Posted by Frank on 01/11/38 11:56

On 24 Aug 2006 11:44:29 +0200, in 'rec.video.production',
in article <Re: pd150 sanity check>,
Martin Heffels <feipbjszfo@oxeszdjnlp.xercdpvueppjtmougcqvtz.net>
wrote:

>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-


It was probably the exception to the rule, but the old Sony
consumer-grade DHR-1000 DV VCR supported both channel 1/2 and channel
3/4 modes for both recording and playback as well as audio (and video)
insert editing.

The DHR-1000 was a DV-only deck (no DVCAM support) which accepted both
Mini (small) and Standard (full-sized) cassettes.

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