[videoblogging] Re: scoping out a camera
I respectfully disagree because I lived the analog to digital conversion life. It cost more in time, conversions and stuff you have buy. I had a analog tape camera that in order to use footage I had to buy an analog to digital convert (Pyro A/V Link) hook it up, find software to convert (my editing software at the time didn't like Pyro) and then bring it into my software to edit and transcode again. Time sink. Huge. The school will have to live with this equipment for a long time. Tapes stocks are disappearing. I'm telling you it is far easier to make a DVD safety copy of raw footage and then do whatever. I think an upper level SD memory card or hard drive camcorder is the way to go. I'd lean toward the Panansonic, Canon lines with good optics and optical zoom. The new JVC camcorders released also should be checked out. Some of your students are gonna be Flip owners or might buy knock off so you would have the same issues about file compatibility. It helps if all the files are digital. My 0.02 cents Gena --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert rup...@... wrote: That may be a false economy. Compared to the cost of all the other kit and time, tapes are one of the cheapest and most cost effective things you'll use. The cost of external hard drives for storage and backup of all the files, and the premium you'll pay for a good tapeless camera compared to a tape camera will outstrip the cost of tape stock. Not to mention, as Brook said, the cost of lost data when your Hard drives fail. You should be able to pick up DV tapes for about $3 each online, or even less. That's $3 per hour of footage. And you can reuse them, either for more shooting or for backing up the stuff you want to keep. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 28-Apr-09, at 9:21 PM, Jason Daniels wrote: we were hoping to avoid the expense of tapes. On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 9:15 PM, Brook Hinton bhin...@... wrote: There is also the fact, meaningful in an educational setting, that tape provides an automatic media backup iwhen hard drives fail (and they will fail). ___ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Jason Daniels Executive Director Medfield.TV -- jdani...@... 508-359-7521 http://medfield.tv -- Access to our community [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: scoping out a camera
- Original Message - From: Gena I respectfully disagree because I lived the analog to digital conversion life. It cost more in time, conversions and stuff you have buy. I had a analog tape camera that in order to use footage I had to buy an analog to digital convert (Pyro A/V Link) hook it up, find software to convert (my editing software at the time didn't like Pyro) and then bring it into my software to edit and transcode again. (snip) Nothing was said about analog ... it was digital MiniDv tape. Richard Amirault Boston, MA, USA http://n1jdu.org http://bostonfandom.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ
[videoblogging] WANTED: SLOW DRAMATIC CLAPS
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[videoblogging] scooping out camera
Hi, I just bought a Panasonic HS200 for 1000dollars and I can tell you I wish I had bought a tape video camera instead. First the file is uploaded as M2TS which can't be read by Microsft MM. second the software that comes with the camera is basic and can only compress final products in AVCHD or H.264(iPod). My computer is old and that is a problem, but I can't find a video card to upload from the Panasonic camera. There are only a few software that will truly upload the film directly from the camera, that is a few can read M2TS. MovieGate is one such product, but at the moment I am looking at Adobe Premier Pro. I have spent four hours trying to solve this problem. If I had bought a tape camera I would have spent 0 of my time, and it would have worked directly on WMM. Like you I wanted to shift to digital, but now I am not so sure. hope this helps. Nicolas Gromik Nicolas Tohoku University Sendai, Japan fax=81-22-795-7647 http://www.filmedworld.com/page.php?3 http://nag-productions.blip.tv/? http://sendai-city-tourism-tohoku-university.blip.tv/ http://eflresources.wikispaces.com/ Enjoy a safer web experience. Upgrade to the new Internet Explorer 8 optimised for Yahoo!7. Get it now.
[videoblogging] Re: scoping out a camera
My mistake - take out the analog tape and replace it with digital tape. I still think it is wrong to invest in a fading technology. Everything fails - that is why you make backups and do the best you can to reduce the gotchas. Exceedingly human, Gena --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Richard Amirault ramira...@... wrote: - Original Message - From: Gena I respectfully disagree because I lived the analog to digital conversion life. It cost more in time, conversions and stuff you have buy. I had a analog tape camera that in order to use footage I had to buy an analog to digital convert (Pyro A/V Link) hook it up, find software to convert (my editing software at the time didn't like Pyro) and then bring it into my software to edit and transcode again. (snip) Nothing was said about analog ... it was digital MiniDv tape. Richard Amirault Boston, MA, USA http://n1jdu.org http://bostonfandom.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ
Re: [videoblogging] Re: scoping out a camera
- Original Message - From: Gena My mistake - take out the analog tape and replace it with digital tape. I still think it is wrong to invest in a fading technology. Everything fails - that is why you make backups and do the best you can to reduce the gotchas. A backup on video tape will last a *lot* longer than on a DVD or a hard drive. Richard Amirault Boston, MA, USA http://n1jdu.org http://bostonfandom.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ
