPod has a sustained read/write of about 10 MB/sec and it's a really old hard drive.
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What? Maybe I'm wrong, but I HIGHLY DOUBT that. Like poster said above, the specs don't even come close to that capability. We are talking about WATCHING a playing DV file on a video iPod. I'm guessing you are talking about playing it on a computer when it's located on an iPod. Two VERY different things.
 
BryantStanton said:
Can be used with "pretty much any" USB 2.0 hard drive.
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This does sound promising.

I have an Western Digital 80GB portable "passport" hard drive. It's very small, rugged, & powered through the USB 2.0 connection (no batteries or power cables). Got it at Costco for $130. Could be a nice match with this device.

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I'd buy this thing today if it was available. Let's hope they hit the early part of 'the second half of 2006'!
 
Too good to be true! Hope that the USB2.0 connection will be stable enough. I always have trouble copying large files to my USB drive.
 
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