Hiring professional video equipment from AVS enables customers with an occasional requirement for professional quality video content, for in-house training videos etc, to keep costs under tight control.

Should you need help in setting up the filming/lighting Etc. Murray Hay from Photographic business PBM can provide this service.

Also if it is required assistance in editing Etc. this can be arranged.

Factors in looking at estimating your staff time involved in video work:

• Video has to be first captured, as a guide allow between two to three times the final ‘running time’ of any segment, for extra ‘takes’
• Captured footage then needs to be transferred to your PC or MAC via a Firewire connection, allow about one & a half to two times the recorded time to transfer.
• Clips then need to be edited, text & graphics added, etc. etc. for a basic production start with about twice the running time as an estimate
• Final video is ‘rendered’ into the required format, once the render is started it is simply a case of leaving your computer to ‘crunch the files’ on it’s own, normally an estimate of the time this will take is given, rendering over lunch (or over night) is best!

Advanced DTE package:

In addition to the items in the basic package, the camera can also be set to output video (capturing in a variety of video formats) to a remote Firestore 100Gb HHD ‘DTE’ (Direct to Edit)

Hire of the Firestore is charged at an additional 100 pounds + VAT per full day, however there is no Firestore charge on day of return if returned before 1pm, this permits clients to edit over night any last minute ‘DTE’ stored footage at no additional hire cost.

• Firestore FS-100 (a firewire enabled remote drive, stores your raw footage in a number of video options) this is in addition to the footage being recorded to the miniDV tape
• Spare battery for the Firestore unit/charger/power unit/Firewire cables Etc.

MiniDV tapes can normally  be supplied, on request, by PBM Photographic at (‘sale or return’ unopened tapes)  4 pounds + VAT per tape used.

The miniDV tape is your long term backup of the ‘raw’ footage so keep it safe!