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Posted by PTravel on 04/18/07 19:02
"washer" <magicmomentsvid@msn.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 13, 10:54 am, "PTravel" <ptra...@travelersvideo.com> wrote:
>> "washer" <magicmoments...@msn.com> wrote in message
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>> news:1176472626.647363.142550@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
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>> >I have a Canon GL-1 Camcorder and want to record a 150 minute
>> > production. The 60 minute mini dv tapes would not allow me to capture
>> > the entire production without losing the time when changing video
>> > tapes.
>> > Has anyone used another recording medium that would allow recording
>> > directly to it and by-passing the mini DV tape all together?
>>
>> Sure. I use to record direct to the hard drive on my laptop when I used
>> to
>> do a yearly 3-hour show. It worked great.
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> Could "PTravel" give me the "specs" needed to videotape a 3 hour
> production using a laptop?
I don't think much is needed. I used a Vaio V505ax, which had a 1.8 G P4
with 512 meg of RAM. The hard drive was, as I recall, a 5400 rpm drive,
which is more than enough to capture DV-25, which is the format used by
miniDV. Three hours of DV-25 is about 42 gig (at 13.7 gig/hour).
> What software and size of hard drive (for
> instance) would be needed to go from my Canon GL-1 into the laptop.
I used Scenealyzer Live, which is very robust for video capture.
> I
> would seriously consider the purchase of a laptop if this is a
> solution to by-passing the need to use those 60-63 minute minidv tapes
> for those longer productions.
It worked well for me. I did this for an annual multi-camera shoot I used
to do -- did it three years running with no problems, though I also used
in-camera tape for backup just in case. I never needed the backup tapes.
> Walt S.
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