On Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:05:24 -0600, "Hugo Muster"
>Neuman - Ruether
>3865b7a1.8002086@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu...
>> There are several camcorders reviewed on my web page (with
>> sample frame-grabs) that are under $3000 (look under "I
>> babble"), including the PC-1. The FireWire card is the
>> video-audio capture/play card for editing, but you must
>> have suitable capture/play software for the card for it
>> to work. Premiere (and others) can be used for editing.
>> David Ruether
>> d_ruether@hotmail.com
>> http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com
>Thanks David ... Excuse me, but i still have a question. My english is poor
>but i will try to explain. I have a computer, PC, Pentium III, 128 Mb RAM,
>HD SCII 9 Gb, etc. I want produce video too near profesional level how is
>posible whit my resources. Actually I have $2000-$3000 to buy a camcorder
>and all things need to produce video whit my computer.
>My question is , what i need?. What can i do whit is amount o money for
>adquire a complete system?. I am in south America and a friend offer bring
>me for the USA the equipment, I must take a desición soon.
In the US, for about $2000 (Camera World of Oregon
[cameraworld.com] or B&H [BHphotovideo.com]) you can
get a Sony DCR-TRV900 3-chip camcorder (you may want
to add a Kenko wide-angle adapter, for about $100,
and a couple of larger batteries for about $100-150
each). A DV-Raptor FireWire card with Premiere editing
software (download version 5.1a from the adobe.com site,
if not included) is about $6-700. If there is enough
money, add one or two 16, 20, or 25-gig IBM Deskstar
UDMA drives (5400rpm), about $160-$250 each (1 hour
Mini-DV = about 13 gigs of storage). Also tape - stick
with one brand only (there can be problems switching
DV tape brands), about $7-$15/hour tape. Minimum: the
TRV-900 with one extra mid-capacity battery, some tape,
the Canopus DV-Raptor card with Adobe Premiere (comes
with the needed FireWire cable), and one extra (UDMA)
hard drive for video files...
That should do it! Good luck!