Which DV Camera to choose (Digital tape or DVD)

[dominicke]

I would like to know which camera to buy. I have the choice with DV camera with digital tape or camera with DVD writer.

I want to use Adobe Premier and I want to know which one will be the easiest to use with that software. I think that is not the best thing to do to use DVD to feed Adobe Premier.

Will I loose quality using a DVD instead of a tape?

Thank you

[JimJohnD]

If you are planning on editing your video go with the DV format. The DV format works with a video datarate of around 25Meg while DVD tops out at around 9Meg. The DVD format is great for the people who shoot video and just want to watch it right away. If you want to bring the video into your computer and create your own DVD then a DV camera is what you want.

[dominicke]

Thank you

[yoda313]

Hello,
Be careful with the dvd option. From what I've read many can only hold 20 minutes of top quality video. I would think the tape option might hold more. Just something to look into.
Kevin

[jaeshin]

If you plan to edit the video you take, go with DV. DVD format is just for storing and viewing. It's hard to edit DVD formatted video.



Go with the flow~ Get your free ipod.

[yoda313]

Hello,

jaeshin- It's hard to edit DVD formatted video.

What's so hard about dvd video?? MPEG edits just like avi if you know what your doing. And all you would have to do is rip the dvd to the computer and strip out the video. You can use tmpgenc to do .m2v and mpeg editing quite easily (if a bit slow on older computers).
Kevin