hab01i Posted February 17, 2005 Posted February 17, 2005 I was in Megamart and I must say I saw the most breathtaking thing ive ever seen, a video of a Wedding done in 1080i on one of the LCD display Macs there the flowers the frilly bits on the dresses and......s**t (quoting LB) was seen in amazing detail, further Investigation revealed that the program used to edit 1080i was just a "simple" program that comes with nearly every mac, didnt have time to investigate further. I am very excited If all consumer videos are done like this........ (I cant wait !!) What does everyone think ???????
kenneth1503559512 Posted February 17, 2005 Posted February 17, 2005 iMovie is used for a lot of short films. It may be basic, but it sure is powerful enough. And it letterboxes 16:9 content if you want to have it for a 4:3 TV (not that you would want to).
hab01i Posted February 18, 2005 Author Posted February 18, 2005 Oh forgot to mention, Unfortunatley it was only running at 30Hz not 50Hz, which made it very juddery but the actual picture was superb, and I think that you can actually make HD-DVDs with iDVD. Can't wait till I get my hands on a HDV Camera.
John_Barber Posted February 18, 2005 Posted February 18, 2005 Can't wait till I get my hands on a HDV Camera. I think the only real HD camcorder in the consumer market is the new Sony unit. It records 1920 x 1080, but I understand the horizontal resolution is only 960 pixels. Some of the other brands of HDV camcorders do 720p, but I understand they are single CCD chips, the Sony is a 3 chip unit. I saw one of these at the Sony shop in Chapel St. Melbourne, hooked up via RGB to an HD WS monitor. The pictures (looking into the shop itself) were fantastic! It's definitely on my shopping list, problem is that the one I want is the "Pro" version (does DVCAM, balanced audio and TC generator) and that is considerably more than the consumer version, $8500 versus $6200. Cheers JB
hab01i Posted February 18, 2005 Author Posted February 18, 2005 Can't wait till I get my hands on a HDV Camera. I saw one of these at the Sony shop in Chapel St. Melbourne, hooked up via RGB to an HD WS monitor. Cheers JB <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks John, Now I will be going there tommorow to have a peek at it !!!!!! Hopefully New players will come in to the 1080i cams market to drive the price down. There is also a professional version of iMovie HD called Final Cut Pro HD. Would be fantastic If you had both !!!!.
anthonysimilion Posted February 21, 2005 Posted February 21, 2005 I've always been a fan of the Macintosh platform - and have been using it for years. Of course, to edit HDV you need a powerful computer - you can't use a simple iBook or Mac mini - but it is a fantastic experience.
John_Barber Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 There is also a professional version of iMovie HD called Final Cut Pro HD. Would be fantastic If you had both !!!!. I think they're actually separate products. I have 3 FCP systems at work, one has capability of uncompressed HDCAM (not HDV). Newer software versions of FCP will, as you say, support HDV, as will Vegas (PC platform - I have this at home) as well as Pinnacle Edition (suggested config dual XEON PC). Although I do not (yet) have one of those HDV cameras, I intend to buy Pinnacle Edition as soon as possible, with the plan to move to more powerful hardware in the future. I've always been a fan of the Macintosh platform. Yes well I use a PC at home and Macs and PCs at work. I find no advantages of Macs over PCs in terms of reliability, crash-resistance or usability. A colleague of mine who uses Nuendo on Mac for his audio work laughs about those Mac evangelists who criticise PCs for crashing, and then blame everything but the Mac hardware or OS when the same problems occur on Macintosh. The Mac and the PC are simply platforms for running the software tools you want. Apple market FCP at a very competitive price to sell the hardware in the video production market. I am not a particular fan of either FCP or Apple but the software is functional (in between crashes, autosave failures etc) and is a good price. I will be testing and comparing FCP and other products like Pinnacle Edition. Cheers JB
laurie Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 It's definitely on my shopping list, problem is that the one I want is the "Pro" version (does DVCAM, balanced audio and TC generator) and that is considerably more than the consumer version, $8500 versus $6200. Simple John.... wait till the A$ hits .80c hop on a plane to HK have a holiday for a week and come back way in front cheers laurie
John_Barber Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 Simple John.... wait till the A$ hits .80c hop on a plane to HK have a holiday for a week and come back way in front cheers laurie Hmm, good idea, might even get to try out Fernandos famous garlic prawns on Coloane, now that I know where the bl**dy place is! Cheers JB
anthonysimilion Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 I find no advantages of Macs over PCs in terms of reliability, crash-resistance or usability. A colleague of mine who uses Nuendo on Mac for his audio work laughs about those Mac evangelists who criticise PCs for crashing, and then blame everything but the Mac hardware or OS when the same problems occur on Macintosh.The Mac and the PC are simply platforms for running the software tools you want. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree with you there - they're just different platforms for doing different things. I do think the Mac is better for the beginner though - but that's just from my experience (of showing others - not myself being a beginner ).
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