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Video Editing Workstation
Christy L Manoppo (okky):
Hi guys, my church is planning to buy a comprehensive video editing hardware's. A good setup, for non-linear video editing suites.
My question is, what do we need? As I want to make sure that we are spending $$$$ in the right direction.
What I have been thinking is,
- A computer with an ample amount of processing power (cpu, RAM and HDD speed).
- A video interface box/card. (MOTU, Grass Valley, or Matrox)
- A DV/HDV external recorder and player (Datavideo DN-300)
- and of course, video editing software.
We might go to a PC based system, because most of us all are too familiar with a PC systems.
If we must go to a Mac based system, please tell us why.
Some of the goals are:
1. To save up some time (no more waiting to capture from the tapes).
2. Content will be shown mainly in the videostreams over internet.
Thanks guys... and GBU
Arnold B. Krueger:
Christy L Manoppo (okky) wrote on Thu, 21 January 2010 05:57
Hi guys, my church is planning to buy a comprehensive video editing hardware's. A good setup, for non-linear video editing suites.
What do you actually want to do?
I get the feeling that you want to capture and/or edit video that has been captured on media like tapes or DVDs. But, I'm just guessing.
I think you might be amazed what can be done with a copy of Adobe Premiere Elements ($80) and a good modern PC from the local office supply store.
I've done and I've seen done many very useful videos on that much hardware and software, or less.
But, again depending on what you want to do, the above could be like trying to canoe across the Atlantic.
Christy L Manoppo (okky):
well, I'm trying to cut the time when we are doing the post production work.
Main media will be mini-DV.
or, do you have any other ideas?
Arnold B. Krueger:
Christy L Manoppo (okky) wrote on Sat, 23 January 2010 00:03
well, I'm trying to cut the time when we are doing the post production work.
Main media will be mini-DV.
Been there done that many times. Mini DV is pretty easy to capture on a computer. The key is using Firewire.
If your computer doesn't have a firewire port, the add-on cards are about $20-30 (even in office supply stores) and don't require manual driver installation if you're running XP, Vista or Win7.
The mini FW plug goes into a jack on most mini DV cameras and you play the tape back to capture it on the computer. Downside is that this has to happen in real time.
Once you capture the video, you can work it over with the Windows Movie Maker which is on most XP, Vista or Win7 computers, or some good inexpensive software like Adobe Premiere Elements (about $80).
Elements uses DV files as its core technology, minimizing conversions from mini-DV at file load time, which is a plus.
I personally prefer to capture with a stand-alone DVD recorder, to avoid actually handling DV tapes. You can load DVDs in a fraction of real time.
Christy L Manoppo (okky):
Of course we must utilize firewire to capture mini-DV's my brother
And again, the workflow that you wrote is the same like I did.
The only thing is, if the video footage is 2 hours, then we must capture for almost the same like the video footage.
Also, what did those expensive capture cards do? Like the ones from AJA, Blackmagic Design, Matrox and Grass Valley.
The cost upwards to $$$$$.
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Will they decrease post production time? Like, transcoding, encoding, decoding...
Thanks guys, as I'm completely blind in this area...
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