http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: flash - Recent Posts en Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:24:51 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-settings-for-swf-online#post-62314 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:03:11 +0000 XTR-91 62314@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am looking to put any video that goes on my website in the SWF format? It seems like I've been able to do it in Vegas before, but now that my computer's crashed and I had to re-install, I cannot save in the SWF or FLV format.  I just want something handy where the user does not have to install software (or wait through long buffers).</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Is there anything free that will convert DV-AVI to SWF?</strong> <em>(p.s. I'd like it to add controls which their display can be turned off).</em></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/flash-types-in-premiere-pro#post-58123 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:30:32 +0000 jerronsmith 58123@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>FLV &amp; F4V are both the flash video format.</p> <p>FLV is the original format supported by Flash player versions 7-10.</p> <p>F4V being newer is only supported by player versions 9 release 1.13 (I think) and 10.</p> <p>The main difference is the type of compression used. The FLV format uses compression based on teh h.263 standard, while F4V uses the newer (and in general better) h.264. The newer support support hd video and high quality audio.</p> <p>It really depends on which version of the flash player your viewers have.</p> <p>You can reference this site for statistics on Adobe Flash Player usage:</p> <p><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/">http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/</a></p> <p>Flash player usage by version:</p> <p><a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/version_penetration.html">http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/version_penetration.html</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/good-answer-for-field-flash-storage#post-57616 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:08:27 +0000 composite1 57616@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Another handy (and cheaper!) backup device is the Sanho HyperDrive Colorspace UDMA. They come in capacities of 120GB to 640GB (the 640 you have to buy from the Hyperstore). Neat thing is it does much of what the Nexto does and has a feature so you can write scripts on the controller which is good for telling the unit how to separate your RAW files from everything else. The drawback is it doesn't have the extended range of card interfaces as the Nexto and you can only backup about 250GB's per battery charge.</p> <p>On the otherhand, if you're not working with RED, P2 or SxS anyway that won't be an issue. Take a look:</p> <p><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/594352-REG/Sanho_SAHDCSUDMA500_HyperDrive_COLORSPACE_UDMA.html#features">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/594352-REG/Sanho_SAHDCSUDMA500_HyperDrive_COLORSPACE_UDMA.html#features</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/flash-types-in-premiere-pro#post-57570 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:17:59 +0000 donnyb 57570@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I started to use PPCS4 the other day because I need to take video and prepare it for a website.  I think I would like to use Flash and when I saved the video, PP put it into F4V format.  I have not heard of this type of Flash before.  Will my website users be able to play this?  Wouldn't FLV be more readily playable?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/good-answer-for-field-flash-storage#post-55475 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:01:58 +0000 composite1 55475@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>There have been a number of products coming out lately that deal with the number 1 issue concerning Flash Media in the field. Yeah, solid-state cards are great since you don't have to digitize the footage but when they fill up you have to take time to download them or buy a buttload of cards which can get expensive. </p> <p>Videographer Paul Joy's video review of Nexto's latest answer to this problem answered a lot of my questions about the rig and as I move further into a solid-state workflow, I see this on my list of future purchases.</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/9454378">NEXTO DI NVS2500 Video Review</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/pauljoy">Paul Joy</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/streaming-playback-issue-sound-wont-play-through-pc-speakers#post-52943 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:04:40 +0000 sswiller 52943@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>OK... I don't believe the problem has to do with the export.  I have a sequence in the timeline.  It's video that was recorded on a Canon XL2 on MiniDV tape.  This is the video formatting...</p> <p><img alt="Imported Video Format" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/4168634617_e5e08b8725.jpg" /></p> <p>I only hear audio coming out of the left channel.  When I open the audio in the preview pane, I see the Pan is set to -1.  