Posted by PTravel on 04/17/06 16:54

"Bible John" <johnw_94020@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1247h0jam3uepf8@corp.supernews.com...
> The videos on the site were done by my friend. But the original footage
> was in analog. My friend is attached to his Amiga and video toaster and he
> does not want to leave the platform. So for him a video capture card is
> his life.

Right. Except that he could also capture his analog video through a miniDV
camcorder with pass-through -- they'll digitize analog video on the fly.

>
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> "PTravel" <ptravel@ruyitang.com> wrote in message
> news:4ahu03Ft79utU1@individual.net...
>>
>> "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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