Posted by Bible John on 01/11/51 11:45

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"Richard Crowley" <richard.7.crowley@intel.com> wrote in message
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> "Bible John" wrote ...
>> Just watched the same wedding that I recorded with my JVC SXM250U analog
>> camcorer, with a friends Sony Mini DV camera on a DVD that she burned for
>> us. Boy what a difference!
>
> I recall that some of us predicted that the average DV camera
> would outperform nearly any analog consumer camcorder (and
> many analog industrial/professional cameras, also)
>
>> Its not that I cannot live with a analog camcorder (especially with my
>> budget), the mini DV ones are much nicer! I saw a JVC analog camcorder
>> like my own selling for $150 at Circuit City the other day, and the
>> cheapest Mini DV camcorder was selling for $300. It lacked a light,
>> because it had nighvision. I do not know anything about this and if it
>> has any advantages over a camcorder light.
>
> Lighting is one of the most significant differences between quality/
> commercial video and "home movies". OTOH, your typical
> consumer *on*camera* light is hardly more than a novelty and
> rarely makes any significant improvement that I have ever seen.
> This is mostly because 1) they are not very bright and 2) they
> are a very small point source. The on camera lights used by
> professionals are rarely smaller than 6-8" diagonal measurement
> (round and/or rectangle). [I am refering to feature production,
> not "film at 11" local news.]


Is the night vision found on many mini DV cameras better for shooting in
night than the light on many of the analog cameras?

> It makes abundant sense to shoot, edit, and then store your
> editied program back to DV regardless of (or in your case,
> in spite of) your current output format. If you shoot for the
> lowest common denominator now, you will be stuck with
> low-quality video for the rest of its life (which life will be
> significantly reduced by short-sighted goals for production
> quality). Ecc 9:10

I cant afford it, unless I use my credit cards, which I am trying to avoid.
However with my crappy non living wage, I dont have much choice but to use
them. I am presently looking for a living wage type of job as working in
retail in my area does not pay. Things were different in rural Northern
California, where a job at a fast food place would pay rent, and the bills.
A job at retail would do so much more.

I have other job skills besides in printing, and perhaps another print shop
will actually pay me a living wage.

I've been working in prnting at this retail store for almost 2 months. I
have not looked for another job as often as I should have.

>
> VHS is already a dying format, and even its current replacment
> (DVD) is about to be overtaken by the Next New Thing (HD,
> Blu-Ray, etc.) Basing decisions like this on your current lack
> of DVD output seems very short sighted. You can buy an
> external DVDR drive for less than the cost of a case of VHS tapes.
>
I cant do much about it. It works for millions of people and will work for
me. Until I can find another job, Ia m stuck with VHS. It works.

>> The friend that recorded the wedding is not using a computer, but a DVD
>> recorder (which I lack). I think if I were to spend, it would have to be
>> on a external DVD burner for my ibook G4.
>
> I can get a very nice external DVDR for a PC for way less than $100
> Dunno if similar opportunities are afforded to the Mac elite? :-)
>

I doubt it. Macs have always been terribly expensive. Mac hardware always
costs 4 times what PC hardware would cost.

I want a mini DV camcorder, but I think my only way to get one, would be
ebay. Or I will need to live with ym current camcorder.

I have tapes from my 2001 Florida trip that are on VHS and still play
crystal clear. VHS does not deteriate as fast as you advertise. Nice sales
pitch to get people to go to DVD.


John

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