Capture Decks vs. Vegas?

mhbstevens wrote on 5/6/2004, 4:09 PM
The Sony Rep's "Quick n'Dirty Survey" says, as an example of workflow, " I shoot music videos with a PD170 DV camera. I capture with a DSR-11 deck"

Why is hardware being used to capture the video as opposed to just capturing straight to Vegas from the camera? Is this just because the camera is not available in the studio? Also, the Sony site talks of tapes standing up to the wear of may readings and rewinds in manual editors. What do these older style manual editors do that can not be done capturing DV straight to Vegas, or again is it just that the camera is in use elsewhere?

Comments

rdolishny wrote on 5/6/2004, 4:19 PM
It's just a tape head issue. Camera heads are more fragile than proper decks. Tape transport (shuttling/fast forwarding/rewinding) is better on decks too.

- R
TheHappyFriar wrote on 5/6/2004, 5:47 PM
If you shot on a DVCPro camera, chances are you'd use a DVCPro deck to get the footage, not the camera (cost to much for just playback).

I use a VHS deck & a Hi-8 camera. :) I'm hi-tech. :)
Cheno wrote on 5/6/2004, 6:17 PM
Camera's are built to record. That they can playback video should be viewed as more of a novelty if you want your camera' s heads to remain intact for an extended period of time. And yes, In many cases you've got both a camera person and an editor both needing their equipment at the same time. Mostly a camera head issue though. Even a cheap dv cam used strictly as a deck is worth the investment and extended life of your "shooting" cam.

Mike