Posted by Bill Fright on 05/11/07 12:49

Ken Maltby wrote:
> "ushere" <removethis.leslie.wand@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:TpR0i.36248$M.35465@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> Kill Bill wrote:
>>> Well this is official.. Canon has introduced their first AVCHD camcorder.
>>>
>>> http://www.usa.canon.com/html/templatedata/pressrelease/20070507_hr10.html
>>>
>>> I'm not a big fan of straight to DVD, however, the DVDs this creates are
>>> AVCHD dics, and not regular DVDs. It's more of a storage medium
>>> actually. But either way HDD, flash, or DVD.
>>>
>>> But either way.. This makes 3 major brands now supporting AVCHD. Hello
>>> Apple, Avid, and Adobe.. The writing is on the walls.. They need to start
>>> supporting AVCHD now!
>>>
>>> -bill
>> why, out of curiosity?
>>
>> it's by far from being a professional format.
>>
>> leslie
>
> Both of these Newsgroups begin with rec.video
> not all video needs to be "professional" to be valid,
> useful, enjoyable, worth while, to those of us with
> ""only"" a recreational interest in video.
>
> Luck;
> Ken
>
>

Sure that's true. But the point is that if you buy into a tinker toy
format why would you expect the world to support it.

It cracks me up when I see all these "HD" camcorders that shoot through
wee glass and use wee sized imaging chips. This AVCHD is just another
example of humor.

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