tomvaldel

I also use Studio DV. I can't say I'm entire pleased with it, though. Aside from the limitations listed by the previous poster, I haven't been able to output a video back to video tape. From their message board, it appears to be a relatively common problem for those who use VIA chipsets with AMD processors (I have a 1 GHz Athlon on a MSI KT133 based motherboard with 128 MB RAM.) There is no problem capturing or rendering the video, but attempting to output to video tape always crashes the system. Others with Intel based systems have not had this problem.

Of course, the only people who post on the Pinnacle bulletin board are those who have problems, so it may not be as common as it seems.

I do agree, however, that you need a very powerful system to edit video on your computer.

I also have a ZR10 and I use the Bogen 3011 legs with a 3130 head. The 3130 and the 3160 are very similar heads, with the 3130 able to support more weight. Regarding leveling, I agree that it is important for video. Bogen sells the 3115 which fits between the head and the legs which acts as a leveler. The store where I bought the tripod didn't have it in stock, but it looks like it would be useful.

I think the 501 video head is too big considering the user has a tiny ZR10 camera.