Hi Ari, We are using Sony EX1 solid state HD recorders very successfully, see also the Panasonic P2 system.
Also look for the FLASH XDR HD field recorder that uses SD cards. Regards Bill Gardner SWT On 27 May 2008, at 20:03, Ari Davidow wrote: > The idea of using video for oral histories (vs. audio only) seems > to be > still of some controversy among oral historians. But, we used video > for one > huge project last year, and I say, no going back. Especially when we > consider that these are recordings for people to view and interact > with > (how, we haven't yet determined) on the web, the use of audio seems > so, > well, last century. > > So, if you are recording video at events, or in gathering oral > histories, > what cameras (digicams? video recorders?) have you found that work > well? I'm > pretty sure that we're ready to go the all-digital route-- > downloading data > from mini-dv tapes to the computer is a pain--but I don't want to > end up > with the video equivalent of mp3s--files of relatively low, > lossily-compressed video that will cause us great depression ten > years hence > when, had we something even as good as .avi files of the 2000s, we > could > generate better public viewing versions than today's mpegs. > > ari > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
