Trick series (1, 2, 3, SP, Movie, etc.)

It might be sooner than you think, since Panasonic has already introduced their Blu-Ray machine... And the $25 discs that go with 'em... Yeowch.

Good lord!.... 25 a pop.... Well I guess thats not much of a suprise cause when the first dvdr came out the discs were like 20 bucks.... :shakehead:

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:Good lord!.... 25 a pop.... Well I guess thats not much of a suprise cause when the first dvdr came out the discs were like 20 bucks.... :shakehead:

Yeah, when VHS first came out, the tapes were around $20....

Status:

Still trying to get used to the software and stuff... It appears that the video generated from the DVcam is always in AVI format, shich mean I have to convert the AVI file to MPEG2... Very CPU intensive, I'll bet.

And I still have to pick up a big ol' HD to store the files... From a rough calculation, it looks like I'll need 13GB per hour of digital video footage... Whew. :sweat:

Damn 13 gigs an episode... YIKES!!... better just do one episode at a time... :hehe:

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:Damn 13 gigs an episode... YIKES!!... better just do one episode at a time... :hehe:

Yep. I guess I'd better load up on the DV tapes, since I can only record one episode (1 hour) per tape at the max quality setting...

bmwracer wrote:
Yep. I guess I'd better load up on the DV tapes, since I can only record one episode (1 hour) per tape at the max quality setting...

might be cheaper to buy a big hard disk to store your raws - u can usually get 200gb for $99 these days w/ rebate ^_^

T-minus 30 hours and counting 'til episode one.... :applaud:

Picked up a 160GB HD at Fry's for storing the DVC-reorded movies and a couple more Hi8/D8 tapes for recording...

Tested out the hookups for recording on air stuff through my VCR's tuner into the DVC... Perfect! Now I'm gonna pipe the DVC video into the PC and check out the video playback quality. :)

Hmm, not bad: I downloaded the DV and created the MPEG2 datafile with no problems. Burned a DVD for playback and the picture quality looks pretty darn good. I think I can increase the video quality some more and still be under the maximum... :)

This is sorta fun. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:Hmm, not bad: I downloaded the DV and created the MPEG2 datafile with no problems. Burned a DVD for playback and the picture quality looks pretty darn good. I think I can increase the video quality some more and still be under the maximum... :)

This is sorta fun. :hehe:

AHAHHAAH cool! you're becoming one of us now bmw :mrgreen: :hehe: :hehe:

eltinator wrote:AHAHHAAH cool! you're becoming one of us now bmw :mrgreen: :hehe: :hehe:

That scares me. :beaten:

i wish you luck tomorrow!! :applaud:
we're all cheering for you! :mrgreen:

amrayu wrote:i wish you luck tomorrow!! :applaud:
we're all cheering for you! :mrgreen:

Thanks.


Where's my Bewitched? :rolleyes: :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Thanks.


Where's my Bewitched? :rolleyes: :hehe:

hehehe.. i still have one week left til the deadline. :mrgreen:

amrayu wrote:i wish you luck tomorrow!! :applaud:
we're all cheering for you! :mrgreen:

yea bmw, don't get cold feet now. I've been challenging all those evil spirits all week, "Come Over, Spiritual Phenomena" :hehe: :hehe:

IM SOOO EXCITED!!... But Im not sure if I should watch it since I havent finished trick2 yet... :hehe:

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:IM SOOO EXCITED!!... But Im not sure if I should watch it since I havent finished trick2 yet... :hehe:

hahahaha, I sent you those heca long ago too!

Btw, is there any rumors of a trick 4 in Japan? :hehe:

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:IM SOOO EXCITED!!... But Im not sure if I should watch it since I havent finished trick2 yet... :hehe:

I think it should be okay. Each series stands on its own, I'm sure...

T-minus six hours...

I'll set the timer on my VCR and DVC after I'm done watching the AVP volleyball in Hermosa Beach.... :)

Im thinking about hooking my TV up to my capture card and record it onto my computer.... Gotta figure out if it works first tho... :hehe:

eltinator wrote:
hahahaha, I sent you those heca long ago too!

Been hella busy with work.... Im working about 12-13 hrs a day cause its summertime... :hehe: But I try to make time to watch trick at nite but I end up watching 10 mins and I fall asleep... :nut: