My "Best" buy for my Home-Video editing sessions at DVinfo.net

Lars Siden · December 29th, 2003, 09:52 AM

Hi,

Today I bought a small 14" Flat TV ( Matrix tube ) with SCART and A/V connectors on the front, for 125 USD ;-)

Having an ordinary TV hooked up to the NLE really makes life easier than looking at the monitor ( a 19" Flatscreen TFT ).

So far I've discovered:

* Don't use SHARPEN looks ugly on TV - use Unsharp mask
* Using Color correctors in VEGAS uses a MEDIAN filter internally, try this by selecting a color corrector but no profile, then you'll see that you get exactly the same smooth output as when using the Median filter
* The median filter is good for making the video less "glitchy" for the viewer

... back to Vegas ;-) and the hard decision if the Raptor2 is worth buying(don't like the idea of leaving Vegas )

Best regards,

Lars Siden

Edward Troxel · December 29th, 2003, 10:01 AM

So, what's the reason for considering a Raptor2 if you don't want to leave Vegas.

Also, why a Raptor2 instead of the X100 or Storm2?

Lars Siden · December 29th, 2003, 01:16 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Edward Troxel : So, what's the reason for considering a Raptor2 if you don't want to leave Vegas.

The need for speed, rendering time in Vegas is just too slow when you add some filters and effects

>Also, why a Raptor2 instead of the X100 or Storm2? -->>>

Easy one - Price - Storm2 costs about 1900 USD here in Sweden, Raptor2 about 900 USD. Preferably I'd buy the Storm2 with the MPEG module... but it just is too much money right now.

// Lazze

December 29th, 2003, 09:52 AM	#1
Lars Siden Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sweden, Stockholm Posts: 469	My "Best" buy for my Home-Video editing sessions Hi, Today I bought a small 14" Flat TV ( Matrix tube ) with SCART and A/V connectors on the front, for 125 USD ;-) Having an ordinary TV hooked up to the NLE really makes life easier than looking at the monitor ( a 19" Flatscreen TFT ). So far I've discovered: * Don't use SHARPEN looks ugly on TV - use Unsharp mask * Using Color correctors in VEGAS uses a MEDIAN filter internally, try this by selecting a color corrector but no profile, then you'll see that you get exactly the same smooth output as when using the Median filter * The median filter is good for making the video less "glitchy" for the viewer ... back to Vegas ;-) and the hard decision if the Raptor2 is worth buying(don't like the idea of leaving Vegas ) Best regards, Lars Siden __________________ Sony HDR-CX130,Canon 5DMKII,i7 930@4.0, 12gb memory, 3x SSD + 2x1Tb(stripe), Geforce 480, Dual 24", Win 7 x64

December 29th, 2003, 01:16 PM	#3
Lars Siden Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sweden, Stockholm Posts: 469	<<<-- Originally posted by Edward Troxel : So, what's the reason for considering a Raptor2 if you don't want to leave Vegas. The need for speed, rendering time in Vegas is just too slow when you add some filters and effects >Also, why a Raptor2 instead of the X100 or Storm2? -->>> Easy one - Price - Storm2 costs about 1900 USD here in Sweden, Raptor2 about 900 USD. Preferably I'd buy the Storm2 with the MPEG module... but it just is too much money right now. // Lazze __________________ Sony HDR-CX130,Canon 5DMKII,i7 930@4.0, 12gb memory, 3x SSD + 2x1Tb(stripe), Geforce 480, Dual 24", Win 7 x64

December 29th, 2003, 10:01 AM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	So, what's the reason for considering a Raptor2 if you don't want to leave Vegas. Also, why a Raptor2 instead of the X100 or Storm2?