HD & Laptop Field Editing Info Request

Cliff Etzel wrote on 2/1/2006, 9:23 AM

I'm researching information on the best workflow methods for editing HD footage in the field. More or less geared towards using laptops and external drives for capture - specifically for underwater shooters on liveaboards, that kind of thing. Vegas appears to be the best solution regarding hardware requirements - Does anyone have input, links, etc for this topic?

TIA,

Cliff Etzel - Publisher
UWDV.COM

Comments

Espen wrote on 2/1/2006, 1:57 PM

I use a DELL-laptop (Inspiron 8600) with 1,4 Ghz pentium and 768Mb Ram.

As long as you use Cineform's HDLink for capturing and converting to AVI-files, I have no problem editing HDV on this system. It's actually quite smooth and pleasant to work with.

An external USB2.0-harddrive is a fine companion.

Espen