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Big Brother is Watching You wrote:
> That DV article was terribly out of date (or he was just plain
> uninformed.) This particular HD format is in fact going to have a
> plug in that works with Premiere. I've read quite a few things that
> say editing HDTV is in fact much easier than the DV article stated. I
> thought that in the next issue Adam Wilt corrected his pessimistic
> vision of HDTV editing. What he failed to realize is that modern
> computer's have lots and lots of horsepower, which should be plenty
> to do the job.
Uninformed? Adam Wilt? Hardly.
I know what his background is. What's yours?
For a start, which of the 3 articles I quoted are you referring to?
If your referring to "Editing HDV", it could be considered out of date as it
was in the August 2004 issue and, since magazines typically have a 3-month
lead time, it was probably written sometime in May. Still, I saw nothing in
the article even close to your comments about his "pessimistic vision". For
example, in the 5th paragraph, he wrote:
"Modern PCs are fast. They're so fast that they've got plenty of power to
handle the user-interface aspects of nonlinear editing, and have enough left
over to handle the hassle of fetching and decompressing long-GOP video in
the background, with no perceptible impact on system responsiveness."
Sounds to me like he does realize computers have lots and lots of
horsepower, contrary to your statement.
The other 2 articles were written for the April & May 2004 issues. The lead
time required means that he wrote them before NAB happened which is when a
lot of new hardware and software hits the market.
Yes, Premiere has announced a plug-in for the HDV format - so did Ulead the
very same day. But guess what? Using the Cineform plug-in, Vegas can do it
now.
Mike
> "Mike Kujbida" <kujfam-misleadingspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:2qc92qFttivnU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>
>> nappy wrote:
>>> so.. what did you thinkof it Mike?
>>
>> One word comes to mind immediately.
>> AAAGGGHHH!!!
>> After reading all the "hype" about this camera, I spent time reading
>> Adam WIlt's articles (Editing HDV, Mind the GOP & Size Isn't
>> Everything: Aspects of Image Quality) on www.dv.com about the whole
>> issue of editing with this stuff. End result, I'm more worried and
>> confused than ever
>>
>> Consider me one of the "old" guys. I learned about video on Sony
>> B&W 1/2" reel-to-reel VTRs (AV-3600). I then "graduated" to Sony
>> EV-320 (the original 1" VTR). From there to 3/4", BetaCam & MII and
>> finally mini-DV. Throughout most of these changes, the underlying
>> technology stayed fairly consistent. Sure, things like gen-lock no
>> longer meant timing switchers to the nanosecond using delay lines
>> but the basics remained the same. The last few years have been a
>> virtual explosion of new formats and the resulting things to be
>> learned. When I went to college, we had no idea we would have to
>> learn about things like codecs and their associated problems.
>>
>>
>> An article I read just this past week was talking about similar
>> issues and said that the shooter of today HAS to be aware of which
>> medium his/her footage will end up on so that they can shoot
>> accordingly to maximize the end result. Say what!! As a shooter, I
>> care about getting the best image quality possible. I shouldn't
>> have to worry about maximizing it for playback on a dial-up line, a
>> DSL line, a satellite braodcast, etc. In theory, that's someone
>> else's job. Doesn't sound like it's going to be though.
>>
>> My biggest fear is that the average consumer will buy (get pushed?)
>> into another new format and will get evn more lost than thery are
>> now. Just read some of the posts here about the simple questions
>> people are asking, things that we take for granted but are
>> completely new to them. And most folks are now aware of resources
>> like this. Instead, they get their information from the sales clerk
>> at Best Buy/Future Shop/Circuit City - and we all know how
>> "knowledgeable" some of them are. Case in point - I was at the
>> local Future Shop last week and came across Monster Cable sets for
>> doing a component hook-up for a DVD player. It was $200 Canadian
>> for a 1 metre (3 ft.) piece!!! The sales clerk attemted to justify
>> the price by saying this was their "premium" grade. When I told him
>> I could do it for less than $5 with 3 lengths of good coax, he
>> refused to believe me. This is the same kid who told me Monster
>> Audio cable was worth the price too. Oh well :-(
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>> "Mike Kujbida" <kujfam-misleadingspam@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:2q9ilpFsc82pU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>>> Instead of doing a whole lot of guessing about this camcorder, I'd
>>>> suggest reading the review at http://www.camcorderinfo.com/ and
>>>> then going to the official site at http://www.sonyhdvinfo.com/
>>>> I'm sure most questions will be answered.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
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