Sony is killing the microMV format

riredale wrote on 10/20/2003, 10:38 PM

Just came across this on a different website. Sony is doing a little pruning, and one of the things getting cut is the microMV format.

I never saw much use for yet another videotape format, though I heard it worked pretty well. I also have no idea how these developments affect Vegas.

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farss wrote on 10/20/2003, 10:43 PM

It was a bit of a dog, nothing seemed capable of editing it well and now that cameras that record to flash memory can do much the same in a smaller package I'd say good ridance to it.

BTW where did you find this info?

riredale wrote on 10/20/2003, 10:45 PM

Sorry. I'd meant to post the web page also. Got distracted by Mr. Galoo.

http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/sony-micromv-abandon-10_20_03.htm

Spot|DSE wrote on 10/20/2003, 10:50 PM

I don't think this will have any effect on Vegas whatsoever. First, it's a different division entirely, second, it's a consumer format that Vegas hadn't already been developed for. third, users of a MicroMV probably wouldn't be using Vegas anyway.
It was a cool thing for a short time, but I don't think it took off too well. If it did, I sure didn't see them around much. I can only think of one place I've ever seen one in 'public' use.

Zulqar-Cheema wrote on 10/21/2003, 3:57 AM

This may be the reason, they are having a bad time.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3206282.stm

Job cull fears at Sony....

Consumer demand has been falling
Japanese electronics giant Sony is set to cut between 15,000 and 20,000 jobs within the next three years, Japan's leading financial newspaper has reported.