Posted by PTravel on 12/15/06 20:08

"Doc" <docsavage20@xhotmail.xom> wrote in message
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>I have three versions of a Disney parade on tape from different vantage
> points made with an 8mm camcorder, later transferred to VHS. I recently
> captured them from VCR > Digital8 camcorder passthru > h/d. I find that
> when lining them up based on a common audio event at the beginning of
> each,
> they match up for the entire 30 minutes to the point where the intricate
> choreographed drum cadences match. I would have thought this shouldn't be
> the case, though it certainly makes editing a lot simpler.
>
> This parade ran to a sound track - I assume digital - as well as the live
> drummers so it was exactly the same every time, but shouldn't there be
> some
> drift because they were recorded and then duped on consumer analog gear?
> Does running it through the digital camcorder have any bearing on this or
> is
> this just a fluke?
>
> Thanks.

Analog video gear is suprisingly good at maintaining time sync. I've done a
number of projects in which I had to intercut between multiple analog and
digital sources. Never had a problem (though color matching is another
story).


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