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Response to DVCAM and Mini DV compatibility?

from Ron Gull (rsgull@netscape.net)
I've been using Sony DSR-200 DVCAM and VX1000 DV camcorders with a ProMax turnkey Mac-based Premiere NLE system.....everything works fine together.

I've used MiniDV footage in Premiere right alongside the DSR200 footage, and once the video is captured into Premiere, they're indistinguishable from one another as far as the editing or anything else goes - the DSR200 uses the same CCDs and lenses as the VX1000, so the video is identical. The only difference that's glaringly obvious to me is some more pixel "blockies" artifacts on the MiniDV video- which shows up only during shuttling the tape, not at normal speed.

The only drawback is that I either have to have the VX1000 around (not always around, since it's borrowed) to edit from when I have to go "fast and dirty" with cuts-only editing via FireWire to the DSR-30 deck......the DSR200 won't accept MiniDV cassettes, and the DSR- 30 has to be the "Master" deck, so I have to make DVCAM work dubs if I can't keep the VX1000 around for the edit. Which is OK, but for a guy like me who started with 3/4", it's still difficult to realize the the digital video REALLY DOES hold up through multiple generations.

Hope this helps you out. Say hello to Paco, Mike and Milton at ProMax for me.....the system has been sufficiently trouble-free that I haven't spoken to them for a while.

For which they're probably thankful....had a few "growing pains" when I first got the system, I bugged Milton a LOT......

rgull

(posted 9041 days ago)

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