Serious Magic DV Rack 2.0 HD

A CREATIVE COW PRODUCT REVIEW by Tim Kolb DV Rack and later, HDV Rack have proven to be valuable pieces of software for Emmy ® Award winner, Tim Kolb's field production activities. Like many others, Tim is moving through the HD transition. Enter DV Rack 2.0. Tim determines that this version has some important improvements. I guess to save us all some time, if you haven't read my CreativeCow.net review on DV/HDV Rack v1, it's here. DV Rack and later, HDV Rack have proven to be valuable pieces of software for my field production activities. I have actually been brought into crews shooting with the Sony Z1, not only because I know the camera, but because I have the ability to monitor the images it makes in real-time. The comfort zone created by having HDV/DV Rack on location has been an asset for me, but I am moving through the HD transition like everyone else and in addition to my trusty Z1, an HVX200 showed up at our shop a couple of months ago and suddenly I felt blind as a bat again. Enter DV Rack 2.0. This version is available in an SD version (495.00 USD) and an HD version (795.00 USD). The SD version supports standard definition DV cameras and the HD version adds support for DVCPro50 and DVCProHD (HVX200) as well as HDV. read more...