We'll probably output for several formats, for web use for
promotional DVD's. I wasn't in on the planning session, so I don't
know how much they would charge to convert it to standard def.
Why not ask them to output as high def DVD movie [UTF w/VIDEO_TS] on DL
disks, and deliver the disks to
This can be difficult, depending of course on the amount of product. A
4.7g DVD can only hold some 15 minutes of HDV .m2t files. Tremendous
hassle to split those up and burn them. Of course, if both parties had
blu-ray drives the problem is solved.
A common form of distribution now for shorter
One may claim that it's difficult to output an HD product on DL disks,
although I disagree, having done some HD video. It's irresponsible to do
half a job. In no way should the final product be the raw DV tapes. Nor
should the end product be compressed at MPEG4 unless requested by the
client.
On Jun 3, 2009, at 4:18 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
No matter what the imagined hassle, the project shouldn't be left
unfinished for the client. It's also irresponsible to expect a
client to buy a Blu-ray player. If they give unfinished video on
tape, they should lend a camera to the client for
We use the cheap Canon HDV cameras to capture HDV footage from miniDV
tapes. About $600 I think.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:52 AM, David Turk dt...@indianahistory.org wrote:
We outsourced some video work, they're providing us with High-Def video on
mini-DV tapes. We have a Standard Def
We outsourced some video work, they're providing us with High-Def
video on mini-DV tapes. We have a Standard Def camcorder that uses
mini-DV tapes, but I don't think we can play back HD tapes retain
the HD from it. I've seen some HD playback devices for sale; or
should we just get an HD
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We outsourced some video work, they're providing us with High-Def
video on mini-DV tapes. We have a Standard Def camcorder that uses
mini
