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  • ikodel
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Jun 2007
    • 3

    miniDV Qs

    Hello just joined this great site.

    I have a question for anyone that knows about miniDV camcorders and video editing.

    I was told that if I record footage in long play, I may have issues when I begin to edit it on my computer.

    The video editing software I will be using is Adobe Premiere, which I will buy when I return home from my travelling.

    Was I given incorrect information regarding long play?

    Thanks.
  • Chewy
    Super Moderator
    • Nov 2003
    • 18971

    #2
    Long play just gives you a lower quality recording, afaik, depending upon the cam that might be an issue.

    Pretty pricey program to be worried about saving on tapes?

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    • DrunkonDuty
      Junior Member
      Junior Member
      • Jun 2007
      • 1

      #3
      I strongly recommend never recording in long play. It can cause major pains in the @$$ later on. Like if you take it somewhere else and try to play it back: very few decks (esp. professional decks) can play long play.

      And as mentioned by Chewy: the quality is lowered. If you subject the footage to much in way of special effects or further compression you can expect artifacts/aliasing/general crapness to sneak in.

      Tape stock is not so expensive that it's worth the hassles.

      cheers.

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