If I move it to 0, I can't hear any audio, but I still see levels.  This only seems to happen when I record with the XL2 and the lavaliere mic, and the result is that the audio won't play when I export the file or when I print to video.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-do-streaming-video#post-52703 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:18:40 +0000 grinner 52703@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> dunno about offering the ability for the user to adjust perameters. I just use vimeo.</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-do-streaming-video#post-52702 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:12:44 +0000 Anonymous 52702@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I video a weekly program in the retirement community where I live. The programs are over an hour in length. After minimal editing in Premier Elements 7, I make a flash file (highest quality) and post it on our website. We host the videos on Hostmonster (unlimited bandwith and size) We are getting progressive video, which can be jerky and stop and go, depending on the viewers broadband and computer speeds. I have heard about streaming video, which adjusts the video feed to the users capacity. Anyone know what this is, and how to go about using it?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/streaming-playback-issue-sound-wont-play-through-pc-speakers#post-52503 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:27:30 +0000 sswiller 52503@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I will have to try this next time the issue occurs.  @XTR-91, yeah the PC speakers are working.  This doesn't affect all videos that we have posted online, just certain videos recorded on MiniDV with a Canon XL2.  We use a lav mic plugged into the front mic jack (1/8").</p> <p>Thanks for the responses.  I will followup on this thread at a later date.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/streaming-playback-issue-sound-wont-play-through-pc-speakers#post-52497 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:07:10 +0000 XTR-91 52497@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Does anything else play on your PC speakers? This could possibly be a sound processing problem due to the electrical specs (e.g. impedance) of your computer's speakers. Your PC's speakers may also have been damaged, having an internal problem of their own.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/streaming-playback-issue-sound-wont-play-through-pc-speakers#post-52492 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:07:00 +0000 composite1 52492@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Yeah, that sounds like you didn't export your video clips out with .WAV audio files. If the PC using Media Player either doesn't have AIFF selected as playable or it doesn't have that audio codec then you get nada. If you exported your clip in QT with AIFF files and the PC has QT player on it, it should play uncompressed audio with no prob. BTW, what video format an audio format did you export out to?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/streaming-playback-issue-sound-wont-play-through-pc-speakers#post-52486 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:45:57 +0000 cfulton 52486@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Have you tried changing your audio from uncompressed (probably AIFF) to something like MP3? I'm wondering if the PCs you're playing the video are expecting something different when it comes to uncompressed audio.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-need-advice-on-rendering-compression#post-51553 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:01:12 +0000 robGRAUERT 51553@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>"The square/round pixel info was very useful to me"</p> <p>Just to clarify, there are no round pixels. There are pixels that are perfect squares, and then are pixels slightly rectangular. </p> <p>"Does creating Flash from the H.264 codec work well then?"</p> <p>For the web? Yes. But last I heard, Flash video encoded with the H.264 codec is quite new and is only supported by the latest Flash player. So that's something to keep in mind if you are trying to reach a large audience. The good thing is: updating Flash player is very simple. So the end user shouldn't mind updating as long as you provide a link to where they can update. Does that make sense? </p> <p>"What do you use to transcode your MPEG to "an i-frame DV/NTSC"?  something like ProCoder?"</p> <p>I use MPEG Streamclip. It's free and can rip DVDs that are given to me by clients, too.</p> <p>"And can you add some explanation about what i-frame is?"</p> <p>An I-frame, also known as Intraframe, is a frame of video that is encoded with all the data it needs. The alternative to Intraframe compression is Long GOP compression. Long GOP stands for "Long Groups of Pictures." Here, frames often pull data from other frames, which results results in a smaller file size, but it not ideal for editing. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-need-advice-on-rendering-compression#post-51549 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:04:07 +0000 gregd2790 51549@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I've been editing for a few years and as HD became more prevelant, and more web usage, the number of choices for rendering is hard to get a handle on, so info like this is always great stuff.  