At dv Depot, we get a lot of requests for multi-camera shoots. Musical performances are the most common reason, but people also want to shoot boxing matches, corporate events and other things. We have an excellent HD/SD flypack we like to send on these shoots and decided to host a demo for our clients to get a better feeling for it.

The flypack can shoot with six cameras and is compatible with a variety of HD and standard definition cameras. It has a 16 channel mixer for audio.

While each camera records its shots separately, we can also do a live cut during taping. Some people want it recorded to a tape deck, but we can also record it to a Final Cut Pro file. The client can then open the project in FCP with a near finished product. This can speed up editing drastically.

The demo went over very well. We have an upcoming job with the system for six cameras shooting a Chinese language musical performance.

You can see more pictures from the demo at our flickr site.

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When BET made the switch to HD, they came to our offices to learn more about our HD crews. Pete and Deb lead groups from the network around to meet with the crew at the Depot. Adam explained our crewing processes, Nick showed off the standard gear packages, Mike and Cal showed off the cameras and Nayim showed them our HD editing capabilities. Alan, our rep from JVC even came by to help talk about HD monitors.

We have a wide range of HD cameras and send them out as rentals or in crew packages. Our cameras include those that use tapes and memory cards. If you want a private demo, you can contact dv Depot and we’ll set one up for you.

You can see more pictures at our flickr site.