[MacDV] Re: what to get... or rent?

[matblack at mac.com]

So would it make sense to spend more money and get the miniDV?
m

On Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 02:54  PM, R B Williams wrote:

> I have no issues with picture quality, but tape handling isn't nearly 
> as good. The
> transport has to be more carefully aligned for clean playback without 
> digital artifacts
> and doesn't stand up very well to shuttling back & forth.
>
> When someone brings in a Digital 8 master, I dub to mini-Dv before 
> even capturing so
> that I have a clean timecode.
>
> R.B.
>
> PrintersInc wrote:
>
>> 6/23/04 12:09 PM _ Randumb Video
>>
>> I've heard Dig8 is not the exact same quaility as miniDV.
>>
>>> Thanks... for some reason I thought Digital8 was some sort of 
>>> doodoo...
>>> ideally I'd like to get something that will be more useful rather 
>>> than
>>> less. Is D8 equivalent in quality to mini-dv? relative to camera
>>> quality and ccd etc...?
>>> m
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 02:03  PM, Mark M. Florida wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 6/23/04 1:00 PM, matblack at mac.com at matblack at mac.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey folks I have a bunch of VHS that I need to convert... Although 
>>>>> I
>>>>> would prefer to edit rather than straight dump the camera I have 
>>>>> does
>>>>> not seem to have passthrough. This leaves me with a choice of a) 
>>>>> buy a
>>>>> cheap camera b) pay to have it transfered (almost $300 for a dump 
>>>>> to
>>>>> DVD) or c) buy some sort of media converter.
>>>>>
>>>>> Which makes the most sense in terms of cost/reward? Or would it 
>>>>> make
>>>>> sense to rent something...
>>>>>
>>>>> thoughts?
>>>>> M
>>>>
>>>> Answer:  A. (and make sure it does pass-through)  Does Sony still 
>>>> sell
>>>> Digital8 cameras?  Those seemed to be the best bang for the buck.  
>>>> Not
>>>> to
>>>> mention that the tapes are way cheaper than miniDV.
>>>>
>>>> - Mark
>>>>
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