Who makes non-linear editing stuff for DV? What gear is available?
The answer to these is changing almost on a daily basis; most of the specifics listed below are hopelessly out of date. These are exciting times. Software-based: A variety of software systems are available for PCs and Macs, starting under US$100 (!) for the board and editing software, and ranging up to US$1700+. These span the range from various consumer-orientedpackages bundled with 1394 cards (or included with Windows and Mac OS) to Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Canopus Edius, Sony Vegas, and Avid’s Xpress DV. These systems input and output DV using an IEEE-1394 connection, although if you have other formats and a DV VTR, you can first re-record the video on the DV VTR and then bring it into the system (most recent DV and DVCAM decks and camcorders allows real-time composite or Y/C transcoding to DV without first recording the image on tape). By the same token, you can output to analog video using the DV VTR as a digital-to-analog converter. You can also get standalone ana
