CGR - Behind the Scenes: Panasonic DVC Pro Deck

[s41793]

The more blinking lights and whirring fans, the cooler it is.

[XY237]

will you ever consider getting a intensity shuttle pvr that can upload your footage straight to your computer, and can record hdmi gameplay (but only if you manage to loose an hdcp signal)

[Morahman7vnNo2]

I'm guessing you've lost the remote.

[mwmatthewkc51]

dude even though i am a nerd in computers you are like a tv studio broscaster with all thouse fancy equiment (which i want but i am on a budget and i am 13 years old)

[ultimatebman]

wow, I just use a cheap capture card to record video games...

[Lachlant1984]

I've heard of DVHS, but I've never heard of DVCPRO before, I'm assuming it was and maybe still is used in TV studios for recording high quality footage for broadcasting on live TV. Ah Optimus, I don't think RadioShack uses that brand anymore, that's a RadioShack brand.

[JunkieFame]

Uhm...Mom , i have a new Christmas Wish list .

[coondogtheman1234]

Question. Where did you get these 2 DVCPRO decks? I was just wondering if you could hook one of these up to a satellite TV system and use it to record TV shows. I don't see why not its basically a digital VCR.

[ThePhoneUpdate]

All I can say is wow - I use a standard def video capture & HI-8 camera then edit stuff on just a HP desktop! Got dual monitors though, one is 1080p and the other is just 720... Now if only I had HD footage to edit :)

[freesoftz]

Why this guy was / is really old school! VHS tapes and cassette tapes LOL. Why don't if you haven't already get something like Dazzle HD and record directly to your computer instead of to tapes and stuff?

[GussGriswold]

@freesoftz Why should he ?, these work all fine. Never heard his Motto ?, "if is'nt broke don't fix it"

[Ishidasouken]

@freesoftz actually its not old school at all. If you would know stuff about the television business, its quite common that these high quality machines are still in usage today

[TheMachinimanator]

what camera is it?

[quaxk]

I sure hope he went full digital by now, the work flow is so much cleaner and faster, you pull the SD card from the cam into the computer, you edit and render and you're done!

[SakuraAvalon]

Wait, did you just record yourself recording yourself, then record yourself recording yourself backwards? o.o Won't the fabric of time and space collapse?

[Zorn27]

Cool, now review tf2 :D

[Darkbeatdk]

If that stuff ever dies on you, you could buy a Hauppage HD PVR box-thing. It's a pretty inexpensive solution to record component and composite footage directly into a few different formats on your computer in 720p. I just bought one and I'm waiting for it to arrive in the mail tomorrow, but look it up. There's a few videos of game footage floating around on youtube if you wanna see what the end result looks like.

[Wexfyf]

What does edit station 1 do, or what did it do?

[lestat34208]

I dont get it, how do you upload all of this to a computer with this device?

[pmgodfrey]

-@ lestat34208 -

Some of them had firewire interfaces available for them. You could also use a transcoder or HD-SDI.

HD-SDI is a professional interface.

HDMI is a consumer interface.

While this particular machine isn't "HD" capable, you'd really be surprised what you can do with a 480p signal on the right equipment.

These decks can be bought all day on eBay, but most of them will have to be re-capped which would cost about $1,100 or more depending on where you go.

[GenericRubbishName]

Wow. To think all this trouble could be solved with a copy of Sony Vegas!

[CharX782]

He still has to edit with an editing software on his computer, this is just the equipment he uses to get the video on to his PC in the first place.

[GenericRubbishName]

Then why not just use a TV Capture Card?

[MRLOL785]

For my masters, I use:

For TV and Games: 1985 Sony SL-HF 400 Super Betamax Hi-Fi with PCM and line level meters

For TV: A 1998 JVC HR-VP 48U 4-heads mono and 1999 JVC Super VHS hifi.

For my dubbing I use a 1990's GE VG-7910 VHS linear stereo deck.

All in all it cost me $99 :). How does that sound from a professional standpoint? As an amateur it makes really great results.

[scaryspikes23]

lol nice. i used to DI everything for audio and master it on the pc :P Mostly though any audio i ever did was not for fiilm, so i basically didnt have to go through all those steps.

[Fanvadenaxar]

Thanks for showing man

[Ishidasouken]

seems like a lot of equipment, effort and time going into this

I mean you're not getting paid for it, besides maybe a little as youtube partner but thats very little

[XKintaroX]

Panasonic FTW

[laatmaarzien]

Tapes rule :P

Now that your videos are all in HD I guess you've updated your hardware? If so, will you make a video of that too?

[tormentedmuffin]

thats overkill lol

[scottamata]

omg that equipment looks amazing.

[Pash00n]

Damn, I wish I could get my hands on THAT recording equipment.

I never got past using 2 VCRs and a 4-track tape deck multi-tracker, haha. Computers make everything too easy these days and take away the nostalgic feel of video editing.

[notyoursavior78]

Game Room, Sucka!!

I like how you wrote that on the side of the tape. Behind the Scenes at CGR is always pretty interesting and neat.

