Most common Delivery format: VHS
Second : DVD (rapidly taking over)

Workflow:
I soot student music recitals on GL2 with whatever I can find for other cameras. I started by doing audio recordings so audio is still recorded to Alesis Masterlink at 24 bit 48K. I capture video to computer either through firewire GL2 or JVC DVS3U. The JVC is nice for the analog captures. The audio is written from the Masterlink as AIFF files to CD from the masterlink and then copied into the editing computer. I place all files on the time line, usually one movement at a time, sync them up and then choose shots. I use excalibur Multicam to to create a master track, tweak the transisitions, add color correction etc. and render as AVI DV. After I complete all the parts I render a master file of the complete concert. Then Print to Tape for VHS and bring into DVD A for authoring.

This is a hobby that I began so I could capture my daughter's viola recitals.

Most common delivery format is equally split between DVD and VHS. I shoot mostly theatre video using a Sony VX2000, and my own stage mikes and mixing board. Sometimes I record concerts with a hard disk recorder and several mikes.
I use Vegas 4 and DVDA 1 for editing and authoring on a Windows 98SE i440BX Machine with a PIII 1000. My sound card is a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz. My "C" drive is a WD 40 GB 7200 RPM drive and my D and E drives are both WD 120GB 7200 RPM 8mb cache drives. No Raid.
Most of my productions have a credit roll at the end and are mostly cuts, with a few fades and dissolves. Titles of course. For DVDA I burn at 1x using Ritek G04 media and occasionally Taiyo Yuden 4x (Fuji 5 and 10 packs) or MCC (Verbatim Japanese). Most of the art work goes into the jacket insert rather than the disc surface. Adobe Photoshop is used to edit them.
My edited video is usually a full render and is PTT to a Large DV master (Panasonic PQ) recorded on a Sony WV-DR9 editing deck. From there it often goes through a Proc Amp for color correction before the VHS dubbing rack. The dubbing rack has 10 Panasonic VTR's.
The WV-DR9 deck is also what I use to transcode via firewire to my computer during capture and PTT. It has the ability to record both mini and large DV tapes, lanc edit, assemble edit, and has a built in SVHS/VHS recorder as well for direct dubbing or mastering.
John

My most common delivery format is: Pal-DVD

My second most common delivery format is: Pal-DV-avi

My workflow typically is:
- shoot private videos (mainly vacation, family events) with a Panasonic NVMX 350
- capture as DV-avi with the cature tool from Vegas, automatic szene detection activated
- create a suitable bin structure, sort events in that bin structure
- transfer content for a single bin to timeline, sort events in timeline using scripts as developed by klaymen (published at www.vegasvideo.de/forum)
- cut events in timeline, using scripts to "delete after" and "delete before" points (published in www.vegasvideo.de/forum) and the contour jogshuttle pro
- render to DV-avi, and transfer that back to DV-tape
- encode with CCE to mpeg-2 (in future with mainconcept encoder in Vegas 5)
- create dvds with uleads moviefactory 2 (in future with DVDA-2)

Kr
Wolfgang
www.vegasvideo.de/forum

My most common delivery format is: VCD

My second most common delivery format is: DVD

My workflow is:
- either get given footage or film it with a Panasonic NV-DS38A
- Have occasionally records a VHS through the Panasonic and then captured it to computer and Vegas.
- use Vegas to edit it with Sound Forge 6.0e as audio backup.
- spend a lot of time on audio tracks. Always makes a BIG difference!
- my wife does most of the basic editing while I do all the audio, technical aspects of Vegas, plus rendering, authoring and burning.
- currently have used TMPEnc DVD and neoDVDPlus to author but will soon be upgrading to get DVDA2 with Vegas 5 (watching the Australian dollar every day as close to May 31 as possible!)
- Thanks to Sony for the great support for us 'old faithful' Vegas 3 and 4 users.

My most common delivery format is: DVD

My second most common delivery format is: Windows Media 9

My workflow typically is: Shoot with 2 GL2s. Usually with an external bom mike. Capture from a panasonic consumer camera (forget which, not near it at the moment).

Edit video myself. Keep kicking myself for not individually miking the people in the video. Spend many hours trying to get the audio "good enough".

Encode to MPEG in vegas. Burn in DVDA.

Mostly event videography (weddings, etc)...

Most common delivery format
DVD

Second most commone delivery format
Mpg1 (web)

Workflow
Nothing fancy:
-Shoot content with PD-170 and VX2100
-Capture tapes as a whole w/o sceen detection, (1 avi file per tape)
-Edit in Vegas sometimes using Excalibur for multicam work
-Audio editing in Soundforge 6
-3d compositing in After Effects 6
-Encoding (mpg2, ac3) in Vegas
-Author and burn in DVDA2

My most common delivery format is: DVD

My second most common delivery format is: VHS

My workflow is: I am a musician who produces, films, and edits the video (dvd) for the multi-platinum recording artist I perform with. Most of the work I do is for dvd releases. I also do some of our promotional video production too. I used 2 Sony TRV-950 cameras on the last project, although i will be upgrading to better cameras soon with better low light capabilities. For the live sound I just synched the video to our live cd. I also used a board mix from a show that was mostly pre-recorded music, so, the quality was still great except for the dialog. I have a dual monitor Sony Vaio set up (soon to be replaced too with a faster machine) and the motu firewire 8 in/out sound card.

