[MacDV] Re: Recording from Mac to a dvd recorder

[Richard Brown]

Keep in mind the recordable DVD material is 4.7 GB, meaning the greater 
you extend the length, the more overall artifacting that will become 
apparent. The potential pristine quality of DVD playback is compromised 
by higher and higher compression. Remember uncompressed video is in the 
gigabytes PER MINUTE category. Even straight DV/DVCAM eclipses 4.7 gigs 
in about 20 minutes of playback. The "60 Minute Barrier" is about a 
certain video quality, going past 60 minutes must erode that quality 
through higher compression. However, if you have digital cable TV, and 
can tolerate HBO, I would say go for 90 or 120 minutes on 4.7 GB DVDs, 
as it might not be any worse than digital cable.

Richard Brown

On Thursday, January 2, 2003, at 07:28 AM, James Asherman wrote:

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> Brian Sledz wrote:
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>> Hello,
>> I was wondering if one could record from a mac, to this new Panasonic 
>> dvd recorder, the DMR-HS2.  I was reading about some issues on the 
>> Mac support groups page about iDvd and or iMovie and though if I 
>> could go from the mac out to the fire wire in on this unit you could 
>> avoid any issues of quality and then get past the 90 minute length.
>> Also if export the iMovie back to a MiniDv I assume it is possible to 
>> record on this Panasonic unit?
>> thanks very much
>> Brian
> Brian,
> I am doing this with the Phillips.
> It does work.
> Jim
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