Re: [backstage] HD Videocamera advice please...

2008-10-01 Thread Brian Butterworth
IMHO, plus points for the Sony include no-light nightshot for your Blair Witch-style fun, and a (albeit low-rent) Carl Zeiss lens. The audio jack is the main selling point for me though. ...the GOP length will affect the ability to edit the output. I've never really understood GOP (I know

Re: [backstage] HD Videocamera advice please...

2008-10-01 Thread Jeremy James
Simon Thompson wrote: The GOP length is the number of frames between successive I-Frames. A long GOP length will, for example, cause a delay on video appearing on changing channels on a STB or, as editing cuts can only start from an I-Frame will mean you can't do frame accurate editing. I

Re: [backstage] HD Videocamera advice please...

2008-10-01 Thread Steve Jolly
Jeremy James wrote: Simon Thompson wrote: The GOP length is the number of frames between successive I-Frames. A long GOP length will, for example, cause a delay on video appearing on changing channels on a STB or, as editing cuts can only start from an I-Frame will mean you can't do frame

RE: [backstage] HD Videocamera advice please...

2008-10-01 Thread Ian Forrester
Thanks Steve for clearing the whole thing up. I generally only edit the top and tail of the footage if at all, so a flash based h.264 camcorder makes sense. Having a HD camera in my bag everyday has been handy sometimes. BBC RD did some work on this a few years back - here's a white

RE: [backstage] HD Videocamera advice please...

2008-09-30 Thread Ian Forrester
Of Jim Tonge Sent: 29 September 2008 22:56 To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] HD Videocamera advice please... ...had bad experience with sometimes the picture breaking up... Never had any problems with ours: try using better quality tapes and striping them first (I always do

Re: [backstage] HD Videocamera advice please...

2008-09-30 Thread Jim Tonge
linked article from that page: Sanyo's line of Xacti camcorders have traditionally looked mighty fine on paper, but for one reason or another, expectations haven't exactly been met on the previous iterations. The firm's latest pistol-grip device yet again looked superb at a glance, but

Re: [backstage] HD Videocamera advice please...

2008-09-29 Thread Dave Crossland
2008/9/29 Matt Barber [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'd like to hear any suggestions or comments. Out of your price range and needs, but the Red ONE is fun to know about :-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RED_Digital_Camera_Company - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe,

Re: [backstage] HD Videocamera advice please...

2008-09-29 Thread Matt Barber
Dave Crossland wrote: 2008/9/29 Matt Barber [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'd like to hear any suggestions or comments. Out of your price range and needs, but the Red ONE is fun to know about :-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RED_Digital_Camera_Company Ag (sound of drooling from my

Re: [backstage] HD Videocamera advice please...

2008-09-29 Thread Jim Tonge
Got a lower version of the Sony HDR-HC9E at work - last year's model. Pretty good for a Handycam: CMOS sensor, audio in. 'Spose it depends if you want DV/HDV or flash cards. For the price I'd probably go with DV tape though. Got 'em at Amazon for £645, but try Visual Impact Northern -

Re: [backstage] HD Videocamera advice please...

2008-09-29 Thread Matt Barber
Jim Tonge wrote: Got a lower version of the Sony HDR-HC9E http://www.sony.co.uk/product/hdd-hdv/hdr-hc9e/tab/technicalspecs#tab at work - last year's model. Pretty good for a Handycam: CMOS sensor, audio in. 'Spose it depends if you want DV/HDV or flash cards. For the price I'd probably go

Re: [backstage] HD Videocamera advice please...

2008-09-29 Thread Jim Tonge
...had bad experience with sometimes the picture breaking up... Never had any problems with ours: try using better quality tapes and striping them first (I always do it but videophiles disagree on this). Jim - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please