Premium Members Eric Fletcher S.O.C. Posted June 28, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 The codec is MPEG2, If you have the MPEG2 plug in for quicktime picture and sound play together on my MAC.If you don't have the plug in use MPEG Streamclip. A weekend in a race car must put more stress on the recorder than a lifetime on a steadicam. For me it's working very well. It's an old version of MPEG-2 and it suffers from interlacing issues. It was designed for the racing environment and it can't hold up to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Ramon Engle Posted July 1, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Is anyone aware of the typical pitfalls of a micro recorder like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/MINI-DVR-portable-pock...1QQcmdZViewItem It seems to be simple enough with a quick changeable battery, RCA video IN/OUT. Any opinions................................Bueller,....... Bueller? Ramon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Mike McGowan SOC Posted July 1, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 I don't know it but I have to imagine it falls under the 'you get what you pay for' catagory. I have a 500 dollar recorder and it works but mostly sucks. I'm sure that 2500 dollar option rocks. But hell for 200 dollars you could just buy one and try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted July 1, 2008 Moderators Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Well that does look interesting. At that price it is probably worth a try. Let us know what you think if you go for it. I like the buttons on it. Don't know if there is a lot of menu driven BS too & I'd like to know if there is a DC in (it lists an out to power a camera) and if so, what the acceptable voltage range would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Ramon Engle Posted July 1, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Well that does look interesting. At that price it is probably worth a try. Let us know what you think if you go for it. I like the buttons on it. Don't know if there is a lot of menu driven BS too & I'd like to know if there is a DC in (it lists an out to power a camera) and if so, what the acceptable voltage range would be. Ok guys I'm going to give it a shot and let everyone know how it works out. Ramon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted July 28, 2008 Moderators Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 "Ok guys I'm going to give it a shot and let everyone know how it works out." Anything to report yet Ramon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Charles Papert Posted July 28, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I decided to test out this unit: http://cgi.ebay.com/2-5-LCD-WIRELESS-HIDDE...1QQcmdZViewItem I bought an item from this seller a year or two ago and had seen thus but someone had mentioned in another thread that they were using it and were happy with it. It works as well as the other ones, which is to say slightly hampered resolution (640x480), pretty heavy compression, the usual having to scroll past "photos" and "mp3s" on your way to playing back video files. It has a record button on the front but of course you have to be in the record mode for it to work (why exactly...?) Interestingly it has a 4-channel 2.4ghz receiver, as it is nominally sold as a nanny-cam monitor (the name on the box is "Angel Eye"). I thought I would never use this but then the other day we had a Doggiecam body mount on set and they had a 2.4ghz transmitter on it. I had just gotten this unit and out of curiousity turned it to receive mode and sure enough, there was the transmitted image. Could be interesting to use as a director's monitor if one had the appropriate transmitter (Supercircuits sells these quite inexpensively). As an onboard recorder, it's not as small as some but it has the usual multi-ring 1/8" ins and outs and a 5v input and records on SD cards. So it's a fairly similar feature set but about half the cost of the ones that the usual suspects (Supercircuits, Pimall etc) feature. I can't say that it's the answer to our dreams but it's a good low-cost alternative, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Ramon Engle Posted July 28, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Fellas, I haven't purchased the digital record yet. I'm knee deep in a backup preston system and a used PRO sled. My money is spoken for at this point. Ramon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Colemont Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 The FFV.com website is also mentioning a new unit that records HD-SDI 720p and 1080i signals: http://www.ffv.com/products/elite_front_4.pdf Looks interesting, but there's no price indication... Marc Colemont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Williams Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 (edited) Greetings, first post :lol: I came across an interesting recorder awhile ago, still in beta, so untested of course, but release is apparently near. If it works as advertised it looks to be quite a good answer for regular HD field recording on camera. http://www.convergent-design.com/ Two models, both HD-SDI in to MPEG-2 up to 100Mb long-gop or 160Mb i-frame onto Compact Flash. It uses a Sony codec chip, the same as in the PDW-700, so it's all 4:2:2. Later there will also be an upgrade available to uncompressed 10bit HD-SDI mode as well. $5000 for the top model with 4 CF slots and XLR in, and $3500 for the 2 CF slot model. There are so many specs and function, you'll just have to read them your selves ;) Edited July 30, 2008 by David Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Anderson Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 found an advert for a new recorder that look interesting very small light can be sep. battery powered solid state full rez and varied compression. check out http://www.ffv.com/ the Mini DVR Pro, fm Fast Fwd Anyone seen or used one? TJ Hi TJ, I made a hard disk and Compact Flash card video recorder using the ffv board, but made especiallly for video assist. Quick Time files with USB download. It has auto incrementing take names for each clip, pull down menus using the push button jog wheel and much much more. These units have just finished 9 months on Steven Speiberg's "Pacific War" series, (visual effects unit) Was on Wolverine (new X MAN) I have a compact version for steadycams etc should have a look at the OSD on screen display unit for the Cine Tape also have a look www.synccine.com Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Charles Papert Posted August 19, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Glenn: Can you post the specs (weight, size, cost) of your Mini unit? Also the picture page is a little confusing--is the first image with the carbon-fiber style front the hard drive version, and the brass front the CF version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Anderson Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Glenn: Can you post the specs (weight, size, cost) of your Mini unit? Also the picture page is a little confusing--is the first image with the carbon-fiber style front the hard drive version, and the brass front the CF version? Hi Charles, I'm doing another front panel at the moment with the extra buttons and a CF socket at the bottom. The carbon-fiber style front is the same as the larger DVR. The Mini is approximately 4" wide, 2" high and 6" deep. 107 * 56 * 160 mm weighing ~ 500gm , 1 pound At 4:1 compression , a 8Gbyte card gives ~ 35 minutes of recording. But 10:1 with a film camera video assist gives fine pictures, and gives ~ 1 1/2 hours recording. Both units use the FFV Recon card. We're pricing the Mini at US$5500. It has the same options and software as the larger DVR. Can I supply any further information? Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Charles Papert Posted August 20, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Glenn: Perhaps I am missing something, but at more than twice the cost of FFV's Mini DVR Pro and more than twice the weight, what would be the advantage of your version for us? (I do see that yours is slightly smaller). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Eric Fletcher S.O.C. Posted August 20, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Both units use the FFV Recon card.We're pricing the Mini at US$5500. It has the same options and software as the larger DVR. Can I supply any further information? Ouch. I'm not really seeing twice the value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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