The square/round pixel info was very useful to me.  Does creating Flash from the H.264 codec work well then?  What do you use to transcode your MPEG to "an i-frame DV/NTSC"?  something like ProCoder?  And can you add some explanation about what i-frame is?</p> <p>thanks!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-need-advice-on-rendering-compression#post-51447 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:11:31 +0000 robGRAUERT 51447@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>yea, you're just going to have to play around and try different settings until you get the results you desire. That's just the name of the game when you're exporting for web use.</p> <p>If the export seems to be lightened, I'd try to darken the image just a bit in your editing program..ya know, to counteract what's happening when the video compresses. And try viewing the exported file on a few computers</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-need-advice-on-rendering-compression#post-51441 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:55:15 +0000 mindy 51441@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks so much for the advice! And for broadening my understanding of why what I was doing wasn't working!</p> <p>**edit** Okay, my problem was it wasnt showing up in winamp at work. nice.</p> <p>Though I AM finding the export looks lighter. Like the original footage has warm colour and lots of depth, whereas this export, though sharp thank you! looks washed out and lighter, like someone is holding a transparent white screen over it at 20% or something. </p> <p> </p> <p>I take it this is where I play around until it works? : ) </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-need-advice-on-rendering-compression#post-51433 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:39:46 +0000 robGRAUERT 51433@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I forgot to mention something, and this is only because you want to crop something for compositional purposes:</p> <p>If you did in fact shoot HD, keep working in your SD project with the HD video being way larger than the frame. It is better to scale down your HD image to crop something out rather than scale up an SD image.</p> <p>I would assume cropping in flash will result in a weird aspect ratio.</p> <p>Then export your H.264 file.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-need-advice-on-rendering-compression#post-51432 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:36:15 +0000 robGRAUERT 51432@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>"When I imported the video in it was WAY bigger than the provided frame (I chose Dv/NTC Widescreen)"</p> <p>Did you originally shoot in an HD format? I don't see any other reason why video would be larger than the frame. It sounds like you brought in HD video and are using it in an SD timeline.  </p> <p> </p> <p>"is there a way to change the settings to make adobe premier just inheirt the width X height of whatever I am importing in?"</p> <p>Yes. Work in an HD project (if that's what you originally shot.) You have to set up your project to match the parameters of the video you shot.</p> <p> </p> <p>"The video will stream at 400 kbps."</p> <p>If you are making video for the web, DV/NTSC is not the codec you should be exporting to. See, a computer screen uses square pixels, but SD video, such as DV/NTSC, uses non-square pixels. Trying to display an image with non-square pixels on a device that uses square pixels results in....crap. The reason why your HD video looks sharp (if you did shoot HD) is because HD video uses square pixels. And DV/NTSC requires too much bandwidth for the web. Try exporting to the H.264 codec. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-need-advice-on-rendering-compression#post-51429 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:32:26 +0000 mindy 51429@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I exported at:</p> <p>Format: Microsoft Avi</p> <p>Preset: NTSC DV</p> <p>Video Codec: none</p> <p> </p> <p>For cropped:</p> <p>When I imported the video in it was WAY bigger than the provided frame (I chose Dv/NTC Widescreen), so I just resized it smaller, but only to the point that I could only have what I wanted showing showing. (the left part had to be cut off, it was destroying the composition of the video) Is there a way to change the settings to make adobe premier just inheirt the width X height of whatever I am importing in? I could do the cropping in flash.</p> <p>My intentions:</p> <p>The plan for this is to import the video into flash and be able to play it. I am attempting to make a series of video tutorials and want the vide I am importing in as sharp as the original mpeg (it is so sharp!) so that it looks nice in flash. The video will stream at 400 kbps.</p> <p>I'm painfully new to this (I was basically ordered to learn about digital video to make this work by my boss, Im a web designer lol), so if you have any advice on where to start or a book I could get, that would be great. </p> <p>Thanks so much for the reply!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-need-advice-on-rendering-compression#post-51426 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:46:33 +0000 robGRAUERT 51426@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Well, MPEG isn't an editing codec. Ideally, it should have first been transcoded to an i-frame codec like DV/NTSC, and then edited.