Tape queries ??

Hi all,

Seeing as I am now filming my stuff in the DVCAM mode should I:

a) Film in HDV mode then compress it even more to DVCAM in the camcorder.

B) Shoot in DVCAM mode on to PHDVM-63's

C) Buy some DVCAM tapes..(Are they the same size?)

I'm thinking the quality would be better to shoot straight through the DVCAM mode. The tapes thing is an issue..

Any help..PPPLLLEEEAASSEEE !!!

Cheers

Dive safe

DeanB

Dean

Congrats on your new setup..that housing looks rather compact.

DVCAM basically spins the tape faster giving less data per second to an area of tape. It suppose to mean less dropouts. 60 min tape only runs for 40 mins.

I used DVCAM tapes in my PD100 and they still gave me drop outs now and again so I just went back to using normal Mini DV tapes.

I would film in HDV then down to DVCAM.

HDV does get compressed allot but it looks so much better than DV on a good res TV and the new DVD players are just around the corner. If you sell the stuff to TV then just sell it as DV 16.9.

I shot for a Japanese tv show last week, they wanted DVCAM, so i just set it up and filmed in DVCAM... no fuss, no worries.

Used the HDV tapes and got 43 mins out of em, looked fine

Infact i don't understand why some people use DVCAM TAPES. I was using a PDX10 last year and i bought for using DVCAM TAPES instead to Mini DV tapes that i was using with my TRV950.

After some DVCAM tapes recorded: same dropouts then MINI DV tapes and commercial TV don't ask me DVCAM TAPES they prefere Mini DV (this is what happend to me).

So...why use DVCAM?

ERIK

Cheers wags,

The only thing is when I suggested this to the BBC geezer he said the pic quality would be worse as it was compressed even more.

I mean if you and others haven't had any probs then great, i think the bloke was assuming this would be the case.

Cheers again

Dive safe

DeanB

Just got an e-mail,

Seems they would be happier if it was filmed in DVCAM, just incase reasons I think..

Cheers all

Dive safe

DeanB

That bloke is apparently monitoring the forum, eh?

Cheers wags,

 

The only thing is when I suggested this to the BBC geezer he said the pic quality would be worse as it was compressed even more.

 

I mean if you and others haven't had any probs then great, i think the bloke was assuming this would be the case.

 

Cheers again

 

Dive safe

 

DeanB

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This bloke is wrong. The DV signal is the same. DVCAM has a bit wider track and the ability to do locked audio as default. It runs at 50% faster speed and higher pitch. Thus reducing the chances of dropouts. The signal recorded is still the 5:1 DVC-format DCT, intra-frame; 25 Mbps video data rate of DV.

If your type head is dirty, doesn't matter what tape you use... you will have dropouts.

I never film anything dirty... I don't want any drop outs.

Lars....

Are you talkin porn and acid?!?!

Wrong forum for that young man!

Yeah, you need:

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<_<

Dive safe

DeanB

Now yer talk'n. I like shooting in HDV. I think media downconverted (in software) to DVD looks much better. I can understand where DVCAM would be more reliable, but I think it depends more on the camera than the format. Too bad we can't shoot HDCAM.

I'm off to Kona in the morning to find some porn-u-pine fish to aim the camera at.