Cineporter to be released in Q4

Isabel Rocamora · January 9th, 2007, 12:21 PM

thanks Robert and Gunelik,
do let me know what your experience is like with the FS-100... and yes... patience will get us a robust and reliable piece of equipment on the cine front!

isabel

Gunleik Groven · January 9th, 2007, 02:41 PM

I have only good experiences with the FS-100, but that's because I've been watching out. I do not doubt that the Cineporter will be a superiour product (not yet, at least) I just need to shoot now -;)

I have the bebox with the FS and never use it, because I can not doublecheck that the FS is actually recording - which is neccesary! So I gaf the FS to the camera or a jib or something to always be able to watch its screen...

I always copy THE WHOLE content of the disk to a local HD before importing to FCP. In that case WHEN things go wrong on import - I just re-import.

As smooth as P2?

Nope.

All in all the best solution for me?

Yes indeed.

Gunleik

Bruce Solomon · January 10th, 2007, 11:07 AM

I wish that Communications Specialties were not so fast to pull the trigger on the Cineporter. Sort of a bit of a tease. Everyone wants a solid product on release but seriously folks 4th quarter!!! I think they are a little gun shy at this point. Bought several Panasonic cameras for clients with the intent of purchasing 6 of theses drives and now I am stuck with a couple of 4 gb P2 cards and DV tape. November is a long time. I hope for Communications Specialties sake that someone doesnt bump them out of the market. David, thanks for the updates, at least I know the product is real.

Daniel Cegla · January 11th, 2007, 01:13 AM

I sure hope "summer" doesn't mean August... I need it by early June otherwise I'll have to go with another solution... :(

Isabel Rocamora · January 12th, 2007, 03:04 PM

Gunelik, when you say a local HD, what do you mean exactly?

isabel

Martin Iverson · January 12th, 2007, 11:22 PM

She is referring to a local hard drive (HD) on her computer .

I don't blame you for being confused. It's bad enough that there are so many different formats of HD (high definition), but there are also two different meanings to HD in the video world.

That doesn't even count HD (Home Depot) HD (Harley Davidson), or even the poet HD (Hilda Doolittle).

Daniel Cegla · January 13th, 2007, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin Iverson

or even the poet HD (Hilda Doolittle).

lol... yes, this often a source of confusion :)

Jon Fairhurst · January 13th, 2007, 02:50 PM

I prefer using HDD for hard DISK drive. Less confusion that way...

Gunleik Groven · January 13th, 2007, 06:38 PM

OK
I surrender -;)

She is a he

... and he should have been using the term HDD. -;)

Still:
The firestore has its quirks and the Cineporter looks like a better bet - agreed.

Thing is: I have the firestore here right now, and...
its making my living - that is of course together with the rest of my gear.

Gunleik

Martin Iverson · January 13th, 2007, 09:42 PM

My humblest apologies sir. As you can tell from my last name I am of Norwegian heritage, but alas, it was too many generations ago to have any of the wonderful language or culture in my up bringing. All the same I should not have assumed.

Sam Jankis · February 14th, 2007, 09:56 AM

New slideshow up featuring a beta (?) unit.

http://www.spec-comm.com/cineporter.php

Dale Hildebrand · February 14th, 2007, 11:50 AM

That looks great! Removable hard drives is a wonderful idea. Too bad it's so late in the game, however many should be able to benifit from it.

I sincerely hope the housing is extremely solid, for the camera mounted to the unit and the unit mounted to the baseplate could make for a lot of play, especially if you have a monitor or other heavy items - makes for unstable dolly moves and timelapse.

Jeff Kilgroe · February 14th, 2007, 03:33 PM

That thing is massive. ...I'm not sure how I feel about that just yet.

Nice to see it's one step closer - a lot of people have been going insane waiting for this.

Sam Jankis · February 14th, 2007, 04:49 PM

If it comes out this summer (and works!), maybe it'll get Panasonic rolling on 32 or 64GB cards. And then maybe a P2 cam w/ removable lens, image flip, CA correction, VFR in 1080p, and an optical adapter... all for under $20k. Pipe dreams, I know.

Jon Wolding · March 17th, 2007, 03:33 PM

Will there be a beta version at NAB 2007?

