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DRSoccer5 Posts : 3 OFFLINE	Posted on Nov 30, 2005 Hey, I was just wondering what you guys use in the way of video cameras. Im looking to get one before heading out west next month. Thanks!

mogul_masher Posts : 60 OFFLINE	Posted on Nov 30, 2005 depends how serious you are about it, are you looking for pro quality stuff, or just something to mess around on, your standard mini dv camcorder with a side flip screen is fine for just messing around, but if your really serious about it your gonna be in a couple g's.

the_meat_puppet Posts : 22 OFFLINE	Posted on Dec 06, 2005 the cameras not even ur biggest problem. If u r really serious about making ski movies computer software alone is gonna cost u some green. I dl'ed studio v 9 from limewire a lil while ago. it retails for about 150$. its pretty nice. also firewire cables (or usb). all in all there is a lot of luggage that comes with making a ski film other then a camera

BlackGlass Posts : 41 OFFLINE	Posted on Dec 07, 2005 i have a couple friends that do nothing accept make movies all the time, funnie ones, snowboarding ones, skateboarding ext... and they use a stills camera with a tripod and they get video that looks pro, its all about ur video editing program and ur abilitys with a camera. adobe premier is the best video editing shiot u can get, and at 900 bux canadian its hardly worth it, but on the plus its easy to download and not hard to rip it. good luck!

horrified_ni... Posts : 185 OFFLINE	Posted on Dec 07, 2005 man..adobe premiere isnt the best you can get at all.. the best is deffinatly Avid. and then final cut pro.... shits nice.. . premiere. along with pc's are so unstable
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too_tall Posts : 36 OFFLINE	Posted on Dec 08, 2005 i use a canon mini dv camera. as far as software goes, ud be surprised how powerful Windows Movie Maker is

the_meat_puppet Posts : 22 OFFLINE	Posted on Dec 08, 2005 windows movie maker!? that program is aweful, no video overlay, frames are limited to .3 sec, and the program itself constantly freezes. I dl'ed premiere last night from a p2p file sharing app and its pretty sweet

BlackGlass Posts : 41 OFFLINE	Posted on Dec 08, 2005 yea i havent been up on the video editing for a while i guess, but i love premier, simple and powerful

spyd4r Posts : 92 ONLINE	Posted on Dec 13, 2005 Ya, i am looking for a MiniDV as well, do any perform better in the snow/cold conditions then others? :)

mickeymouse10 Posts : 2 OFFLINE	Posted on Dec 20, 2005 yahh premiere is defenately the way to go....and if you have the green and you wanta wicked cam for the mountain buy a Canon GL2.....soooo sick with the death lense

horrified_ni... Posts : 185 OFFLINE	Posted on Dec 28, 2005 premiere isnt the way to go.. its such an unstable program.. if you have the money switch over to a mac and run the final cut pro studio....also if you have the cash for a gl2.. dont get a gl2.. get a sony vx2100... i dont feel like explaining all the reasons. but just google it
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sweetsnowboa... Posts : 3 OFFLINE	Posted on Mar 14, 2006 I use Premiere, its awwesome but Ive never used Avid. I shoot with a canon XL-1 Its awwesome. Crazy manual shooting stuff and everything you could ever want.

skier8689 Posts : 4 OFFLINE	Posted on Oct 28, 2006 i use final cut pro and ive got that samsung helmet cam. the quality is alright but u get some sick shots, and its so durable and light just stick it in ur pocket its like having an extra cell phone

Freeski4Life Posts : 16 OFFLINE	Posted on Nov 15, 2006 i would say definatly use final cut pro. and i pretty good camera for a pretty good price would be the DCR-SR100 30GB Handycam® CamcorderDCR-SR100. i would say definatly get a mac cuz for video editing i wouldnt want any other computer. i use the mac book so i can travel,shoot footy, and download it straight to my computer. and even imovie hd would be a fine video editing program to start off with and get ur grounds in editing footy.

Freeski4Life Posts : 16 OFFLINE	Posted on Nov 21, 2006 i think being that the sony dcr-sr100 has some pretty new tech in it such as the built in hard drive, i think it still needs some work before it will be good. i would say stick with a 3ccd cam. they are reliable and way more quality. i would recomend the panasonic PV-GS500 3ccd. thats wat im using now and its great.

twitch_1 Posts : 38 OFFLINE	Posted on Mar 15, 2007 me and my buddies are looking at Panasonic AG-HVX200pkg314 they're a bit pricy but im hoping its worth it although if i can find something better 4 cheaper ill get that

twitch_1 Posts : 38 OFFLINE	Posted on Mar 16, 2007 mini dv is reall good in the cold i got a sony hard drive 30gig and it sux cuz i live in mb and its realy cold here and it sumtimes cant access its harddrive in the cold and i dont mind cold so thats wen the hiill is free so i do my best then so ya get a mini dv the panasonics look nice their hd stuff(depending on how into it u wanna get) but their hds also pretty pricy too like 7 grand for thier hds starting but u can get some for like a nonhd also that is still a good camera for if ur serious for around 1900 bucks its still a nice cam though http://www.panasonic.ca/english/Broadcast/broadcast/dvformat/ag_dvc20.asp thats a link for the non hd heres one for the hd http://www.panasonic.ca/english/Broadcast/broadcast/dvformat/AGHVX200.asp those are really nice cams depending on how pricy u wanna go and a mac for editing for sure too and get finalcutpro [Edited by twitch_1 on 16/03/2007 at 11:55 PM]

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