on 6/2/03 02:08 PM, Drew Taylor at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Kyle Hansen wrote: >> On 6/1/03 5:39 PM, "mkbike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough: >> >>> My old 8mm camcorder bit the dust over the weekend (pretty much smashed!). >>> The Sony digital8 sounds like a good replacement since it can play back old >>> 8mm tapes which is important to me at this point. The mid priced models like >>> the TRV350 come with USB and Firewire support but are sketchy Mac support >>> for USB. Any real world Mac experience or suggestions would be appreciated. >> >> >> They work great. I've had 2. I gave the first one to my little brother. >> He still has it. iMovie, Final cut and Premiere all work great with them. > > This is veering OT, but what is the difference between Digital8 & > MiniDV? They both seem to be output via a firewire connection, so is > there a difference as far as iMovie, etc is concerned? > > Also very cool is that you can get analog-to-digital conversion of your > old tapes, so you don't even need anything else to import old 8mm tapes. :-)
>From what I've read, Digital8 uses the same tapes as old analog 8mm and Hi8 camcorders while the miniDV uses a different, smaller tape format. Supposedly both formats have similar potential but Sony (who developed digital8 and is the only vendor as far as I can tell) has chosen not to pursue the high end of the consumer market with that format. MiniDV is more compact and has more high end features available but some (not all) digital8 camcorders can play back and act as a video digitizer for older analog tapes. I'll probably be picking one up this week now that I know they work well with a Mac! Thanks, Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