[shingo7772]

That would be cool to have...There is something about figuring how to get by only on what you already have and having no budget that almost makes me take that back though...(as far as making videos).

[morgangamer22]

COOL

[TVperson1]

Nice tape deck, could just do with a head replacement though. I can't imagine how'd go HD if you still want a tape based system, the decks are way too expensive.

[coolninjatvprod]

you do HD with the editing program its just 720p

[TVperson1]

Ok, I wonder why they don't just capture directly into the edit computer?

[FrosChannel]

Nice old equipment!

[endofthelinejoel]

I like these behind-the-scenes techy vids Mark. The one discussing professional microphones was good too!

[paulspydar]

why is this vid no longer available? and if its not available why is it still here? though not here? if you know what I mean?

[nazaxprime]

awesome review. par for the course.

keep up the good work.

also id like to formaly request a vectrix review and other similar consols, if you remember any i cant, as well as a comprehensive review of the one and only "elite".

stay awesome brother, nice mess you got here ;D

[themage747]

Well i don't know if you have other decks but the show is not HD then ? You need DVC Pro HD deck/tapes.

[InecomCompany]

The HD stands for HEAVY DUTY! -CGRHD

[MendotaTech]

@InecomCompany You need to buy some new equipment and use these as backups... More importantly, you need a TriCaster. Its got all that you really need. Add a mixer, and you are set my friend. Go check out TWiT by Leo Laporte... You can look it up here on YouTube... BTW the tricaster should fulfill your recording and playback needs with one terabyte hard drives. You can use these drives over and over and over and over again millions of times

[downphoenix]

this is some fancy stuff. i just use the Gamebridge myself, using svideo connections, and record to pc with virtualdub. your equipment is much larger and sophisticated than the gamebridge, which is smaller than a deck of cards. I want one of these!

[nazaxprime]

absolutely, you can only fit so many blinking lights and fans on a deck of cards. As it turns out Bigger is in FACT, better.

but all the ladies that watched this review knew that, didnt you darlin'?

what? No woman has ever even touched this vid with a 10 yard stick?

DOH!

[MyRealNameIsJeff]

i have a question, will those tapes play in a normal VCR, or can it output to be a VCR? And how much was it?

[Utharas]

God I love electronics, thanks for posting this. You record this stuff very oldschool. I would record my things directly from my tv onto my computer. Now days you could probably do everything with just your comp, a mic, your tv, and a bunch or a few cords. But I guess that would ruin the tech/classic feel of the atmosphere now wouldn't it?

And yes, that is true, the more fans, blinking lights, and noises it makes the cooler it appears.

[BONESIV]

did you use this equment for your dvds that you worked on

[InecomCompany]

Yes!

[MutilatedMooCow]

Hahaha Ball Blazer Hahaha. That's not a homosexual inuendo, I swear.

[AcousticDave94]

Most people would use Dazzle or a video vapture card and a mic. Your set-up made me question my existence. XD

[utmoststunna]

I have a question, do you do this for a living and does it pay well. I'm thinking into going in this field

[InecomCompany]

This is only a part of what I'd do, most people who do this get into it from something else. I'd recommend a more stable career like engineering. -CGRHD

[thund3rs]

CGR is the best show on youtube!

[callmemarc]

Wow you put a lot of work into your videos. I havve a question. What is the advantage to recording the game footage on tape rather than capturing it directly to your PC?

[InecomCompany]

I'm not lugging the editing system back and forth from home to work, also stability and reliability is better with tape. Tape is solid when recording 2 hour chunks of footage. Watch the Red Faction Part 2 review, that was 10 hours of footage cut into 7 minutes. -CGRHD

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Out of curiosity do you have anything that can record HDMI yet? I'm just having a nightmare of a time trying to get equipment to do it myself.

[InecomCompany]

Part of the reason they use HDMI is so people can't record it. Don't even try it, just go component or composite.

[ScrewAttackEurope]

Really? I know GameTrailers record with HDMI, they use a Black Magic (as their videos screw up occasionally recirding footage), but do you know any cheap devices that you can record in Composite at all? (I can record in Component - I use a GameBridge, I just can't record in anything that could be considered HD. 480p plus).

[InecomCompany]

I guess I can't comment on the newer video cards, I'm pretty old school and rely on component. Been doing it for 10 years and it never fails. HDMI is great for watching a video or playing a game, but I would be hesitant on trying to record from it. -CGRHD

[ScrewAttackEurope]

I've heard it pulls quite a lot of processing power to record in higher resolutions.

I do like HDMI, but sometimes it's "too" good, on some 360 & PS3 games you can see a lot more Ailasing going on than you do with Component. especially around intricate things like trees leaves and sides of people.

[SnivenMcLovin]

First 5 star rating!

[djscanman]

That's a sweet machine. I hope it doesn't break anytime soon.

[olegros]

i couldn't be more agreed with u on that ^_^

classic game room is awesome!:D

better than all of those other video game reviwers by far,why?because :

1.they acctualy REVIEW the game

2.they have a cool and cute dog :D

3.they are masterminds for creating WIND SQUID

[cabarto]

I keep looking for the man behind the curtain that actually makes CGR happen.