Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Going Digital?

Sorry. It's been a while since I wrote for them. I meant Church
Production magazine, not Worship Production magazine.

I wrote the article and delivered it March 2008, so it would probably
be for the May or June 2008 issue.

On Jan 7, 2010, at 1:29 PM, cheskaflute wrote:

> Steve:
> Is the Article that you wrote in the Church Production Magazine? if
> so, do you remember the month of the issue it was published? I just
> checked and I can get the articles on-line.
> Thank you very much for the help and writing an entire article about
> the subject.
>
> FRANCY
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I wrote an article on almost this exact same thing in Worship
> > Production Magazine (yes, there is such a thing.) Not so much going
> > direct firewire out of the cameras, but going tapeless. It's
> > definitely the way to go and there are several switchers that can
> take
> > Firewire in from cameras and switch digitally.
> >
> > One of the largest churches in the country uses this method. Willow
> > Creek (whose parking lot is bigger than O'Hare Airport, I think)
> does
> > this to get the Sunday services out to some of their satellite
> churches.
> >
> > If you want to chat further about it, I can see if I can dig up the
> > text of that article.
> >
> > The computer guy is right, but I wouldn't trust him too much if he
> > doesn't know video. You should go through a local video reseller or
> > church production reseller.
> >
> > Steve Hullfish
> >
> > On Jan 7, 2010, at 9:56 AM, cheskaflute wrote:
> >
> > > I think I misused the word "digital"
> > > Because the information in the tape is digital. I meant tape less.
> > > What they are telling me to do is kind of confusing that's why I
> > > would like some opinions and advice on this.
> > >
> > > We shoot the church services. Here is a brief description of our
> > > setup: we have three cameras and send the video signal to a
> > > Panasonic switcher using an S- video cable. The camera director
> > > decides which camera goes live and the video is recorded in a deck
> > > on tape.
> > >
> > > Someone is suggesting (this someone is a computer expert but does
> > > not have any experience in video) that we send the video signal
> from
> > > the cameras via firewire to a computer software which would
> allow to
> > > do the switching. He says that using the S cable is sending an
> > > analog signal to the switcher which is digital and that would
> > > eliminate that conversion so everything from the beginning will be
> > > Digital. So I quite don't understand all that. I don't know if
> that
> > > would improve the video quality somehow. I also have conerns with
> > > the archival process in a server.
> > >
> > > I really appreciate your advice.
> > >
> > > THANKS
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "kenton.vannatten"
> > > <kenton.vannatten@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Television is now broadcast in digital, cell phones are digital.
> > > DigiBeta is digital, BetaSX is digital. I had a watch in the '80's
> > > that was digital
> > > >
> > > > I think we need more clarification on what Francy means by
> "digital"
> > > >
> > > > Colored lights flashing and bleep-boop sounds?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Quinatwork@ wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > In a message dated 1/6/2010 12:48:44 P.M. Eastern Standard
> Time,
> > > > > a_pmb_fan@ writes:
> > > > >
> > > > > Digital is just a fad. Just ignore it and it will go away.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Don't count on it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Quinton Lee, MIS
> > > > > Q.A. Lee Consulting
> > > > > Helping People and Technology Work Together
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > >
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