January 9th, 2007, 12:21 PM	#31
Isabel Rocamora New Boot Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 14	thanks thanks Robert and Gunelik, do let me know what your experience is like with the FS-100... and yes... patience will get us a robust and reliable piece of equipment on the cine front! isabel

January 9th, 2007, 02:41 PM	#32
Gunleik Groven Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Espa - Norway Posts: 151	I have only good experiences with the FS-100, but that's because I've been watching out. I do not doubt that the Cineporter will be a superiour product (not yet, at least) I just need to shoot now -;) I have the bebox with the FS and never use it, because I can not doublecheck that the FS is actually recording - which is neccesary! So I gaf the FS to the camera or a jib or something to always be able to watch its screen... I always copy THE WHOLE content of the disk to a local HD before importing to FCP. In that case WHEN things go wrong on import - I just re-import. As smooth as P2? Nope. All in all the best solution for me? Yes indeed. Gunleik __________________ Red? Sure!

January 10th, 2007, 11:07 AM	#33
Bruce Solomon Tourist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Fort Lauderdale FL Posts: 4	Between the Rock and a Hard Place I wish that Communications Specialties were not so fast to pull the trigger on the Cineporter. Sort of a bit of a tease. Everyone wants a solid product on release but seriously folks 4th quarter!!! I think they are a little gun shy at this point. Bought several Panasonic cameras for clients with the intent of purchasing 6 of theses drives and now I am stuck with a couple of 4 gb P2 cards and DV tape. November is a long time. I hope for Communications Specialties sake that someone doesnt bump them out of the market. David, thanks for the updates, at least I know the product is real.

January 12th, 2007, 03:04 PM	#35
Isabel Rocamora New Boot Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 14	local HD Gunelik, when you say a local HD, what do you mean exactly? isabel

January 13th, 2007, 02:50 PM	#38
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	I prefer using HDD for hard DISK drive. Less confusion that way... __________________ Jon Fairhurst

January 11th, 2007, 01:13 AM	#34
Daniel Cegla Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: N/A Posts: 57	I sure hope "summer" doesn't mean August... I need it by early June otherwise I'll have to go with another solution... :(

January 12th, 2007, 11:22 PM	#36
Martin Iverson Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Anacortes, WA Posts: 78	She is referring to a local hard drive (HD) on her computer . I don't blame you for being confused. It's bad enough that there are so many different formats of HD (high definition), but there are also two different meanings to HD in the video world. That doesn't even count HD (Home Depot) HD (Harley Davidson), or even the poet HD (Hilda Doolittle).

January 13th, 2007, 06:38 PM	#39
Gunleik Groven Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Espa - Norway Posts: 151	OK I surrender -;) She is a he ... and he should have been using the term HDD. -;) Still: The firestore has its quirks and the Cineporter looks like a better bet - agreed. Thing is: I have the firestore here right now, and... its making my living - that is of course together with the rest of my gear. Gunleik __________________ Red? Sure!

January 13th, 2007, 09:42 PM	#40
Martin Iverson Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Anacortes, WA Posts: 78	My humblest apologies sir. As you can tell from my last name I am of Norwegian heritage, but alas, it was too many generations ago to have any of the wonderful language or culture in my up bringing. All the same I should not have assumed.

February 14th, 2007, 09:56 AM	#41
Sam Jankis Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St. Pete, FL Posts: 223	New slideshow up featuring a beta (?) unit. http://www.spec-comm.com/cineporter.php Attached Thumbnails

February 14th, 2007, 11:50 AM	#42
Dale Hildebrand New Boot Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 12	That looks great! Removable hard drives is a wonderful idea. Too bad it's so late in the game, however many should be able to benifit from it. I sincerely hope the housing is extremely solid, for the camera mounted to the unit and the unit mounted to the baseplate could make for a lot of play, especially if you have a monitor or other heavy items - makes for unstable dolly moves and timelapse.

February 14th, 2007, 03:33 PM	#43
Jeff Kilgroe Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 681	That thing is massive. ...I'm not sure how I feel about that just yet. Nice to see it's one step closer - a lot of people have been going insane waiting for this. __________________ - Jeff Kilgroe - Applied Visual Technologies \| DarkScience - www.darkscience.com

February 14th, 2007, 04:49 PM	#44
Sam Jankis Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St. Pete, FL Posts: 223	If it comes out this summer (and works!), maybe it'll get Panasonic rolling on 32 or 64GB cards. And then maybe a P2 cam w/ removable lens, image flip, CA correction, VFR in 1080p, and an optical adapter... all for under $20k. Pipe dreams, I know.

March 17th, 2007, 03:33 PM	#45
Jon Wolding Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 195	Will there be a beta version at NAB 2007?