HDV Bliss with Vegas ... & a cautionary tale

PeterWright wrote on 10/21/2006, 3:42 AM
Following recent advice thru this forum (I was disappointed at 1 fps with V7), I now have a new PC based on:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66 Ghz & Core 2 Duo MB (2 Gb Ram)

HDV 1080 m2t files play at full 25 fps on Windows Secondary display ( GeForce 7300 GS), even during transitions with titles supered over. Wow, so this is living!

On the downside, I got burgled this week - they took my Vaio Laptop, a D8 camcorder, a Mini Disc Recorder and a Portable DVD Player BUT - so thankfully, did not take my Z1 and any of my 10 external Hard Drives. They took the A$300 camcorder but left the A$10,000 one!!

Now I must be more thorough with backing up and protecting hardware/software - I thought it wouldn't happen to me, but .....

Comments

Guy Bruner wrote on 10/21/2006, 6:07 AM
Congratulations on the new editing computer, Peter! Sorry about the breakin. I guess they took what they thought they could sell quickly...lucky you.
farss wrote on 10/21/2006, 6:20 AM
My sympathies Peter. I know the kit was probably insured but nothing ever compensates you for that aweful feeling of violation.

Bob.
ushere wrote on 10/21/2006, 11:33 PM
my studios in leichhardt (australia) were burgled about 12 years back. ignoring the sp decks, mackie mixers, assorted tv monitors, not to mention the two 400's (on tripods ready for a shoot), they stole (at their leisure), $45 petty cash, two svhs domestic cameras (had to laugh, they were both fubar and about to be used as props), a vhs deck, half a bottle of vodka, and a cassette deck (akai $35 special) that was next to my prized revox....

for years after till i retired i lived with the anger, and violation that bob pointed out. it made me absolutely paranoid about going out and leaving the studios unattended. no ammount of insurance (who paid without question), nor back to base alarm systems ever made me feel comfortable there.

i now live outback, and my two dogs scare the hell out of me sometimes when they run to greet me. and if that wasn't enough, my (out of sight) neighbours note car registration numbers of unknown cars passing by (our road goes nowhere) - they too were burgled in sydney and never got over it.....

leslie
PeterWright wrote on 10/22/2006, 4:11 AM
Yes Leslie, I know the feeling, but I am stubbornly refusing to let this dominate me.

After my dear wife died five months ago, nothing now can really hurt me.
This week's intruder took what was left of her jewellery, but after that first huge loss, everything else seems trivial.

Until I have made better arrangements, I am taking my Z1 and External Hard Drives with me wherever I go. The rest they can have .....