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Fellipe de Paula · May 25th, 2008, 07:16 PM

Hello everyone.
What's the best option for wedding same day edit? (I think I would not need so much disk space)

It will be used with sony camcorders (pd170 and z1)

Thanks

Kevin Shaw · May 26th, 2008, 08:15 AM

If you use a hard-drive based recorder like the Firestore FS4 you can edit the footage on that directly, with no transfer time required. So get one of those for your main camera and download short clips from other cameras via FireWire (to save money compared to buying several Firestores), and you're ready to go.

Fellipe de Paula · May 26th, 2008, 08:42 AM

I read something about carrying the laptop into a backpack with a firewire connect to the camera, does this work?

I looked for firestore and I think it's like a dream not need to capture the footages anymore, but it's too expensive for me now, because I have so many other things in mind.

Thanks

Wesley Cardone · October 24th, 2008, 11:35 AM

I have a Focus FS4-ProHD and found that in one respect it fails to operate as advertised when used for HDV. In the switch-over between 2gb clips it has a dropout every time. If you hunt around on the web about this you will find some discussion on it.

I have not used my FS-4 in almost a year because it serves no purpose as far as HDV is concerned. I am sure that for DV it works fine, though.

Michael Lafleur · October 25th, 2008, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wesley Cardone

I have a Focus FS4-ProHD and found that in one respect it fails to operate as advertised when used for HDV. In the switch-over between 2gb clips it has a dropout every time. If you hunt around on the web about this you will find some discussion on it.

I have not used my FS-4 in almost a year because it serves no purpose as far as HDV is concerned. I am sure that for DV it works fine, though.

Wesley,

I'm not sure which camera and NLE you are using but I have been shooting live events, docs and promos with two JVC 100U's cameras directly onto my ProHD DR-HD units over the past year and have NEVER lost a single frame between 2GB clips. I just shot another wedding last weekend and was able to turn around the footage immediately without any dropout issues you are describing. Perhaps it has to do with that fact that my units are JVC oriented FS drives.

Just wanted to add my experience to the thread

Cheers,

Michael Lafleur

May 25th, 2008, 07:16 PM	#1
Fellipe de Paula Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brazil Posts: 57	Best solution for wedding same day edit Hello everyone. What's the best option for wedding same day edit? (I think I would not need so much disk space) It will be used with sony camcorders (pd170 and z1) Thanks __________________ wedding videography

May 26th, 2008, 08:42 AM	#3
Fellipe de Paula Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brazil Posts: 57	I read something about carrying the laptop into a backpack with a firewire connect to the camera, does this work? I looked for firestore and I think it's like a dream not need to capture the footages anymore, but it's too expensive for me now, because I have so many other things in mind. Thanks __________________ wedding videography

October 24th, 2008, 11:35 AM	#4
Wesley Cardone Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chelsea, Michigan Posts: 104	I have a Focus FS4-ProHD and found that in one respect it fails to operate as advertised when used for HDV. In the switch-over between 2gb clips it has a dropout every time. If you hunt around on the web about this you will find some discussion on it. I have not used my FS-4 in almost a year because it serves no purpose as far as HDV is concerned. I am sure that for DV it works fine, though. __________________ Wesley Cardone www.WCardoneProductions.com, Detroit and Lansing, Michigan

May 26th, 2008, 08:15 AM	#2
Kevin Shaw Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,488	If you use a hard-drive based recorder like the Firestore FS4 you can edit the footage on that directly, with no transfer time required. So get one of those for your main camera and download short clips from other cameras via FireWire (to save money compared to buying several Firestores), and you're ready to go.