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1. If you are an existing registered user, which version of CatDV and/or Live Capture Plus are you using currently?

Live Capture Plus 1.0/2.0

2. How would you classify yourself and/or the production team you work with?

3. Which NLE editing software do you regularly use?

Avid	Canopus	Cinestream	dpsVelocity
Discreet	iMovie	Final Cut Pro	Final Cut Express
Matrox	Pinnacle	Premiere	Vegas Video
Media100	Other:

4. Which operating system(s) do you regularly use?

Mac OS 9 Mac OS X Windows Linux
Unix workstation Other:

5. Which media format(s) do you regularly author/use?

MiniDV	DVCAM/DVCPro	Digital8
MPEG 1 (VCD)	MPEG 2 (DVD)	MPEG 4
HDV	MXF	AAF
QuickTime	Windows Media	Real
Still images	Pro audio	Streaming
Analog	Digi Beta	Uncompressed
Other:

6. Have we got the balance between flexibility and complexity right in CatDV?

(Features)

(Usability)

7. Where did you first hear about CatDV (or Live Capture Plus)?

8. Which Live Capture Plus features are you or would you be particularly interested in:

Standalone capture	Integration with CatDV
Capture as DV	Capture as MPEG-4/H.264
Capture CatDV previews	Unattended tape capture
Error retrying	Windows compatibility
Standalone batch capture	Background compression
Serial device control	Capture both DV and previews simultaneously

Comments:

9. Which CatDV Pro and/or Workgroup Server features, if any, are of particular interest to you:

Multi-user (workgroup) functionality
Live HTML publishing
Enhanced searching across catalog(s)
Unlimited user defined attributes
Integration with existing databases and systems
Additional import/export file formats
OMFI fle support
Final Cut Pro integration
Other:

10. Which features would you most like to see added to CatDV or CatDV Pro:

Improved printing
Support for editing sequences
Support for Final Cut Pro XML files
Support for cataloging PDFs, Word DOCs, etc.
More customisable user interface and toolbars
Support for HDV
Improved support for Windows Media files
Better batch/automation features
Enhanced workgroup features
Other:

11. Given the features provided by Live Capture Plus and CatDV, what do you think of the pricing of these products?

(Live Capture Plus)

(CatDV Standard Edition)

(CatDV Professional Edition)

12. Are you likely to purchase (or upgrade) CatDV or Live Capture Plus in the near future?

13. Finally, is there anything can we do better? Which areas do you think we should improve?

User interface	More features	Overall work flow
Ease of installation	Stability	Performance
Capture capability	Localised versions	Boxed product
Publicity/marketing	Technical support	Sales
Documentation	Web site	Other
Compatibility (with other NLEs, platforms, formats, etc.)

Any other comments or suggestions, or details on the above?

Thank you!

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