video cameras

[Felicity Meakins]

Indeed pros and cons. Final Cut does require a decent computer which makes a
difference to the number of times the issue of 'dropped frames' comes up. It
happens to me rarely since I have had a MacBook Pro.

Another advantage of having tapes is having a hard media form of back-up. If
your computer dies along with your hard drives (certainly what happened on
our project), you still have the original tapes.


On 26/3/10 11:06 AM, "Daryn McKenny" <daryn at acra.org.au> wrote:

> Your spot on with what you say Aidan as characteristics and challenges with
> using tape and transferring to hdd asap, we cured our dropped frame scenario
> with Premiere by making sure our hardware was up to scratch.
> 
> We always carry at least 6 tapes in our camera bag so that when that tape is
> full there is minimal disruption to continuing the recording. I would presume
> that would be possible with the Dvd/SD recorders as well but not with the hard
> drive recorders as you have to empty the hard drive before recording once
> again.
> 
> It has also been sometime since we have revisited what the manufacturers are
> doing in regards to recording formats.
> 
> Regards
>  
> Daryn 
>  
> Arwarbukarl Cultural Resource Association Inc. Trading as:
> Miromaa Aboriginal Language and Technology Centre
>  
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aidan Wilson [mailto:aidan at usyd.edu.au]
> Sent: Friday, 26 March 2010 11:47 AM
> To: r-n-l-d
> Subject: RE: video cameras
> 
> While it is certainly true that raw is best, DV tapes are also highly
> irritating to work with. I can't tell you the number of times final cut
> pro has encountered a 'dropped frames' issue when re-digitising from a DV
> tape. Also, some may be tempted to leave them as is for some time before
> they digitise/transfer them to a machine, thinking the data is safely
> stored on a DV tape. The cassettes themselves are as fragile as any
> physical medium, and the magnetic tape can become affected, allowing the
> signal to deteriorate. Granted though, it is much better then the
> deterioration of VHS.
> 
> If you transfer from a HDD camera as soon as you can, then the file will
> be in .mov format, which is about the best format around when it comes to
> forward-compatibility and cross-platform-ness, and it will be an exact
> clone of what's on the camera.
> 
> Both methods yield very good results when used properly (I should
> emphasise that last point), and it depends on the individual user or group
> whether they go for tapes or for HD/solid state.