HD capture?
Can I capture my HD footage to my computer with a SD camera with out loosing quality? When all I was shooting was SD I would use a cheap camcorder as a deck to capture With. Will this still work?
thanks a head of time, Clint |
Short answer, no.
It won't read the codec. |
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See http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/canon-xl-...rame-mode.html for your Canon consumer HDV camcorder options. |
Like CH said, HV20/HV30 is what I use for my capture cam.
You can score a HV20 for less than $400 if you look hard enough on criagslist, the bay, or the hv20 forums. I don't shoot in 30F so I don't need it from the HV30. |
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Maybe someone else can chime in on that? |
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See http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/canon-xl-...rame-mode.html for your Canon consumer HDV camcorder options. See also -- the last paragraph on this page: http://www.hdvinfo.net/articles/canon/hv20overview.php |
Thanks for the help,
I am just getting into the world of HD, and am loving it. Clint |
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I own an HV20, and I thought (as most others did, no doubt) that the thread you referenced was about an inexpensive dedicated deck. Personally, unless I need to move freely, I capture directly to an external drive using Adobe OnLocation. J. |
The HV30 has broken the $600 barrier at B&H now:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...Camcorder.html |
Jacques hit it on the head, Chris. I already used the HV20 as a capture/playback device for 24F and after reading the first few replies months ago, never kept updated. It started getting "techno jargon'd" out rather quickly so I moved on. I blame my casual A.D.D., lol.
The 2nd link you provided in reference to the last paragraph explains it quickly without having to read thru all 6 pages of the 1st link. I really appreciate you hammering into my head though because if not, I wouldn't have found out that my HV20 played back my 30F footage :) (even though I never shoot in 30F). Learn something new all the time here! Thanks |
Decent laptops are so cheap these days, and there's HDVsplit. I use On Location now, but used to use 'split. Works great, not a lot of money. A little gaffers (well... duct) on the tripod spreader. Even looks impressive.
On the other hand, I don't shoot while climbing or from the back of chopper. |
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