X-Brian_Krieger
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Aug 18, 2002, 5:01 PM
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I have been overseas twice now doing video work, and I hope to do a whole lot more as time passes. You name the country, I'll go!
If you are going to edit over there, an Avio would be ideal. But you have to watch out for your systems. Avios are made in Germany, and when they first come over, they have the German PAL software in them. I'm sure that if you check with whoever you buy your unit from, they could probably get you a smart card that has the PAL software on it. But, to use that software efficiently, you need to shoot your footage on a PAL camera, and obviously you will need a PAL monitor to be able to see what you are working with. So if everything is PAL, you are set, go have fun. I know you can rent PAL cameras over here, but you would be paying a pretty penny to do so, especially for any extended period of time.
But you have SVHS NTSC. You can't mix the two. Everything you shoot and edit has to be either all PAL or all NTSC. The best way around this, if your final format has to be in PAL, is to get an NTSC/PAL/SECAM deck. I got the Panasonic AG-W3 deck which allows me to transfer tapes from any system to any system. It uses the standard VHS format. So my suggestion would be to take your SVHS camera, and if you have an SVHS deck, take it as well just so you don't have excess wear and tear on the camera by using it as a deck, and an NTSC monitor. Get your Avio with the NTSC software, and then, of course, you'll have to get the proper electrical plug system so you can plug in one of our power strips into their electrical.
Do your shooting and editing as if you were here at home, and once you produce your final tape in (I assume) SVHS, then take the conversion deck, hook up your SVHS deck and get yourself a PAL monitor once you are over there. Convert your NTSC SVHS signal to the VHS PAL signal, double check it on a PAL monitor and your should be set to go.
That's how I do it. If anyone has any better suggestions, I'm all ears! What will you be shooting in Africa?
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