Preview to USB2 Snazzi3 (for RT MPEG-2 rendering?)

xgenei wrote on 11/29/2002, 5:36 PM
Hi everybody,

I was wondering if the timeline could be played out to a hardware encoder? In this case a Snazzi 3 attached via USB 2.0, in order to take advantage of some really fine, no problems, and REAL TIME MPEG-2 rendering? Admittedly you might need a second computer, or at least a firewire drive or two to pull it off, but that's no problem for serious video.

Just guessing but I would think that VV3 uses a base AVI stream in preview. Perhaps that's just not supported at the kind of resolution that rendering requires, but it seems to be a basic topic that I can't find any info on, so your comments and direction are most welcome.

regards,
Xgenei

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SonyDennis wrote on 11/29/2002, 10:39 PM
Just use the Print to Tape command, with manual deck control. This will pre-render any sections that need it, pause for you to tell it to go, and then it will play the timeline out the 1394 port, with audio, just what you're looking for.
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xgenei wrote on 11/30/2002, 10:15 PM
First reaction: Wow D, fabulous.

Pondering: Print to tape, Firewire out to DV camera, SVHS out to Snazzi box, MPEG-2 out (via USB2) to (first or second) computer. Seems like it should work just fine. Wondering if the best (and only) equation? That's an atta-boy, D.

Seems like if I substitute a DV-SVHS converter box, and a TIVO or something for the SNAZZI, I've got two other working variables.

The DV-SVHS box presumably will do a better job than the camera (I have an Elura, and I can't fault the SVHS, haven't tested the other way).

The hard drive TIVO type units I THINK (please advise if I'm wrong) don't have a way to get MPEG-2 files into a computer YET. Anybody spot a USB or firewire port yet?

Same with DVD MPEG-2 recorders -- I don't think they are PC file compatible which kind of spoils a potentially nice setup. Anybody know anything different?

I'm about to install "VideoStudio 6 DVD" that came with the Snazzi -- it's an MPEG2 specialty editor. Might be useful as a companion to VV3/4 -- will give some feedback after I've checked it out.

Xgenei

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