Re: OT: bad news, good news, bad news

["Michael Billow" <mbillow@gmail.com>]

As much as I love tape, I think miniDV is pretty much on its way out. Its not as practical as the new memory card cameras. There are actually some great advantages with these new disk camcorders, like pointing and shooting without having to wait for mechanics. Sorry to hear about the theft, those boneheads need to be caught.

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Patrick Suler <patricksuler@gmail.com> wrote:

I suggest miniDV. Its pretty versatile, looks good, and will probably be around for at least a few more years. It's also a good compression, and there's plenty of tools for working with it, i.e. iMovie.

During the day time, I'm a video editor, and miniDV has made my job a lot easier over the past ten years. So I'm a fan. If you have money burning a hole in your pocket, JVC and Panasonic make High Def consumer cameras for about a grand.

-Patrick

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Tony K <bigtonyk@gmail.com> wrote:

Bad news... someone broke into my house and stole all my cameras. :(

Good news... none of my musical equipment was taken.  Cops said it's kids looking for small untraceable stuff.  I guess cameras are easy.  Guitars are not.

Bad news... my video camera was a Sony Digital8 which is a dead format and nobody makes D8 cameras anymore.  I've already started the E-Bay watch so I can at least get something I can transfer all my old tapes from.  What are people's thoughts on the 'new' video formats?  HDD?  DVD? MemStick? 


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