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Video recorded on DVD-R cannot be edited on a computer?

by bw2007 Aug 2, 2007 2:23AM PDT

I have just been looking through the CNET Buyers Guide for camcorders and under the formats secion it states:

Video recorded on DVD-R cannot be edited on a computer

Can someone please explain this in newbie terms?

Also what about the Hard Drive systems - is it easy to transfer video onto a PC and then do editing?

Thanks

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Should be rewritten to...
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 2, 2007 2:29AM PDT

"Video recorded on DVD-R cannot be edited on a computer" (add) without some difficulty. If you peruse this forum you find some successes but a lot of grief.

As to the hard disk models, similar issues abound. The biggest is the "ENCODING" of the video content. Unless the maker supplies a "CODEC" then editing or TRANSCODING (see google.com) has been difficult for some owners.

And about ease of transfer. Yes, it's easy. but this says nothing about if the content is usable in (some hundred) video editing programs.

Bob

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Video recorded on DVD-R cannot be edited on a computer
by bw2007 Aug 2, 2007 2:34AM PDT

so is mini dv still the way to go at this moment

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Why that's so....
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 2, 2007 4:15AM PDT

Well understood, plenty of tools, and a standard.

Bob

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Mini DV - recommendation $300-500
by bw2007 Aug 2, 2007 4:18AM PDT

So what would you recommend for around $300-500

any makes to avoid?

should I spend more?

thanks

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Those Canons...
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 2, 2007 4:36AM PDT
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what about noise?
by bw2007 Aug 2, 2007 4:59AM PDT

I have seen reviews that indicate that Canon's suffer from noise being heard during playback of the recorded video on a TV / PC and info on this?

What about Panasonics?

Cheers

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(NT) Hint: Use external mic.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 2, 2007 5:13AM PDT
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