Vegas is so user friendly that I was editing within days of purchase (VV2) having never worked with video before. OK the forum guys helped a bit! Thanks again! D

dvd

vhs/cd-r

sp/minidv/dvcam > edit according to budget > release as above.

300/170 - edit station 7/vv4 - phillips 80 (direct)/dvlab

take the money

leslie

My most common delivery format is: Beta SP

My second most common delivery format is:
Digi Beta
My workflow is
Shoot BetaSP, MiniDV or DigiBeta
Digitise via RS422 from my PVWBetaSP decks, DSR1500 for MiniDv, or hired DigiBeta to In-Sync Speed Razor in DPS PVR format files, edit, effects and colour correction with Eyeon Digital Fusion which are render to PVR format files, they are placed back on timeline in Speed Razor, print to tape via RS422 from Razor to BetaSP or DigiBeta for master. A broadcast, a playout for an event or VHS dubs are made from those masters.

I recently bought Vegas for it's audio mix to picture abilities with the idea that I will learn how Vegas works while using it's great audio tools for video soundtrack mixes. Then as Vegas continues to get better I will switch over from Speed Razor for my picture editor.

I will probably stay with Digital Fusion as it's a dedicated effects application and will most likely always offer me more control/functions then Vegas.

What I really want Vegas to do is let me digitise a 4 channel unmixed soundtrack from DigiBeta / BetaSP with just a guide picture (so DV picture standard is fine) and insert edit the audio mix from Vegas back onto the DigiBeta / BetaSP tape. And I want to do it all with frame accurate timecode. It's just the way much fast throughput audio for picture is handled right now in Ireland and will eventually move over completely to audio exchanged by OMF.
The only hurdle I see right now to Vegas doing that is RS422 control. I haven't seen a widget that converts frame accurate Firewire VTR control to RS422 for both capture and print back to tape so I can choose audio only insert for print to tape etc.

Most common delivery format: DVD (PAL)

Second most common delivery format: Mini DV tape (or DVcam/DVCPro) (PAL).

Workflow: Shoot short dramas or docos (some music videos) using mini DV on Sony TRV900, Panasonic DVX-100a or Canon XL1-s. Internal camera mic not used!

Download direct to home built computer. Extra audio recorded via Maya sound card. Mix sound with Vegas 5 (now) and/ or Cubase.

Prepare DVD Masters via DVD architect and make copies at home or externally depending on volume.

Most common delivery format:
TV commercials: DigiBeta
Corporate/Industrial: CD ROM/ DVD/DVCAM/BetaSP

Level: Professional with national and international awards including Clios, Cindy's, Telleys, and various international film festivals
My work is exclusively for the Fortune 500.

Workflow:
TV commercials are shot in 35mm, xferred to DigiBeta and I take a DV copy home - rough cut on Vegas and finish in a professional edit shop.

Industrial: Currently finishing sales videos for GE and interactive sales CD for Sears.

First - All my equipment is and has been Sony, for over 20 years. My studio looks like a Sony showroom. But every five years or so, I seem to sell, give and throw away expensive gear, and replace it with cheaper and better gear.
For instance, I left my Media Composer 9000 with AE professional for Vegas and have never looked back.

All my industrial/corp work is done on DV. Just bought PD-170's to augment our PD-15's0 (like LOVE). As I get older, the smaller gear looks better and better!

We edit exclusively on Vegas and then use the finished assets in interactive CD ROM's or (soon) DVD. We're showing DVD samples, but the truth is that corporate American ain't ready for DVD - and there's a lot you can't do on DVD, especially click thru internet connection. Plus corporate America ALL have computers with CD players and mainly DON'T have DVD players (even the biggest companies are still saving money by not buying DVD players in their desktop computers - I guess if you're buying 20,000 computers, $50 a pop ends up being a lot of bucks - this will change).

My first Sony was a walkman that an assistant brought back from Japan in the (can't remember accurately )- let's say late 70's. It blew our minds and I was hooked. In the early '80s Sony brought out a 3 chip CCD BetaSP camera (BVW70??) that blew Ikigami out of the water. I'm like that jerk on the Wendy's commercials who keeps getting up and telling how great they are. I just love Sony, and they've never let me down - features, durablity, concept and service. And I don't work for them... never even did a Sony spot - just love the company.

Application: Home/Hobbyist
Main Delivery: Digital8 Tape (soon DVD)
Secondary Delivery: none

Film vacations and wild parties with Sony TRV340, Digital8. Capture current footage via Vegas5 and capture analog high8 tape of ancient holidays via Scenalyzer for optical scene recognition;
Edit and print to tape on Vegas 5, music from ripped CDs or downloaded
View, Store, and force unlucky visitors to watch
Repeat often (the vacations) if lucky

Pierre