>Also keep in mind that you need time stable sources for the video
>inputs. If you want to use VHS VCR's you'll be disappointed, and you'll
>need a couple full fram TBC's as well. As a video professional, I'd
>think twice before getting a Toaster for hobby video . . . the new
>digital cameras and digital editing is far easier to implement.
The draw backs aren't really going to matter after all... your initial
price of $400 puts one out of my price range. I can't very well even
justify it for using it for editing when I have a perfectly good firewire
setup with my DV Cam and iMac that so far is doing everything I need. I
would like a 2nd video deck, so I would rather put the money towards a
2nd camera. (that is why I stopped hunting for a good deal on an SVHS
editing system... as much as I would love to have one some day, they are
still too expensive for me to justify when I can do everything with my
camera and iMac)
I was kind of hoping by some miracle, the 4000 with Toaster would be
almost worthless, and I could have gotten away with offering a very low
price. Alas, it appears to be worth some money like I figured it was.
Thanks for the info.
-chris
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