Posted by PTravel on 04/17/06 16:27

"Bible John" <johnw_94020@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:124669ikefad1e@corp.supernews.com...
>I appreciate the feedback I've been getting here, but perhaps you Richard
>and many others do not understand, that I am by no means a professional in
>this field. I have had a love for video, but my love is just a pleasure.

I'm not a professional -- I'm strictly an amateur. I shoot and edit video
for my own pleasure, and my audience is limited to my wife, my in-laws, and
a couple of friends who are kind enough to pretend an interest in the travel
videos that I shoot. As an amateur, I'm concerned with getting the most
bang-for-the-buck -- I want the best video quality for the least investment
of dollars. In the present market, miniDV camcorders are the least
expensive, and also offer the best quality when compared to other consumer
formats. Additionally, a miniDV camcorder with AV-inputs and pass-through
can do real-time digitalization of analog video as well, or better, than any
comparably-priced consumer capture card.

I looked at a couple of your videos on your website. These entailed
editing, as well as some elementary compositing (adding titles uses
compositing). Though what I do is a little more advanced than your videos,
it's comparable in scope -- I shoot travel videos, edit them and add titles
(I also do the occassional special effect, add soundtracks, match color,
correct exposure, stabilize, incorporate digital stills, etc.). It is far
easier to keep my video all-digital, much easier to manipulate it without
image degradation, and and the (technical) quality at any point in the
process, whether source or final master, is far, far better than what you
can accomplish using an analogue machine.

MiniDV was invented as an amateur format (DVCAM was the pro equivalent).
However, miniDV is so robust that it has been used in professional
applications -- there are Hollywood-released feature films that were shot on
miniDV, the BBC uses miniDV camera for ENG (Electronic News Gathering), and
many network reality television programs are shot on miniDV.

At this point, it makes no sense for an amateur to use any amateur format
EXCEPT miniDV.


> Although I have worked for newspapers, and at organizations where it was
> my job to take pictures, none of these were as a "professional"
> photographer. But then again not everyone taking pictures for newspapers,
> or whatever are professional. And besides these were still photo jobs.
> Someone else was doing the video in each of these jobs, as I have a bit
> more experience in the still photo area. But then again I am not a
> professional.
>
> I do believe my standards, and your standards are very different and this
> might explain the communication problem we have been having.
>
>
> Thanks for your help. Especially to you Richard. Its obvious your a video
> and audio expert.
>
>
> John
>
> --
> 1 Pet 3:15-But sanctify the Lord God[a] in your hearts, and always be
> ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope
> that is in you, with meekness and fear
> CERM-Church Education Resource Ministries
> Founder and director
> http://johnw.freeshell.org/bible
>

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