[MacDV] Re: The quality of 8MM film

[Paul Williams]

Which is a better DV format NTSC or PAL? Also, if you had, lets say, 
$3,000 to burn on a digital video camera to use in FCP or FCE, where 
could you find a good, solid, objective rating of the available 
cameras out there. I've been looking at the compatibility page at the 
mac site (http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/qualification.html), but 
where do you start narrowing down which one to use?

Paul

>>  Heres my question: When i discuss transferring these 8mm reels to a
>>  format, what format should i get them transferred to so i may
>>  continue my work on FCP, FCE or some other editor you might suiggest?
>
>Get them transferred to whatever DV tape format you can work with -- be it
>miniDV or Digital8.  Do not get it on DVD unless that's the only way you can
>get it digitally (DVD will still look TONS better than VHS or SVHS even
>though it's compressed with MPEG2).  But you might just be getting fed the
>signal from a low-end VHS camera into a DV camera, which is far from
>ideal...  But still better than VHS tape I guess?
>
>I don't know if was mentioned before, but there's a transfer service that
>caters to those who want a good quality transfer in a digital format:
>
>http://www.digitaltransfersystems.net/
>
>The pricing seems reasonable, and although this is not a true high-end
>telecine (thus avoiding the high-end prices), the sample video gives a
>glimpse of the quality and it looks pretty good.  If your intention is to
>preserve your family movies without breaking the bank, this looks like a
>good option.
>
>2 cents.
>
>- Mark
>
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