--- Forwarded Message from Mary Fetherston <[log in to unmask]> --- >User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.02.2022 >Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 10:45:47 -0400 >Subject: Re: #5949 nonlinear digital video system >From: Mary Fetherston <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ Marc- My set-up is a dual 500MHz processor, Mac G-4. I have a Sony media converter (DV hardware codec converter, model # DVMC-DA2) to handle the analog inputs. I have a four pin (the converter) to six-pin (the computer) firewire cable that connects the two. I use Final Cut Pro and Cleaner for editing and compression. (But you also need QuickTime Pro for self-containing the movie first.) That said, another very important consideration is storage of your files during the editing process. The Mac G4 that I have only came with 40Gig. At (roughly) 1 Gig per 5 minutes of uncompressed video--this fills up fast. (Also the drive should be partitioned for the storage of video files.) So I move my files to the larger media server for temporary storage. Luckily, my office is right on the campus backbone so I have a very speedy (and large) connection to the server. This is not a perfect solution by any means. I am hoping to get a San Cube after the turn of the fiscal year. The San Cube from MicroTechnology and is highly recommended by Apple. Units range from 90-450 Gig. (Connection to the Mac is via firewire.) Has anyone out there got one of these San Cubes? Are you happy with it? on 2/16/01 4:59 PM, LLTI-Editor at [log in to unmask] wrote: > --- Forwarded Message from Marc Boots-Ebenfield <[log in to unmask]> --- > >> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 13:40:53 -0500 >> To: [log in to unmask] >> From: Marc Boots-Ebenfield <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: nonlinear digital video system > > I have convened a group at Bryn Mawr to purchase a nonlinear video editing > system. I am hoping to get some feedback on systems that you use and like. > To be brief, we would like a system that: > is easy to use (for student use), > provides analog inputs for VHS material > provides DV input/output (firewire) > provides high quality (full motion, full screen) digitization of VHS tapes > provides a variety of compression routines > outputs high quality video to tape > is robust > > Yes, we want it all. Do you have a system that does all/most of this and > you are happy with? > > You can reply to me directly or to the list. If you have a suggestion for > another list on which to post this, please let me know. > -Marc Mary Fetherston Interim Supervisor, Language Lab 401-874-4719/20 University of Rhode Island fax: 874-4694 60 Upper College Road, Suite 3 [log in to unmask] Kingston, RI 02881 ?º°`°º?ø,$FC$FC,ø?º°`°º?ø?º°`°º?ø,$FC$FC,ø?º°`°º?ø?º°`°º?ø,$FC$FC,ø?º°`°º?ø "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -- Arthur C. Clarke