video camara?

jardeano wrote on 6/8/2004, 5:44 AM

I use a sony trv950.mini dv tape.. I heard of a video camars that uses a disk,, haven't done a google yet ,thought I'd ask here first... does the disk offer better quality? precise editing capibilites? etc....... better real time preview? better output? and anything else ? the one problem I seem to be having is when I'm working with a client ,,,and,,, every client says the same thing "is that what the video is going to look like? " meaning the preview is terrible .. Is it my laptop? what I'm seeing is not the actual image that is embedded with the file,,right? any advice? should all video's be mastered out in dvd? Thanks,,,

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Jsnkc wrote on 6/8/2004, 8:15 AM

If by Disc you mean those Mini DVD-s, don't even waste your time. They record in the MPEG-2 format which is not reccomended for editing, and some of them have the AC3 audio which can't be imported into Vegas (so far). Sure you can still do a analog capture of the disc and inport it into Vegas as a AVI file but it's better to keep the signal all digital. Stick with a miniDV camera and you'll be much better off.

If by Disc you mean those little hard drives that sit on the back of your camera and you record directly to the hard drive, those can be very useful. Kind of pricey, but they can save you a lot of time in transfering files.

jardeano wrote on 6/8/2004, 10:19 AM

thanks for the input,,,, yes,I'm talking about the video that records to hard drive,,,,, Do you work with clients? would the preview on an external monitor be better?what governs the quality of the preview while working in vegas?(ram,computer,etc...)the preview on my sony video camera is crystal clear,, then I capture into vegas and the preview is not the same ,,I would like too see while editing in vegas what is going to be burned in the master.. I'm assuming the best quality is to burn to dvd, what do you have as a set up for viewing final productions and working in vegas? thanks

Chienworks wrote on 6/8/2004, 11:24 AM

Those cameras still record the exact same DV signal to the hard disk that is normally recorded to a tape. There won't be the slightest difference in quality.

You should look into connecting an external monitor for previewing in Vegas. This will be just about the same quality view as the finished product. The only drawback is frame rate. The external monitor will probably show a slower frame rate than the preview window on the computer screen. However, the faster the processor you have the less of a problem this should be.

jardeano wrote on 6/8/2004, 12:29 PM

thanks , cheinworks,, what do you recommend( brand) as an external monitor? are they all the same ? what seperates their difference in quality ? thanks ,,,, I running a laptop (compaq.)... presario 3000 ,,,

HeeHee wrote on 6/8/2004, 2:49 PM

Jardeano,

To add to Kelly's statement you should also render or prerender any transitions or scenes with filters or other effects prior to playing them for your client. Otherwise the frame rate can be unwatchable.

-Lee

jardeano wrote on 6/8/2004, 10:00 PM

thanks for the tip,, Are you refering to non-destructively as opposed to destructively applying the effects while viewing,,,,,I understand the benefits and or concept of woking with audio while applying effects destructively or non-destructively,,I guess it's the same for video ,never thought about that,,,, I'm not happy with my workflow with clients ,, I'm trying to develope a better technique and approach,,,,,,, I think I'm equipped with the proper tools I just need to fine tune the specifics ,,which comes with experience and helpful tips or insight from more knowledgeable users,,,,, thanks,,,,,