Posted by nappy on 11/21/07 20:35

"peter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:s601j.8031$B21.3345@trndny07...
> "Vic Thomas" <vic@psion.net> wrote in message
>>
>> DV and DVCAM conform to "blue book" standard when transfered via
>> firewire, DVCPRO does not. Sony machines that play DVCPRO will not
>> output it via firewire. Some Panasonic AJ-D??? machines have
>> "firewire" out but likewise there is no output when DV/DVCAM tapes are
>> played, this connection is for dubbing between Panasonic machines,
>> most (all?) nonlinear software will not recognise the signal from
>> these machines.
>> Best way to incorporate DVCPRO is to use a machine that has SDI out
>> and a nonlinear device that can capture it.
>
> How do professional production facility edit their DVCPRO footage if they
> cannot do a digital lossless transfer to a computer? Or do people who
> shoot in DVCPRO format not plan to edit with computer? Why do some people
> choose DVCPRO over DVCAM, despite this problem?
>

the SDI output provides that functionality.

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