[PLUG-AV] Cameras : getting urgent now.

[James Bromberger]

On 5/12/2011 7:10 PM, Nick Bannon wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 05, 2011 at 02:55:07PM +0800, James Bromberger wrote:
> On the bright side - Canon HV40's do SD-DV, HDV _and_ HDMI out. Do
> they have a battery eliminator included, or do we need that too?

http://www.canon.com.au/For-You/Digital-Video-Cameras/LEGRIA-Video-Cameras/HV40
*/Included Accessories/*
//
/Wireless controller WL-D87 (Remote battery CR2025) /
/Battery Pack BP-2L13
/
/Compact Power Adaptor CA-570 (see http://www.teds.com.au/canon-ca-570)
/
So looks like it.

>
> We do need a line item for assorted cables, otherwise we will be forced
> to pay for them as required, without being funded by the grant. (More
> likely after they're required, which is typical, but irritating)
Yes, such as the ExpressCard Firewire adaptors. Anyone want to jump on a
quote for that.
>
> [...]
>> Why get a Fury (to capture HDMI to Twinpact to PC), when you have HDMI
>> capture with the Blackmagic Shuttle above (HDMI direct to PC, no
>> Twinpact required?)?
> Exactly. The Fury gives us a low CPU known working capture option for
> HDMI from cameras and HDCP-producing consumer electronics, with a few
> manual switch overides that could come in handy.
>
> Direct HDMI capture doesn't give us any of that, but it's hopefully a
> workable preferred option for future new equipment.
I suspect that after we have a working solution from the grant, we'll
want to tinker with purchasing a few additionals here and there to play
with anyway. We can always put in another grant request to upgrade next
year. What we need to address is the failing hardware, the complexity of
the setup with additional screens and keyboards etc, and the
availability of two cameras. Given we have our second-hand one we
purchased, we have a spare already (or for bigger events).

I also think we need more practice at producing a video. Having had
Mumble working last month, it made a big difference to the variety of
the content we could produce by coordinating vision switching and camera
adjustment. Be good to get the tally light stuff working as well.

  James

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