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Posted by Richard Crowley on 03/08/07 16:14
"Ron Furlong" wrote ...
>I have spent the past 3 hours looking for the unbiased answer to what
>are
> the determining factors for choosing brand and product line of
> recording
> media. In the 80's it was easy you spent $30+ for a 1 hr pro VHS or
> Beta
> tape and away you went. But I have just gotten back in the game and
> there
> are a lot of factors that didn't exist when I was shooting and editing
> in
> the 80's. I am shooting with a Panasonic DVX100 and capturing to my
> editing
> suite from a Panasonic 300x through its firewire. My content is
> commercial
> grade training and how-to's on DVD's and/or CD's. I've been using
> Sony's
> DVM60EXML tapes but am now thinking I might be over-buying or spending
> money
> I don't need to. I'm looking to put in an order for 100 tapes and if I
> can
> spend 100's rather than 1,000's that would be a good thing. Can you
> help me?
> If you wanted to respond to my practice of using the consumer grade
> camera
> to capture my footage I would welcome your opinions on that as well.
There have been several discussions about this very topic
here (rec.video.production and/or rec.video.desktop) just
in the last couple months, including reports from people
using that product and the similar Panasonic tape.
Recommend using Google Groups to review the
discussions.
At the end of the day (or the end of the production) I'd bet
that there isn't a dime's worth of difference between the
Sony and equivalent Panasonic tapes. There may very
well be a difference in price depending on where you are
on the planet and who you are buying from.
Note that when changing brands of tape, I do one or two
passes of head cleaner tape just to avoid any potential
problems from difference in chemistry, lubrication, etc.
I personally use the Sony DVM60EXML and buy them
10-20-50 at a time. For my purposes, trying to find a
lower-cost alternative isn't worth the hassle/risk to me.
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