New Ex1r owner at DVinfo.net

Nathan Swinn · March 18th, 2010, 05:40 AM

Hello forum.

Some may recall several posts of mine in the winter months. Well, after a LOT of dvinfo reading and playing with a friend's DVX100 for a while, I bought an Ex1r.

It's a serious piece of equipment.

I had been very set on getting a shoulder mount camera. Until, that is, I conferred with a pro camera\editor friend and he let me use the DVX for a month. That plus the camera I had been about to purchase, an HM700, cost more than the Ex.

Sony Vegas 9 came with my camera. I wasn't aware it was part of the deal, so that was a bonus since I needed a new NLE. I had been leaning towards Avid - I loved the 30 day trial version - but I'll try Vegas.

Now all I need to do is get my new computer going - my three year old laptop is seriously wheezing as I type this.

Thanks for the help, dv-ers.

Perrone Ford · March 18th, 2010, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Nathan Swinn

Sony Vegas 9 came with my camera. I wasn't aware it was part of the deal, so that was a bonus since I needed a new NLE. I had been leaning towards Avid - I loved the 30 day trial version - but I'll try Vegas.

I'll be VERY curious to see how this works out for you.

Nathan Swinn · March 18th, 2010, 08:38 AM

Perrone, yep, I've read your posts on Vegas 9 issues. I'll give it a try and if it's not working, I'll get Avid.

I got so used to using my left hand on the keyboard to make exact cuts with the frame\number keys and in\out, return to in\out, that I'm hoping Vegas has something similar. Right now it's reminding me of an older version of Premiere Pro I was using at a local TV station.

Then again, I haven't even started to explore Vegas.

Zsolt Gordos · March 18th, 2010, 11:38 AM

consider a Mac... :)

March 18th, 2010, 05:40 AM	#1
Nathan Swinn Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 35	New Ex1r owner Hello forum. Some may recall several posts of mine in the winter months. Well, after a LOT of dvinfo reading and playing with a friend's DVX100 for a while, I bought an Ex1r. It's a serious piece of equipment. I had been very set on getting a shoulder mount camera. Until, that is, I conferred with a pro camera\editor friend and he let me use the DVX for a month. That plus the camera I had been about to purchase, an HM700, cost more than the Ex. Sony Vegas 9 came with my camera. I wasn't aware it was part of the deal, so that was a bonus since I needed a new NLE. I had been leaning towards Avid - I loved the 30 day trial version - but I'll try Vegas. Now all I need to do is get my new computer going - my three year old laptop is seriously wheezing as I type this. Thanks for the help, dv-ers.

March 18th, 2010, 11:38 AM	#4
Zsolt Gordos Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 414	consider a Mac... :) __________________ Sony XDCAM EX1r, Canon 5DMkII, Røde NTG2, Røde NT1000, Røde Stereo Videomic, Sachtler DV6 SB on Gitzo 1325V, Steadicam Merlin, Omnitracker, Hackintosh 3.5Ghz Quad 8Gb RAM

March 18th, 2010, 08:38 AM	#3
Nathan Swinn Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 35	Perrone, yep, I've read your posts on Vegas 9 issues. I'll give it a try and if it's not working, I'll get Avid. I got so used to using my left hand on the keyboard to make exact cuts with the frame\number keys and in\out, return to in\out, that I'm hoping Vegas has something similar. Right now it's reminding me of an older version of Premiere Pro I was using at a local TV station. Then again, I haven't even started to explore Vegas.