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Mini DV - Vision Mixer?

  • 12-04-2005 10:49am
    #1
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭


    I was wondering if it is possible to get a vision mixer that can take video from standard Mini DV camcorders with Firewire outputs on them?

    I have several Mini DV cameras and want to be able to shoot live discussions without having to edit things together in post production.

    Any advice would be appreciated.

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Lump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    Not via firewire afaik, as that's just a data stream. I would suggest you output analogue and get an analogue mixer. If you could buy a firewire mixer, I'm sure it'd be expensive.

    I was wrong, you can.... but it's expensive, a 4 channel Firewire mixer is £2995 not inc. Vat


    John


  • #3
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    Lump wrote:
    I was wrong, you can.... but it's expensive, a 4 channel Firewire mixer is £2995 not inc. Vat


    John
    Do you have a link for that?

    I think I was thinking I might have to spend around €5000 any way.

    EDIT: Ah.. I think I found it.

    Is this it:

    http://www.holdan.co.uk/datavideo/se800.htm

    A very nice peice of kit. I'll have to try and find the funding now.

    Thanks.


  • #4
    Lump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    Yea that was it. BTW why do you want to go live? You could get a damn good editing system for €5000

    John


  • #5
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    Lump wrote:
    Yea that was it. BTW why do you want to go live? You could get a damn good editing system for €5000

    John
    Already have 3 Final Cut Pro Based Edit suites.

    But I need to be able to output hour long discussion programmes on a weekly basis. And there just wouldn't be enough time to edit it all together.


  • #6
    mycroft
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    monkeyfudge wrote:
    Already have 3 Final Cut Pro Based Edit suites.

    But I need to be able to output hour long discussion programmes on a weekly basis. And there just wouldn't be enough time to edit it all together.

    Monkey fudge I assume you're involved with DCTV, how are ya'll getting on?


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  • #7
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    mycroft wrote:
    Monkey fudge I assume you're involved with DCTV, how are ya'll getting on?
    Actually I'm involved with Community Empowerment Television (COMET) we're essentially one of the production companies for DCTV. We'll be providing content from the North East of Dublin.

    But DCTV is coming along well. They recently produced a very good promotional video. They also have a website up and running at http://www.dctv.ie/


  • #8
    Lump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    monkeyfudge wrote:
    Already have 3 Final Cut Pro Based Edit suites.

    But I need to be able to output hour long discussion programmes on a weekly basis. And there just wouldn't be enough time to edit it all together.

    Oh I see. Well if it's community based I'm sure you can get discounts etc. Best of luck with it.


    John


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