QUESTION:
What are your thoughts on the Casablanca S-6000? I have two S/4000 Pro’s. I’ve had them for about three years. We got them when they first came out….six months apart. I’ve had my ups and down with them.
I’ve sent them back to MacroSystem at least 4-5 times for each one; all with mother board, video card or some other issue that has to be fixed. Have things improved with the S-6000; has media manager improved at all as far as file transfer.
We have MacPro’s and the folks that use that edit and complete their projects and then sent them to our TV Station file server and then we program the show for broadcast.
The S/4000 file transfer protocols are kind of weird...I don’t even use it. I just want to know if the S-6000 file import and export process is anymore user friendly.
ANSWER:
A couple of observations --
the S4000/PRO model apparently has had the greater number of technical issues or challenges in the Bogart OS environment (I also have an S4000 PRO)
The latter units (hardware) seems to have fared better with further development -- this is anecdotal as I have no access to the tech support or repair stats from the company.
The latter units, S3000 and S6000 seems to have benefitted from the development of hardware set-up as well as all Bogart units enjoy much created compatibility and functionality with the Bogart V4.1 OS release These two new Casablanca models are very speedy with both SD and HD video.
There is less need to work in the Media Manager with Bogart V4 and that is , I believe, by design of the company (something that a number of individuals as well as a Focus Group I was in a few years ago) shared with the company. You can export directly from the Edit Menu to an internet ready file -- though it is heavily compressed.
Also, the ability to ingest or import a variety of different video files/formats has dramatically increased with Bogart V4 OS - this is now possible easily via the Record Menu.
As far as smoother, more friendly networking with other PCs (Mac or Windows) in a multiple computer set-up. I personally would not say that it is an easier configuration.
While you have the ability to perform a variety of transfer functions via the Media Manager, it is (in my humble opinion) nowhere near as friendly as you will find in a general computer on a LAL (Local Area Network).
Hope that helps!