Posted by Martin Heffels on 01/11/69 11:56

On 24 Aug 2006 02:16:30 -0700, "Teeafit" <teeafit@teeafit.co.uk> wrote:

>Incidentally, I see that the handbook claims that the audio dub to
>Ch3&4 can only be done when recording to DVCam standard, not DV. I
>guess not enough bandwidth at the slower tape speed.

The higher tapespeed at DVCAM has nothing to do with more bandwitdh, but
more to do with offering a "safer" recording because the data is spread out
more, and the gaps between the tracks are wider. So in case you get a
drop-out, the effect on DVCAM is far less than on mini-DV.
The channel 3/4 are probably only meant for professionals, because none of
the consumer NLE-software and camcorders/decks supports those channels, but
professional decks do.

cheers

-martin-
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