[DonCJ]

Sorry for the video rant but ydgduo is so ignorant I must educate him.

I use Adobe Premiere Pro 8 CS3 to capture high definition video via Firewire from the HV-20 to hard disk. Th is professional nonlinear editor. Software is not the issue. Hardware is. Rendering high definition video (1080i = 1920x1080 pixels/frame, up to 30 frames a second, requires a lot of CPU power and a lot of fast reliable storage. A RAID0 of 7200 rpm, 200 Mb SCSI drives and 2 GB RAM on a fast PC, preferably dual or quad CPU, is advisable. Maybe you think that is an exotic system? Not so. That is only slightly above the ordinary entry level desktop machine these days. And maybe a few hundred $$ more money. Far from your nightmare scenario.

Video light? The camera is tripod mounted and the scene is lit by three studio lights also on tripods, 1000W each and equipped with dimmers. We are not shooting baby pictures. The same lighting is overkill for stills, but what the hell.

I shoot high-def video and then downconvert to distribute because the results are superior to shooting in standard definition. Obviously we have constraints on the web, but the videos will also be available on DVD in full quality including HDTV if people have the appropriate output devices.

I also shoot in 24p cinematic mode. Something the HV-10 offers and few consumer models have.

Next time do your homework, ydgduo, before you run your mouth about things you do not understand.