MiniDV tape in HDV mode?
hey guys. is it true that you can use MiniDV in HDV mode in the Z1 and get HD quality on playback??
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Wow i never knew that. what sthe point in paying twic as much for a HD tape then?? is their any difference?? also if i record in HD mode will i be able to burn it on to DVD?
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but can i not burn it to DVD and get normal DVD quality?
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great! Mike one last question if i may. when i digitize into Final cut 5 will it remain HD?
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I have no idea about what Final Cut or your system can handle. With most systems you need special software to capture HD. Like I said though, just downrez to SD out of the camera, and edit it that way. Mike |
..the latest version of Final Cut ( and Final Cut Express ) is HD ready. Just import your footage and you're away. Even Apple's iMovie is HD ready. Works a treat.
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if you have the latest version of dvd studio pro you can burn HD-DVD on a standard DVD and play it back on the toshiba player. it is only 4.7 gb worth, but it works.
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If what you're shooting is important, use the better tape. You can't easily make up for HDV drop outs in the edit room. t |
I was a die-hard on exclusively using the expensive HDV tapes until recently. I more or less was forced to start using regular MinDV tapes in my FX1 due to simple economics and convenience. I was going through 5-6 tapes per week, and I simply couldn't afford to pay 2 to 3 times the price for the expensive tapes. Furthermore, when you run out and are in a pinch, you have to order them in advance as they are not sold in stores anywhere, at least nowhere I have seen. Nonetheless, I really didn't want to make the switch. But one day earlier this winter, I ran out of the HDV tapes and had no choice but either use a regular MiniDV tape or miss the shots. It worked just fine. That was all it took.
I have recorded some 50 or so regular MiniDV tapes on the FX1 without a single dropout or problem. I have come to trust them completely, and to me it now makes no practical and economic sense to pay the very high difference for the HDV tapes. I'm using the Sony premiums (around $2.00 each when bought in bulk), the same tapes I've always used in the VX2100 and TRV900. I use a tape once, capture the needed material, then file the tape away in storage. I faithfully and meticulously (some may say obsessively) index and back up the m2ts on multiple hard drives, and have never had to go back to a tape for any reason. This and the fact that I never re-use a tape make the standard MiniDV tapes the best solution. |
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