</p> <p>What do you mean cropped it? Enlarged it? That will make your image less sharp.</p> <p>What settings have you tried when trying to compress for a final export? And what do you intend to do with this video that your editing program spits out? </p> <p>Without this kind of information, it's hard to pinpoint where you've gone wrong.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/i-need-advice-on-rendering-compression#post-51425 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:32:24 +0000 mindy 51425@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have an mpeg file. I trimmed it, cropped it and keep trying to export it out with horrible results. The original video is so sharp and clear, but I only get that result in an export if I have no compression., The original mpeg is like 80mb, the export to reproduce that sharp look of an avi is like 300mb.  What compression can I use on a file that was an mpeg that will give me the same sharp results? I have done a lot of experimenting and nothing I select seems to work.</p> <p>Is there a selection I can make to just save the video file at its original defaults? I can't afford ANY quality loss because I am importing this into flash. The old file imports into a lovely sharp image, whereas these almost but not quite the same quality other video files leave my footage fuzzy.</p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks so much for the help!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/streaming-playback-issue-sound-wont-play-through-pc-speakers#post-50801 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:10:59 +0000 sswiller 50801@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am editing videos using Final Cut Pro v6, exporting them with video at 48KHZ, then transcoding them to flash using Squeeze; the audio is uncompressed. For some strange reason, when the videos are viewed on PCs, the sound doesn't play out of the PC Speaker. It only plays when you connect headphones or external speakers to the headphone jack. I can't figure out why. One thing I've noticed is that when I change the audio panning in FCP to '0,' I get no sound at all. Thanks for your advice.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvx100b-or-vixia-hf100-to-hd-or-not-to-hd-that-is-the-question#post-46684 Mon, 11 May 2009 20:24:22 +0000 thinkbeinteresting 46684@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Now THAT'S the kind of straitforward advice I've been looking for!  Thanks Composite1 for making it clear.  Will do.  :)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvx100b-or-vixia-hf100-to-hd-or-not-to-hd-that-is-the-question#post-46629 Sat, 09 May 2009 17:29:01 +0000 composite1 46629@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Think,</p> <p>Dude are you seriously considering dumping a pro rig for a 'tourist rig'? Yeah the VIXIA shoots HD, so what? For you HD starting out would be nice but you've already got a good camera to start with and you're still going to need support gear and if you don't have it already, something to edit your footage on and software to do it with. Face it, unless those newsies you interned with hire you outright, freelancing is going to be your ticket. Potential clients will take you far more seriously if you have a rig that looks the part. I wouldn't pay you $15+ dollars an hour for you to work on my project with a camera that doesn't even have a viewfinder unless you had a serious set of chops and the rep to back it up. Keep the camera. You say you have $3k in the kitty left to get additional gear? Roll with that. I only had $4k to start my biz and buy gear! When you go shopping for gear, stick with B&amp;H Photo-Video or ProMax (if you plan to mac it up) and don't buy the most expensive (mics, batteries, etc. you can find.) Count your blessings. You are way ahead of the game.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvx100b-or-vixia-hf100-to-hd-or-not-to-hd-that-is-the-question#post-46592 Fri, 08 May 2009 09:00:25 +0000 thinkbeinteresting 46592@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks for your thoughtful and comprehensive response Composite1.  I did pay for the DVX100B outright so it is mine in full - the only thing is I would need to get a tripod, mics (shotgun and lav?) and a light source which could easily run another $2000 minimum.  If I returned the DVX100B and got the Canon Vixia I would need to get a: mic w/adapter, remote lav, tripod, lens adapter and light which would again run me a min. of $2300 but save me possibly a few hundred in the end.  So just to be clear: since I've already bought and paid for the DVX100B you suggest keeping the camera?  I'm not locked in and I can return it.  I just want to make the best choice for me as a beginning shooter and my budget.  I have about $3000 left to spend maximum, $5000 in total.