[MacDV] Video camera

[Gordon Alley]

Just keep in mind that the video recorded on a hard disk will not have as
high quality as miniDV tape, because of the higher level of compression.

-Gordon

On 10/29/07, Nick Scalise <nickscalise at cox.net> wrote:
>
> ---- Robert Green <greenrw at shaw.ca> wrote:
> > I didn't see anything on this in the archives so here is my question.
> > I have a Canon mini dv camcorder that I use outside quite often and
> > consequently have dust problems on the recording head. It is now past
> > repair and I want to replace it. The hard drive cameras sound like a
> > good idea but they are not compatible with imovie as they record in
> > mpeg2 format. Are there any hard drive cameras that  are compatible
> > with imovie or is there a simple way to convert mpeg2 to dv or
> > whatever format imovie can use?
>
> The formats/codecs in the hard drive cameras are supported in iMovie '08.
>
> MPEG StreamClip can convert most formats to use in iMovie 6. Copy and
> Convert (from a hard drive camera) may be faster than Capture (from a tape
> camera). But quality may be degraded.
>
> --
> Nick Scalise
> nickscalise at cox.net
>
-- 
Gordon B. Alley
http://www.gordonalley.com
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