[Web4lib] ISO recommendations for video workstation configuration

[Andrew Hankinson]

What will you use it most for? Editing from camera? Archiving from tape?

Is there a reason it has to be PC-based? Or, as Junior suggests, can  
it be a Mac? (Every Mac comes with very basic video editing tools,  
which may lower your costs and setup/troubleshooting time.)

You mentioned VHS - is this VHS in to the computer, or VHS out from  
the computer?  You will likely need to budget in a Analog-to-Digital  
converter for that. (Some Digital Video cameras come equipped with  
this functionality, but it would tie up a camera.)

-Andrew

On 8-May-09, at 2:28 PM, Junior Tidal wrote:

> I would suggest a mac with firewire ports and a DVD-RW drive. We use  
> iMovie, iDVD, and Final Cut Express HD for video editing.
>
> For video conversions, we typically use ffmpegX (shareware). Audio  
> editing is done with Audacity (open source).
>
> Junior Tidal
> Web Services and Multimedia Librarian
> CUNY New York City College of Technology
> 300 Jay Street
> Brooklyn, NY 11210
> 718.260.5481
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>>>> "Melora Norman" <MNorman at unity.edu> 5/8/2009 2:14 PM >>>
> Hello. Sorry to co-distribute--not sure what venue may be best for  
> this
> question.
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> We want to put together a PC-based video workstation (dv-dvd-vhs-cd)  
> and
> would greatly appreciate any suggestions.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Melora
>
> Melora Ranney Norman
> Director, Quimby Library
> Unity College, 90 Quaker Hill Rd.
> Unity, ME 04988
> 207.948.3131 x265
> mnorman at unity.edu
> www.unity.edu
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