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvx100b-or-vixia-hf100-to-hd-or-not-to-hd-that-is-the-question#post-46571 Thu, 07 May 2009 21:42:32 +0000 composite1 46571@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Think,</p> <p>Whether getting your first or next camera is always a tough choice. Familiarity with a camera line is a plus, but if it's not giving you the tools you need to get the job done it's time to look at others. Your main deciding factors are; what is your budget? Remember, you need not only the camera but batteries, recording media, tripod, camera bag at the minimum. What is your intended output? How you plan on distributing the footage/productions you shoot are a big factor as to what type and level of camera you pick. Last, that thing seriously needs to pay for itself by allowing you to work on gigs outside of the one's you produce until your's start bringing in money.</p> <p>1. If you're trying to do this stuff for a living, try to get as pro a rig as you can afford. I worked for a big well-funded production house and used the best gear in the biz. When I went out on my own, all I could initially afford was a 1CCD Hi-8 Handycam. After I stopped whining about how 'the mighty hath fallen', I began 'tricking' out the camera with wide and telephoto lens adaptors, an external stereo mic, an on camera light, tripod equipped with a LANC remote controller, creative lens filters and so on. Combined with my knowledge of how to shoot and my 'enhanced' consumer cam few people felt I didn't know what I was doing when I showed up and whipped that thing out. If you can get something more professional starting out it wouldn't hurt. Just make sure you can get a reasonable amount of supporting gear. Nothing worse than having a snazzy cam and can't do jack sprat with it because you don't have batteries and other important stuff....</p> <p>2. Get the camera you can afford with the stuff mentioned above in mind. Picking an HD cam is a tough choice because they come in so many format flavors. Tape? Solid State? Harddrive? 720p, 1080i or 1080p? Handheld or shoulder mount? Also, if you plan on editing your footage what non-linear software and OS platform is most compatible with your choice of cam? Far as 'saving for HD' goes, it's here. SD is still useful but the trend is for people shooting raw footage in HD then down-converting (despite SD still being quite good.)</p> <p>3. Renting is not practical without a firm budget with actual money set aside for the rental. You have to have a credit card, established credit with a rental house and confirmed insurance to cover potential loss or damage to rented equipment is required by reputable rental houses. Renting for a gig will take up a significant portion of any profits from the job when you're starting out. You're much better off having or in a pinch borrowing gear when starting out. Shooting film or video is a combination of composition, creative exposure and focus and proper sound management to tell a story. You can do that with a cheap or 'fancy rig.'</p> <p>4. I shot ENG video for 3 years but fortunately, was in a house that emphasized the 'cinematic' style of composition vice standard 'newsy' stuff. With the trend for 'iReporters' who give their footage for free, the days of news stringers is over. The trend now is for Vlogs and online video content and yeah, you can use a cheap camera but if you've had professional training use the best tools you can to separate you from the 'YouTube' hordes.</p> <p>5. That's not true. Most people who will be willing to pay you don't know the difference between well shot SD and HD footage and don't care. Most only care about how much it's all going to cost them. SD will be around in strength for at least another 5 years merely because it's still so expensive to make the transition to digital media, let alone HD. Besides, it's currently more economical to put SD video online than HD.</p> <p>6. Horse$%^#@!@#! The one advantage of solid-state recording is that your footage cuts out the digitizing process. Digitizing does take longer, but the logger has the opportunity to actually look at the footage during the process. You learn quickly whether shots are 'good' or 'garbage' and you only digitize the good ones. With solid-state you still have to look at the footage and take time to get rid of garbage clips to free up space on the harddrive. Also, with tape after you digitize the footage you have a pristine and stable archival format you can put on a shelf that didn't cost an arm and a leg.</p> <p>7. Amen. Once you have digitized, downloaded footage back it up.</p> <p>8. The camera you get starting out is going to have to perform as a 'Swiss Army Knife'. So a smaller prosumer/pro rig will be your best bet.</p> <p>Is the camera you have already paid for? If so, keep it. Do some memorable work with it and get something else when you can. If not, keep it since you've been paying on it and you need something to use to bring in gigs while you're prepping for your 'epic doc.' There are buttloads of cameras to choose from. Trawl through these posts because dozens of people have asked the same questions you have and there are plenty of good answers for you.</p> <p>Go forth and shoot.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvx100b-or-vixia-hf100-to-hd-or-not-to-hd-that-is-the-question#post-46561 Thu, 07 May 2009 19:38:56 +0000 thinkbeinteresting 46561@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm a video production student as well as a news intern.  The news station has told me to buy a camera and start putting together my own packages.  I have dreams of shooting a documentary, but I could also possibly get hired by the station.  I'm currently training with their shooters as well as in writing/producing.  