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sunrisedigital
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Apr 9, 2006, 10:12 PM

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OK, sorry to keep coming back here with this question, but I am looking for the perfect proposal to my friend. For those of you that have not read any of my previous posts -

Friend of mine owns multimillion dollar home building company. Just built a new show room, wants me to craft a set up to show off projects, highlight what they do.
I want to propose HD, just trying to craft the perfect display/delivery.

Here is my latest thought. A Macbook pro with max ram, max GHZ...connected to a 30" display. I would film HD material, edit them into small snippets(porch ideas, kitchen ideas, etc.) and they could clikc on the Quicktime HD clips and they would open widescreen and display on the beautiful 30" Apple display. That set up is $5700, allows for the laptop to be used for other things, as well as the display. If he gets a 42" plasma, it is just a TV...
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Eric


DSE
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Apr 10, 2006, 1:35 AM

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That'll work, but dang...that's a lot of money for a display-only system. I'd be looking for an Avelink, or a DivXHD ready player, or a Nero Digital player. Those are sub 300.00 and can be connected to an LCD or plasma. But your concept is good, so if he doesn't mind having a 'puter sitting around doing nothing but display....

Douglas Spotted Eagle
Author, producer, composer
www.vasst.com
"I enjoy music, long walks at sunset on the beach, and poking dead things with a sharp stick."


sunrisedigital
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Apr 10, 2006, 6:45 AM

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DSE,
Talk to me about how the workflow would work with one of the items you listed.

I shoot the material in HD, I edit it on FCP and export it? Burn it to DVD as .avi files or h.264 files?

I have heard of the Avelinkplayer, but I dont understand how they play DVD's if we are all waiting for HD dvd players....

Thanks for the help,
by the way, he has CAD designers and other folks in his office who would be able to make use of the laptop/display and it would be more portable than a 42" TV on the wall, but I agree, it is a hefty price tag.

Eric


KevinShaw
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Apr 10, 2006, 10:47 AM

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The Avel works using Windows Media HD or MPEG2-TS files burned as data to a standard red-laser DVD, then played using a computer-like file menu to access the content. Not as pretty as proper HD DVDs will be in terms of the user interface, but a functional solution for playing HD video at a reasonable price. If you can wait a few weeks we should finally see HD DVD players start shipping with a price tag of $499 and up, so that will be another option when the authoring software and burners are available. Otherwise your idea of using a computer to play HD content to an HDTV is a reasonable one, but I'd probably suggest a desktop system instead of a laptop to reduce the likelihood of someone walking off with it. One cool solution would be to get a touch-screen display so customers could interact that way, and have less ability to mess with the computer itself.


sunrisedigital
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Apr 10, 2006, 11:19 AM

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In terms of the Nero Player, would this work?



Which of the Avel products would I want?

http://www.iodata.com/...p;tsc=14&sc=AVEL

Thanks,
Eric




DSE
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Apr 10, 2006, 11:33 AM

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That's the exact Nero player we have for playing back HD content. It is indeed, HD. No different really, than an HD-DVD or BluRay device.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
Author, producer, composer
www.vasst.com
"I enjoy music, long walks at sunset on the beach, and poking dead things with a sharp stick."


RichA
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Apr 12, 2006, 9:29 PM

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Hi, here is the workflow I use to create DivX HD .divx files.
http://www.sportsflashtech.com/video/workflow-divx.htm
Burn a DVD
as a data disk with such a file. Then I play it on a Buffalo LinkTheater.
http://www.buffalotech.com/...96&categoryid=18

FYI, Rich


sunrisedigital
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Apr 16, 2006, 9:32 PM

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What does the menu/user interface look like on the proposals you shared?

Is it easy to use?

Anyone see the new Sony HD DVR? Could I input to that from FCP?

Thanks,
Eric


(This post was edited by sunrisedigital on Apr 16, 2006, 9:33 PM)


mediaconcepts
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Apr 21, 2006, 2:48 PM

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How about using a JVC HM-DH3000U D-VHS player to play a HD videotape? http://www.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL026758

Form the website "The age of high definition is here. And so is the age of D-VHS. The HM-DH30000 is the world’s first hi-def solution to allow recording and playback of HD content at full quality and offer compatibility with ATSC broadcast formats. So the HM-DH30000 is compatible with the future… while also offering compatibility with the past thanks to its analog VHS and Super VHS recording/ playback functions."