Has anyone used this in a professional video production setting? Can I use this to edit from, connecting 3-5 editing systems to? How are R/W speeds?
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That really depends on what exactly you are editing. All I can tell you is that in a residential environment I have copied about 130GB of large files in around 45 minutes, which is around 48 MBps (probably close to external hard drive max transfer speed). This shows the CPU usage jump to 35-40%. I don't know if this helps answering your question.
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L. Davis - Are you sure VP8 solves the 2gb per clip issue that most people are having with this camera? That would be great and it would only stand to reason that the other software companies utilize the fix. Let me know.
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Windows Moviemaker is junk. Toshiba included the wrong version of MediaImpression in my package but ArcSoft upgraded it for free. It is a decent program. I dub most of my videos but my Camileo produces a very low level audio that needs boosting, for which I have used Avidemux. If you choose to dub, I recommend Audacity.
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Thomas, I love the camera!!! It's extremely easy to transfer the videos to your PC to edit. I have found that even though the software initially permits "frame to frame" editing, it actually edits in segments on the PC. When transferring to "YouTube" I have lost the last segment, yet, I'm a novice at this. It is possible to edit on the camera directly which I have not yet tried. The camera is new to me and I wasn't yet confident enough that I may loose my videos while editing on the camera. The camera is amazing for far distance shooting, the main reason for my purchase. Hope this has been of help. cj Thomas, I love the camera!!! It's extremely easy to transfer the videos to your PC to edit. I have found that even though the software initially permits "frame to frame" editing, it actually edits in segments on the PC. When transferring to "YouTube" I have lost the last segment, yet, I'm a novice at this. It is possible to edit on the camera directly which I have not yet tried. The camera is new to me and I wasn't yet confident enough that I may loose my videos while editing on the camera. The camera is amazing for far distance shooting, the main reason for my purchase.... » Read More Thomas, I love the camera!!! It's extremely easy to transfer the videos to your PC to edit. I have found that even though the software initially permits "frame to frame" editing, it actually edits in segments on the PC. When transferring to "YouTube" I have lost the last segment, yet, I'm a novice at this. It is possible to edit on the camera directly which I have not yet tried. The camera is new to me and I wasn't yet confident enough that I may loose my videos while editing on the camera. The camera is amazing for far distance shooting, the main reason for my purchase. Hope this has been of help. cj « Show Less
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hi! sorry i don't use pro tools 10 but i think you can find some info here : http://recording.org/daw-pro-audio/47845-pro-tools-9-interface-problem.html and here: http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=241539 regarding the oprical output connection...is should work well.
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When I used this I connected to my network with Cat5. I prefer wired to wireless. I had read about people buying USB WiFi adapters & using those, I never tried it. I felt this card drastically improve the performance of videos.
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I also have the pro 4x, I have never had the issue you seem to have. other than the 20 overlay tracks and the 3rd party add on's with the ultimate I can't see any difference. the main reason I upgraded was for these features as well as the price. I got it on sale at amazon and used rewards points on my credit card so it only cost me about $15. When I do a project I always seem to have alot of stills as well as video, for that reason I make several 3 or 4 minute clips saving them in mp4 format, then I stitch them together. That way if I'm well into the project & decide I want to make a change near the start It's no big deal, just change the one clip. Dave
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I use Windows Movie Maker exclusively with my camera, and have had NO issues whatsoever with importing the files, or editing of the files using this software. It may not show up in the folder as a "media" file, but if you check all files, then you are able to import the raw video and edit away. Took me maybe 15 minutes to edit my first video with this camera and software.
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There are settings that you can edit. I run mine for 5 minutes max. It's perfect though. I might actually change into a minute because it does loop recording with no gaps and it does not take as long to transfer a file over vs the 5 minute clips. I don't remember off the top of my head but you first must stop any recording. Then you push the little button on the bottom (normally turns the screen on or off while it is recording) and it will pull up the settings menu. Play around in that and you will see how different options and you can change your record options there. I also chose to have my display turn off my itself after 1 minute (its the fastest). I entered my licenses plant number as well. It's a great device with lots of options. Check it out and you get into the settings. :)
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I also got a laptop. I bought a Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 and it works well with MixCraft. At first I was scared 'cuz it didn't recognize the 3rd and 4th inputs from the Focusrite, but I just needed to change some settings in the Preference section, to ASIO and it was solved. Four channels at the same time, which is sufficient for me, for the moment. I also got a Zoom H4N and it also works fine with it. I still havent tried to connect both the Focusrite and the H4n and check if I can do a simultaneos 8-channel recording.
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I am using it for video editing..and it works ok..and I dont think its for high end video games...and I dont play or use for video games...but it works well with Alien Shooter and Trans Ascend
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I still haven't figured out how to take stills but I just pause the video where I want to take a picture, switch it to full screen and then take a screen shot. photo editing... no. If your going to use this for video editing this is AWESOME! If your going to use this for photo editing this wont work for you at all. I recommend purchasing this for video/sound/music and purchasing adobe lightroom for photo editing. Hope this helped.
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Very little latency. I have not personally used it serious live capture, but have tested. I didn't notice any latency. Streaming magazine suggested a couple of these Black Magic Design UltraStudio combined with a newer, three Thunderbolt buss MacBookPros and Telestreams Wirecast as a portable live streaming system in their April edition.
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Andrew, I do not use adobe or other photo editing software, I use it for software development, so for this use, the equipment is very good. However for what you are needing I think the video card falls far short.I hope I help you.
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I use Vegas Pro 12 daily with BorisFX BCC plugins to cut long and short projects with almost no hiccups. I was a die-hard Premiere user for years. I'll never go back unless forced too. I've had great success with Vegas!
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Hi, that is interesting and is misleading for sports or nature photographers like myself. I did buy it for the noted mb speed on the label as I need speed on my shoots, and it bothers me that elsewhere it is stated as being slower than what I am being lead to believe, and need. I don't think though that that would restrict video taping as I also use as spares ScanDisk 45MBs cards which were the fastest at one time, but they take video with no issues. One must also take in the frames per second and pixel size of the movie. High speed cards can handle hi def to low definition. The first thing I did was change the movie mode to one of the lowest standard on all cameras that can take videos, and it still didn't work.i also have Lexar cards. They have issues when taking too many pictures such as action shots in sports, but are fine for video and general picture taking. I tested it when I got home and it had no issues videoing, along with the older 45mbs cards and still couldn't figure out why the PNY wouldn't take videos. Thank you. Rob
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I'm not IT so I know not of these numbers you speak, but it has worked flawlessly for a year and a half on our systems with Windows 7. We use it daily for a pro video service. As a matter a fact I've been meaning to order another one for a 2nd system. Thanks for reminding me!