hey need help

1. nik
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   hey can someone explain to me the difference between dvcam,minidv,hi8,beta sp and hd camcorders and which one is th best to get a film like image. Please email me at park1119@aol.com

   Posted 8 years ago #

2. nobody
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   DVCAM and MiniDV are basically the same thing... they both record the same information just DVCAM uses more tape. Think of a Vhs tape EP and SP. Sp looks better but only records for 2 hours while EP records for 8, it looks a little worse.
   
   HI8 is an analog consumer format, the quality is pretty bad.
   
   BetaSP is an analog format, tailored more towards pro cameras with a resolution compareable to mini-DV.
   
   HD cam has the highest avialable resolution becuase it's made for High Definition video. The cameras that use this format are very expensive.
   
   For a film-like look, try looking for a mini-dv or DVCAM format. You should check out the 24p camera from panasonic. There is also a nice tutorial for creating a film like look within your NLE here: http://www.digitalvideoediting.com/2003/12_dec/tutorials/filmlook_vegas4.htm
   
   Try a google search for film-look. I'm sure you'll come up with many hits.

   Posted 8 years ago #

3. nobody
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   I don't agree that DVCAM and mini-DV is the same thing. Standard DVCAM tape is a Sony-proprietary format, similar to DVC Pro, that holds 184 minutes of video compared to 60 minutes for mini-DV. The std. DVCAM tape cartridge is larger than mini-DV (actually the same size as DVC-PRO). Sony does make mini-DVCAM tapes for its PD150/170 camcorder line (which is the same tape size as mini-DV). The mini-DVCAM tapes hold only 40 min. of video. The major difference between DVCAM and mini-DV is that DVCAM audio and video is digitally synchronized, whereas mini-DV audio and video is not. What this means is that the sync between mini-DV audio and video can drift over time, whereas DVCAM audio and video sync is always locked.

   Posted 8 years ago #

4. nobody
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   Here's a nice site with some DV info: http://www.videouniversity.com/dvformat.htm

   Posted 8 years ago #

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