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dat5150 wrote on 4/24/2006, 1:23 PM
The Catapult will be available in the second half of 2006 and will be priced under $300.

WOW.....this is going to be kick A
BrianStanding wrote on 4/24/2006, 1:28 PM
One might even say "life changing...."?
Nat wrote on 4/24/2006, 2:46 PM
Hmm that's really neat.
I wonder if the device is able to power a 2.5inch USB drive.
BrianStanding wrote on 4/24/2006, 2:57 PM
Pics here:

http://www.bella-usa.com/Catapult.htm

Sweet!
corug7 wrote on 4/24/2006, 3:11 PM
Wow...

Um, Wow.

Could have used this last weekend for the 24hr Film Fest we entered.
BrianStanding wrote on 4/25/2006, 9:49 AM
Now that this product is announced, can anyone say whether they've had a chance to play with a prototype? Or will that have to wait until Bella starts shipping?

I'm curious to see if Bella managed to avoid the reliability issues that have plagued the Firestore and Citidisk DV units.
Stonefield wrote on 4/25/2006, 9:24 PM
I think this is a cool product. Although I will miss sitting back the evening of a shoot, having a drink and reviewing the footage as it's being captured. I always enjoyed that part.
DJPadre wrote on 4/26/2006, 8:50 AM
"I think this is a cool product. Although I will miss sitting back the evening of a shoot, having a drink and reviewing the footage as it's being captured. I always enjoyed that part. "

It must be me then.. coz i REALLY REALLY REALLY hate capturing... now.. i mean it. i really friggin hate it.. in the old canopus storm days, i used to run 3 decks and capture them all at once without skipping a beat.. the fact that 1394 can handle 400mbps and were only using 25mbps per stream makes me wondei why noone else has done this.. .. it was brilliant.. i wish theyd do somethign like that for vegas.. i mean i dont se why they cant.. .. anyways..

it rally must be me then, coz I hate it so much, that ive built a dedicated ssystem, simply for capturing and burning.. while i edit, i capture on another machine and find that works quite well and is much more efficient than wasting hours on end unable to do any significant work on the Finishing system while its capturing. At least this way, i can capture and edit at the same time..

I still ahte capturing.. GGGGGRRRR LOL
epirb wrote on 4/26/2006, 9:31 AM
have you seen Stan's videos, that stuff is EASY to watch over and over.
Shoot Stan you ever need help capturing , I'll be glad to "review" your raw footage! :-)