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Subject: BetacamSP and other possibilities
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Date: Tue, 29 Aug 95 15:51:33 PDT
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>Yes, it's nice to have that. Makes cueing up for the edit a
>painfully slow process but worth it to be able to have some of
>these things:
>
>1) 2 x PCM (digital) audio tracks
>2) On-board TBC (with remote control capability, although the
>controls could have been hidden better, I actually found them the
>first day we uncrated ours!)
>3) S-video, composite, and 3/4"(SP) dub out
>4) Higher bandwidth than 3/4"SP _or_ S-VHS (better resolution)
>As for the UVW-1800, we demo'ed one...B-rolls from Hi8 to it were
>indistinguishable from the cam. tapes...at least through our
>monitors...BetaSP sure is nice.
>BTW, if you've _not_ seen how good even an older PAR can look on
>BetaSP component out, you ought to. Frankly, anyone considering
>anything but BetaSP now for a format needs to re-examine that
>decision. True, the UVW machines are not quite as feature-laden
>as the BVW or PVW line, but so what? NO cross-color, NO dot
>crawl, _much faster_ cue-up, and the best multigenerational
>performance of any industrial machine. Check it out!
People considering component video recording and linear editing
shouldn't forget that there is an alternative to BetacamSP that may provide
greater value for the money compared to the PVW or UVW Sony machines.
Specifically I am referring to M-II format.
We've been using M-II for a while for single-framing and editing our
animations, with super results. The output is crisp and clean, without
dropout or any of the problems of composite or color-under formats.
Lightwave animations look great, even the hardest color gradients that the
best non-linear can't deal with.
Some of the advantages of M-II (Panasonic AU-65H) over the low end Sonys:
- The M-II has a higher bandwidth than the UVW machines, which translates
to a crisper picture.
- The M-II decks have 4 channel sound. The UVW and PVW machines only have
2 channels.
- The M-II machines are more rugged than the PVW or UVW decks. For
example, when we were first looking into component decks for single frame
recording, we called the Sony rep, and were told that Sony specifically
recommends against using the PVW series decks for single frame recording,
because the guts of the deck won't last for that use. I can only assume
that UVW decks are even less likely to tolerate such use. When we asked
Panasonic about using the M-II decks for SFR, they said there was no
problem, they are built for it.
- The UVW machines have no jog-shuttle dial. You need to buy an extra
wired remote for that. The AU-65H M-II has a jog-shuttle on the deck.
- The UVW machines have no proc amp controls on the machine. Again you
need the wired remote. They are right on the AU-65H.
- The AU-65H decks have a built in edit controller. Just connect the two
decks together, flip a switch to indicate which is the player and which is
the recorder, pick out your edit points, and do the edit. Nothing external
needed for cuts only edits.
The major disadvantage of the M-II format is that it is not as widely
supported as BetacamSP. This may or may not be a problem to you, depending
on what you are doing.
My main problem is that I really have not been using the decks all that
much, so I've decided to sell them. I have two Panasonic AU-65H decks. The
AU-65H is still a current model, and sells for over $16,000 new. I'm
looking to get $11,750 each for them. If anyone is interested and/or wants
further info, drop me a line. I also have a stack of M-II tapes to go with
the decks.
<ELF> - Eric J Fleischer,MD - Dr Gandalf
DrGandalf@cup.portal.com
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