Equipment+needs

5 Categories will be covered; 2. On-line storage; 3. Edit
 * 1) Content capture with quality and standard;
 * video and audio; tech requirements are for high quality digital film, semi professional grade, used in a portable mode.
 * video; suggest Panasonic DVX 100A/B 3 chip; this allows for digitial video at either 24 or 30 fps with mini DV capabilities, 4 units; maybe $2500 per unit
 * lights; professional grade lights may be considered for recording curriculum units but my sense is that we should not get into the professional lighting asset accumulation business; documentaries at TV and movie grade quality are not shot with prof. lightning today.
 * audio; WCVE guys should offer here;
 * standards; no comments
 * quality; no comments other than digital
 * This storage is onsite for the purpose of edit and production. Therefore;
 * hard drives located by wire or wireless in our storage/secure/server room on the 3rd floor. Price maybe $1000 per 20 minutes or capacity.
 * servers; no comments
 * servers; no comments
 * Mac's, not pcs; probably G-5's,$2500 per; 4 units
 * external hard drives, 500 gig per,$250 per
 * external monitors; 4 units, $500 per
 * editing software; need DVD level output, also internet live streaming, ie., is that a tech requirement we account for or is taken care of by the United Streaming entities of the world?
 * mini DV deck; $1500 per, 4 units
 * for film, Final Cut Pro; $1000 per,4 units
 * scanners; 2 units, $250 per
 * for audio, Pro Tools; $1000 per, 4 units.WCVE guys step up here. Possible mixing console, 2 channel sound board.

Not finished. That's it for now.I'll finish in the next 24 hours.

Chuck Metzgar

the other 2 categories are; 4. transcode; of which I have no expertise so others will have to offer their suggestions here please. Looks like Jesse has started on this; thanks much. 5. content delivery system; to me this is the process by which the final content is delivered to the "off-site" server storage capability, or is the mechanism by which "live" content is delivered to the internet. I could use alot of education here but the "method and process" of delivery seems to be the final issue here. Look forward to hearing the experts offer their suggestions.

hopefully we will have all on the work group comment on the suggestions as they are being made so that when we get to the 8 AM May 28 meeting we will have made progress and are beginning to reach consensus. Our objective that day is to make some decisions.

chuck Metzgar