Re: Do I really need a capture card for editing hdv? Help!

Kevin,

Wow this is interesting, maybe I should have started out buying a motorhome instead of my house. "Ya sure honey I can get the stroller through the door".

Let me tell you how valuable it was just this week owning a professional edit solution working with my EX1. For whatever reason my EX1 using the Clock for the timecode has issues with the XD Cam Transfer software and being Mac based the only way to get these clips into Final Cut was to capture them using an HD-SDI capture card. This is a professional solution for a professional camera.

The subject line for Buck's question isn't really what he is asking after he explains how he intends to use this footage professionally using Final Cut/Apple as his EDL and/or platform. He lists mostly products that only work in Mac towers looking for suggestions to what he needs. I think he was given an answer to what he was after. I don't generally tell people what to purchase but there comes a time when solid purchasing advise is the right thing to do.

I don't think the term overkill is accurate. I do like your advise to use other EDL's that work with a PC as an alternative to the direction he's leaning to. I'm sure Buck is gaining confidence with his decision process, but I wouldn't prescribe a laptop as the main editing tool for someone with broadcast expectations.

Michael Palmer

Good Luck
Michael Palmer