I ended up buying a new dvx100b for $2000 total (we use the original dvx100 at school and I'm familiar with it) but immediately had buyer's remorse.  I've heard so many professional opinions I don't know which way to turn.  Here's the gist:</p> <p>1. ME: I'm familiar with the DVX line, like it and it has a good rep (plus I won't deny it looks professional)  I would like manual control and XLR inputs but would put up with an audio input used in consumer lines (guessing 1/8 inch)</p> <p>2. Teacher 1 opinion: "DVX100b is a great camera and HD is changing fast. wait and save for HD."</p> <p>3. Teacher 2 opinion: "buy a cheaper HD camera and rent a fancy cam when you get hired for gigs - it's all about framing anyway."</p> <p>4. Stringers use even cheaper canon HD's and their video makes the news</p> <p>5. opinion 5:"Everyone wants HD, no one will pay for your lame-o SD...SD is over."</p> <p>6. Opinion 6: "DV tapes take too long to ingest."</p> <p>7. Teacher 1: "Data/video saved to a Hard Drive and not backed up can be lost."</p> <p>8. My opinion: one caveat to the dvx is that I would also like to shoot climbing videos on the side and a smaller camera is better for that - though this is a minor side project.  Ideally I would like to shoot a short doc for KQED - that sort of thing, plus packages for news.</p> <p>So, should i return the DVX100B, save my money, get a consumer cam? </p> <p>Anyone got a better recommendation than the VIXIA? </p> <p>I'm planning on getting a tripod, mic, etc. no matter what camera I choose. I would really appreciate some guidance, and yes - I'm looking to make money with this camera.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/another-minidv-vs-flash-or-dvd-r#post-42567 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:45:15 +0000 yshreberk 42567@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>thanks guys! especailly iankinnz for the detailed advice!</p> <p>Since the idea of buying a camcorder was my wife's, I think the flash is the easier option for her to start using the camera and doing minor-editing.  It will probably be the Canon FS100.</p> <p>As she gets along, we will consider upgrading to higher qulity.</p> <p>Thanks alot!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/another-minidv-vs-flash-or-dvd-r#post-42534 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:28:46 +0000 chrisColorado 42534@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I use Flash, because I'm more of an Editor/Special Effects guy who doesn't want to sit around while I "capture" my tape to my computer. It's easier to just import through USB cable and then delete the shots i don't want.</p> <p>I also don't like buying tape. Tape may be cheap, but it's not free. I make movies for free if I possibly can.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/another-minidv-vs-flash-or-dvd-r#post-42513 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:30:12 +0000 iankinnz 42513@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>In the days of 8mm and 16mm movi film, when editing was very difficult, and recording time very short (about 6 minutes for Super 8, I recall), most people learned to "edit in the camera" by thinking out ahead of time what they wanted and keeping scenes short 3 - 5 seconds. These techniques still work well with video. But with video storage being minimum 30 minutes and up to many hours with hard disk cameras, many tend to use their camera like a fire hose, capturing absolutely everything to be seen, and without editing, boring the pants off anyone you may wish to show your video to.</p> <p>While your friends will love to see a few minutes of  your "Christmas 2008 baby on the lawn" video anything longer will quickly loose audience.</p> <p>Addressing your questions, for standard definition (SD) miniDV is by far the best quality (all other things being equal) as it is played out the camera, and if you have the disipline to apply those "edit in the camera"  techniques, you can play back, of the tape, out of the camera direct into your tv's A/V input. You can then throw the tape in the drawer and pull it out next year and see how much the kids have grown. All simple stuff, simple storage of your memories and great for family footage.</p> <p>If you use a DVD recording camera the principal is the same but the quality, while still pretty good, is a little down from miniDV due to the compression necessary to record on DVD. If you don't need to edit playback is simple, storage is simple and you don't have to get the camera out to play back your footage.</p> <p>If you are like the majority of people however you will take far to much and editing will become necessary. Editing will also allow you to become more creative and quickly have video as one of your hobbies. You will then be able to make compilations of little "Jonnie" growing up "his first 10 years".</p> <p>Once you start editing, you will need the original to be the best quality possible as each time you convert standard, and DVD may be your end storage medium. you loose quality. Tape is cheap and easy to store. While I admit I am a devotee, I still believe miniDV is the best.</p> <p>Once you have to download to your computer for editing, there is not too much in it in terms of difficulty. There is some pretty good and non expensive editing software out there which will handle most formats and allow you to produce your final epic onto DVD.</p> <p>Cheers and Merry Christmas </p>