greenViolet 0 Posted October 6, 2010 Hi All, I'm a beginner when it comes to CCTV system so please bear with me I work in a school and we are trying to install 6 HD CCTV cameras in a classroom as a way to record the student activity in class and my question is can the output from those 6 HD CCTV be individually re-edited by using software like Final Cut Pro? and any recommended solution for the entire system? (HD-CCTV camera Brands, what kind of system should I be using for the cameras switch system?, etc) Appreciate any kind of answer! Thanks so much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted October 6, 2010 The resulting files certainly can be edited... the catch is, most recorders will use a proprietary or semi-proprietary recording codec (often their own tweaked variation of MPEG-4, MJPEG, or H.264) that you may not be able to import directly into FCP without converting it first, or exporting it from the recorder into a different, more generic format. There's a lot of discussion on a very similar topic over in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=22740 What I would suggest looking at is using consumer HD camcorders for this, as it's far easier and less hassle to import their video, timecode included, directly into FCP. The problem with using CCTV systems for this purpose is, editing is generally the LAST thing that you want done to CCTV footage, since it needs to be unaltered to be of any use for legal evidence... thus, while most systems don't specifically prevent editing, few actually make accommodation for it. If you're still set on using CCTV equipment, what you might look into it VideoInsight (www.video-insight.com)... I've not used the later versions since they went IP-only, but in their analog versions, you could have it record with standard MPEG-4 or even WMV, either of which should import easily to FCP. You could check with them if their systems still support this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greenViolet 0 Posted October 7, 2010 Hi Matt, Thanks a lot for a very useful answer! And I think you are right about some CCTV system won't allow the user to edit the footage (For legal matter) so I might have to look to other system. Thanks again you helped a lot! Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
