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- Bio
Ahoy folks!
My workplace is about to spring for a multimedia department. We're looking at software and hardware and trying to figure out what other companies use and are pleased with.
While the budget is not unlimited, it is pretty clear that we want the best in equipment.
Sooooo... I'm curious as to what some of you video gurufolks use to do your work. Hardware, software, good luck charms, et cetera.
We're looking at FinalCut Pro, AfterEffects, Flash, Premier, Avid and Zaxwerks.
As for hardware, I am completely ignorant, so one of our IT guys has been digging into it. However, I'm really more interested in finding out about that than I am the software.Any thoughts, recommendations, suggestions, or standard rude comments?
Thanks a heap fellas!
- JazX0
- Bio0
oh, i should probably say, we're wanting to produce everything from inhouse plasma screen presentations to national commercials.
i've a lot to learn in a short amount of time. heheh
thanks jaz, i'll be looking into those!
- chossy0
Alright bio here is the spec. of one of my suites.
FCPro5 HD
Motion
Commotion
AE
Combustion
Pshop
IllustratorG5 dual 2.5, 6gigs ram
The best video card money can buy.
Bear in mind that all this is plumbed into a central apparatus room where I have control of digi, d1,beta and dvcam tapes. My storage is Xserve.
- JazX0
Bio, yeah, those aer easy to use and export out just as well as the big boys.
I'm sure you'll be running machines with super kick-@ss processing speed. You're going to need it.
;)
- vespa0
not sure why you'd need premier if you've got final cut...?
- UndoUndo0
"The best video card money can buy. " - good advice and a reeeeeeeaally big hardrive/archive system
- chossy0
me done gots xserve raid with something mad like ten terrabytes, we also have avid aswell, which in my opinion is superior in workflow and media management, there is no better system than avid for functionality, retrieval and conforming. Mind you it is hardware based and if you want broadcast satandard you need to blast a huge amount of money avids way.
- Bio0
great info! big thanks guys.
any thoughts on books?and what would you say the full shabam would run? somewhere around saaaaaaaaaay ... 100k?
note: people don't get to use the word 'shabam' nearly enough in daily life. :)
- chossy0
It is hard to say allot of money is lost when you are setting things up so you can play out to an appropriate format.
If you seriously want to do broadcast quality work then drop me an email and I can give you more details. As I recently built a new online suite.
- Meeklo0
I would be looking into either Avid (industry Standard) or FCPro.
My only problem is, last time I checked Avid does not certify g5 systems, wich made them a little behind the curb.
did this change recently?
- Bio0
chossy, you've got mail.
thanks all for the replies. but please feel free to continue my education. :)