Storage question at DVinfo.net

Jim Karrels · November 20th, 2005, 03:47 PM

Love this site.... thanks Chris and valuable contributors like Barry.

OK -- I've searched here as well as the other major DVX/HVX site and still don't feel like I have an accurate answer.... so here goes:

Buying a few P2 cards would place the AG-HVX200 out of my budgetary reach. It sounds like a Firestore solution is likely. But I specifically would like to know: is there an even lower-priced HDD storage solution? i.e., Will I be able to record directly to a battery-operated IEEE1394/Firewire 7200rpm hard drive via the IEEE1394/FW port? Would a laptop be required to do this?

Any ideas? (I apologize if my search was not broad enough to find this topic here.)

Thanks,
--Jim

John Benton · November 20th, 2005, 05:42 PM

Jim,
Yes evidently you can record to a laptop, but not directly to a non "intellegent" HD
like a Firestore (which will com out in March, I hear, sun 2000$)
if you have one P2 card you can, plug the HVX in to a self powered external HD and download it pretty fast.
But if you have 2 smaller cards you may pullout one as it gets filled and Dump it in the slot of a laptop download it before the other is full and repeat.

I was thinking I could strap my Apple 17 laptop on my back with Final Cut's Log & Capture going and go to town.
but I have a few questions about this:

1) Can I Capture to a PB 17 that is older (1.33Gz), but that I have put a 7200 HD into? or is 1.33Gz too slow?
2) If So, Can I Capture in this way on to another external Bus powered 7200 USB2ed from the PBook
3) Will this work with no P2cards at all on the Camera

November 20th, 2005, 03:47 PM	#1
Jim Karrels Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Location: DC Area, MD Posts: 128	Storage question Love this site.... thanks Chris and valuable contributors like Barry. OK -- I've searched here as well as the other major DVX/HVX site and still don't feel like I have an accurate answer.... so here goes: Buying a few P2 cards would place the AG-HVX200 out of my budgetary reach. It sounds like a Firestore solution is likely. But I specifically would like to know: is there an even lower-priced HDD storage solution? i.e., Will I be able to record directly to a battery-operated IEEE1394/Firewire 7200rpm hard drive via the IEEE1394/FW port? Would a laptop be required to do this? Any ideas? (I apologize if my search was not broad enough to find this topic here.) Thanks, --Jim

November 20th, 2005, 05:42 PM	#2
John Benton Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 658	Jim, Yes evidently you can record to a laptop, but not directly to a non "intellegent" HD like a Firestore (which will com out in March, I hear, sun 2000$) if you have one P2 card you can, plug the HVX in to a self powered external HD and download it pretty fast. But if you have 2 smaller cards you may pullout one as it gets filled and Dump it in the slot of a laptop download it before the other is full and repeat. I was thinking I could strap my Apple 17 laptop on my back with Final Cut's Log & Capture going and go to town. but I have a few questions about this: 1) Can I Capture to a PB 17 that is older (1.33Gz), but that I have put a 7200 HD into? or is 1.33Gz too slow? 2) If So, Can I Capture in this way on to another external Bus powered 7200 USB2ed from the PBook 3) Will this work with no P2cards at all on the Camera