projected Mini DV has the wiggles

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Re: projected Mini DV has the wiggles

Post by AN »

"Brian Hazelden" <brian_hazelden@lineone.net> wrote:
No it is not Mini DV but DV CAM which is a format originally developed
(I
think) by Sony. The camera is a three chip, rather heavy, the size of a
DigiBeta
but about eight times cheaper! The tape gets more information (better pictures
and sound I think) than Mini DV.

Sorry Michael, both DV CAM and mini DV record at 25 Mbits/sec. The potential
image quality is, therefore, identical in both formats. The difference is
that DV CAM tapes run faster giving a greater track pitch and, theoretically,
less drop-out. Oh, and shorter recording times.

I say theoretically because I have yet to see drop-out in mini DV, but have
found my DV CAM VCR to be a bit "picky", particularly with output from NLE
systems.

Wiggly images sounds like timing jitter in an analogue signal, but what
do
I know?
Maybe the original trouble was in the signal to the projector,
as projectors are really analogue devices (although they may be connected
to a digital tape player), as they only have a 'S' video input.....BTW,I
know even less!!!
Albert....projecting even less.
Michael Slowe

Re: projected Mini DV has the wiggles

Post by Michael Slowe »

"AN" <AnimatioN@btopenworld.com> wrote:
"Brian Hazelden" <brian_hazelden@lineone.net> wrote:

No it is not Mini DV but DV CAM which is a format originally developed
(I
think) by Sony. The camera is a three chip, rather heavy, the size of a
DigiBeta
but about eight times cheaper! The tape gets more information (better
pictures
and sound I think) than Mini DV.

Sorry Michael, both DV CAM and mini DV record at 25 Mbits/sec. The potential
image quality is, therefore, identical in both formats. The difference
is
that DV CAM tapes run faster giving a greater track pitch and, theoretically,
less drop-out. Oh, and shorter recording times.

I say theoretically because I have yet to see drop-out in mini DV, but
have
found my DV CAM VCR to be a bit "picky", particularly with output from
NLE
systems.

Wiggly images sounds like timing jitter in an analogue signal, but what
do
I know?

as projectors are really analogue devices (although they may be connected
to a digital tape player), as they only have a 'S' video input.....BTW,I
know even less!!!
Albert....projecting even less.
And I know even less than both of you!
AN

In the know.

Post by AN »

"Michael Slowe" <michael.slowe@btinternet.com> wrote:
And I know even less than both of you!
..................
Michael wrote.........
AKG C417PP Phantom Powered Tie Clip Microphone £72.25 in 1998, brilliant
quality, brilliant mic.
.................

There's one thing you knew that I didn't. Bet there's plenty more where that
came from in those leeeetle grey cells.

Albert....grey haired.
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