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Re: Tapeless camcorders

Posted by Frank on 06/22/06 19:09

On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:50:15 GMT, in 'rec.video.desktop',
in article <Re: Tapeless camcorders>,
"doc" <doc@anywhere.com> wrote:

><blackburst@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:1147871735.307372.177840@38g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> This is a general response to Steve and all the other posts in this
>> thread.
>>
>> Look, I'm not WISHING for digital and HD to be things to reckon with;
>> they just ARE.
>>
>> Yes, the NAB show is a dog-and-pony, and it is "geared" to broadcast,
>> but a few things struck me:
>>
>> EVERYTHING there was HD. The only discussion of SD was how to integrate
>> "archival footage" into your HD "workflow" (the new buzz word of the
>> industry.) The manufacturers - which includes those who service our
>> market, like Sony, Panasonic, JVC, and lesser ones like maufacturers of
>> servers, routers, recording media, etc etc, have moved SD products so
>> far down the food chain that they will not be there in a few years.
>> There will be no products and no tape, at some point. yes, you will
>> always be able to buy used on EBay if you choose, but where will you
>> get the tapes? (Example: Lots of people in audio still swear by DAT and
>> ADAT, and some by analog reels. Try finding competitively priced tape
>> for these audio formats.)
>>
>> Some in this thread say to stick with MiniDV. At my last job at a
>> college, we recorded a live show direct through a Canopus to a G5
>> running FCP, with a backup on DVCPRO tape, acknowledged to be the
>> leader of the DV family. After the show, we digitized the DVCPRO tape
>> and compared it side-by-side with the direct feed: NO contest, the
>> direct look much better, especially in the lack of noise in the dark
>> areas.
>>
>> I work part time at a regional cable news network, and we are agonizing
>> right now over how to make the switch to all digital, tapeless and HD.
>>
>> In the audio field, people were in denial about the coming of ProTools
>> and the other programs. In video, it was denial about NLEs. This stuff
>> is coming. Over the air analog dies on February 18, 2009. In HD, the
>> big networks will make the jump, followed by the lesser networks. Then
>> HD TV prices will drop, and the cable companies will go all HD. Then
>> the affiliates and LPTV/Access centers/college stations. Maybe this
>> process will take 10 years, maybe less. As Sony goes, so goes the
>> industry.
>>
>> People googling this 5 years from now will know what I mean.


>keep in mind that the date you quoted is an extended date from an extended
>date which will more than likely be extended (pun intended :o)
>
>drd


doc:

It might change, but given that it's been signed into law, I think it
highly unlikely that it will.

There's even a "count-down" clock on the following Web page. It
currently shows 970 days to go. Personally, I wish that it were next
week.

DIGITAL TELEVISION (DTV) Tomorrow's TV Today!
http://www.dtv.gov/

See the following Web page on the FCC Web site for additional
information.

Digital Television (DTV)
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/digitaltv.html

--
Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
[Please remove 'nojunkmail.' from address to reply via e-mail.]
Read Frank's thoughts on HDV at http://www.humanvalues.net/hdv/

 

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