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Posted by Steve Guidry on 04/23/06 13:38
Most of my work has been with Beta SP. So I'm biased that way.
But I have to say that this is really a toss-up. The edit systems' ability
to deal with the Beta Sp nullifies the ease of editing on DV. The cameras
are roughly the same size and weight. They both have XLR inputs. Both have
1/2" chips. Lenses are about the same.
Three things _might_ influence me toward the DV : 1) The tape will cost
you a LOT less. and 2) UVW-100's haven't been made for about 10 years, so
there might be some aging of the components which might lead to a lower
quality picture. If you've shot with both, and the results are about the
same, then I'd declare that one a draw as well. And finally 3) Will this
project require edits and/or revisions well into the future, or is this a
one-shot deal ? If you think you might be doing a revision 3 or 4 years
from now, then I'd go with the DV because edit suites like the two
uncompressed ones are becoming rarer.
That's my $.02 . . .
Steve
<woodenbicycle@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have seen lots of these BetaSP vs DV discussions, but I'm hoping this
> one will be a little different.
>
> In about 2 weeks I will be videotaping interviews and art gallery
> spaces for a university project. The focus will be on the people and
> the environment, not the artwork itself. The majority of the video will
> be shot using a tripod and light kit. There will be some outdoor shots,
> but not much motion.
>
> In the past, I have shot my video with my little personal MiniDV
> camcorder and edited on my PowerBook with Final Cut Express. The
> quality was so-so and the autofocus wasn't always so auto.
>
> For this upcoming project I have a few side goals. I want to try
> something different and I want to strive for better quality. There are
> two avenues I can take. One is to use a JVC GY-DV500 camcorder with a
> fairly standard Fujinon lens. This route would keep me in the DV realm
> and I would just edit as usual with Final Cut. The other path would be
> to use a Sony UVW-100 industrial BetacamSP camcorder, also with a run
> of the mill Fujinon lens. There are two BetaSP editing suites
> available, one is an Avid setup and the other is some sort of SGI
> system. Both use UVW-1800 decks and both use uncompressed capture via
> component inputs. The lack of compression results in larger files,
> hence both machines have large disk arrays, and don't have to deal with
> compression artifacts.
>
> I have seen sample work from the BetaSP gear and it looks great, but
> really not much different from the sample work I've seen from the
> GY-DV500, but I don't really have an eye for detailed quality analysis.
> What are your thoughts on my two options? I am leaning towards the
> BetaSP system as it's different and to me that's a positive aspect, I
> don't mind learning new software and a new workflow, even if it's only
> for one project. I do realize that this is just "industrial" UVW
> equipment, not the "broadcast" PVW/BVW gear that the real pros used.
>
> Are there any gotchas I might face by going the BetaSP route? I have
> time to learn how to use the camera, but I don't have time to jump ship
> for DV in the middle of the project. Most importantly, how does the
> UVW-100 compare to the GY-DV500 in terms of color, quality, and light
> sensitivity? Both were "bargain" industrial camcorders in their day.
>
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