equipment recommendations

[Brian MacWhinney]

Chris,
    What software do you recommend for relinking the sound and the  
video?
How can one guarantee correct alignment?

--Brian MacWhinney
On Apr 22, 2008, at 1:36 PM, chrisletts wrote:

>
> yes here we are again with the equipment market changing and us
> frantically trying to keep up!
>
> We're gradually changing from DVC tape camcorders, to memory card
> camcorders - at the moment using Sanyo HD2 which produce mp4 files of
> good quality which can be edited and played back with QuickTime and
> even on many mobile devices. These cameras are not perfect - the sound
> levels are nothing like as high as the old SONY DVC camcorders,
> although the quality is fine. They are very portable and easy to use
> though and ideal for student use as they can copy the results straight
> onto their laptop.
>
> Yes I agree steer clear of any DVD-based machines as we found them a
> nightmare to explain to users, and the recordings may or may not play
> on this or that equipment !
>
> Don't forget that virtually all camcorder sound is compressed. Due to
> this, in cases where we need pristine sound we don't usually bother
> with adding microphones to the camcorder, but make simultaneous audio
> recordings on our Edirol R9's - there is software available to allow
> to to sync the audio and video back together if absoutely necessary.
> If we do use microphones these are normally Sennheiser radio mikes.
>
> On Apr 21, 4:43 pm, "Iverson, Jana Marie" <jiver... at pitt.edu> wrote:
>> Dear all, I have received excellent advice from this listserv  
>> before and am hoping that I can count on you once again to steer me  
>> in the right direction.  Our well-loved and used camcorders and  
>> microphones are just about to be retired and we are seeking to  
>> replace them.  This seems to be more difficult than in past years  
>> as some of the features that we count on are no longer available on  
>> many models.
>>
>> We collect all of our data in infants' homes, so mobility and  
>> dependability are of great importance.  In the past, we have used  
>> miniDV camcorders with wireless microphones plugged into the  
>> camera's audio input jack (the microphone itself is positioned at  
>> shoulder level on the baby hidden in a vest worn over the clothes  
>> and the receiver is mounted on the camcorder).  This has yielded  
>> very good recordings.  As we've looked at new camcorders (miniDV),  
>> we've noticed that many no longer have the microphone jack, which  
>> is a big problem.  So, I am wondering if any of you have recently  
>> purchased video and audio equipment that you like and find reliable  
>> that you could recommend.  Since our sessions all involve fairly  
>> unstructured play and interaction, we need cameras that aren't too  
>> heavy and will still record good images in low lighting situations.
>>
>> We recently purchased new microphones which seem all right, but the  
>> microphone itself is quite large and has been the object of much  
>> exploration by little hands.  So any suggestions for wireless  
>> microphones that will interface with a miniDV camcorder would also  
>> be appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you in advance for your help!  I will post a summary of your  
>> responses to the list.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Jana Iverson
>>
>> Jana M. Iverson, Ph.D.
>> Associate Professor of Psychology and Linguistics
>> University of Pittsburgh
>> 3415 Sennott Square
>> 210 S. Bouquet St.
>> Pittsburgh, PA 15260
>>
>> Phone: (412) 624-6160
>> Fax: (412) 624-4428
>> Email: jiver... at pitt.eduhttp://www.pitt.edu/~icl
> >
>


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