Is There No Way to Record Uncompressed Video?? The review mentions recording in MPEG. Is it impossible to record in uncompressed AVI which is much easier to edit later on a PC??
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read the article on configuring a HDV editing station in DV magazine...you can capture uncompressed video from the HDMI port on this camera using the black magic intensity card but it is quite demanding on your entire system and wants an eSATA raid array etc.http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/best
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I don't think that it's vary possible. Because I've read that 1 minute of uncompressed hd video is 10GB of hard disc space. And thats only a minute! So i don't think it's vary possible to record hd video on a mini DV tape or any type of media without compression.
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B. Pinker's info worked for me to view video (after some trial and error with numbers in device names) but I was unable to record successfully from VLC. I tried Convert option under Capture Device and also the toolbar record button. My computer may be too slow. I had success with ffmpeg on command line:ffmpeg -f v4l2 -i /dev/video0 -f alsa -i hw:2:0 -target ntsc-dvd ouptutfile.mpg
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Oddly enough, I've never tried it. I always export the footage for logging. Interesting question!
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Does it take still pictures? Yes. There are seperate buttons for s.till photographs and live movie recording. Does it record audio only (such as music)?? As far as I am aware, it does not do that as a user selected item. I would be happy for someone to correct me if I am wrong. All the same, one could simply record video without any video input, and then turn that video file into audio only (after the recording is made) by using a program to strip out the audio only into its own mp3 file. Only takes a minute.
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anyone care to elaborate on the codec differences in gritty detail? H.264 and AVCHD Lite are both relatively knew. It would appear the Lumix can capture comparable PQ at a lower bit rate (-3 to 4mbps) but anyone have any real world results of what this translates to in terms of file size difference on a given clip?
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pics are very clear. it also records video but I haven't downloaded somthind to view them as my computer said it cant read in that format. also I am not very computer savy. the controller has 2 buttons individual buttons for pic and camcorder. you have to push the camcorder button once to start recording then press it again to end the recording. if you don't push it the second time your video will not be saved...
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I've been using mine for 5 days now, and got about 5.5 hrs till the CARD FULL message popped up recording in 1080p. I'm still learning, instructions are vague at best. I switched over to the 5 min loop. If I read it right, it should now just keep recording over the older footage. So far, it's a really cool cam............
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I don't have that problem. I just have a problem with it not recording sound. The video is great, doesn't have blurry issues, I just can't get audio recording. But other than that, it's a good video.
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Milton, my daughter put it on a SD card I think it's called (I'm not the techno expert) and in order to edit it you have to have certain program. She has a Mac computer and it wouldn't load on mine. PS It was a total waste of money as far as I'm concerned. The sound is absolutely horrible, mumbly and behind lips moving, and it takes forever to transfer from each vhs tape cause you have to play it through. Maybe you have faster way to do it.
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This camera records in AVCHD Ver2.0/ MP4hopefully your computer can play an MP4. The video and audio for such a small camera is truly amazing!
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No.. I am not intersted to record videos. What's about the photo quality? almost same?
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David, you can only view recorded clips through a pc, the app only allows you to view Live footage. I would also recommend the NC-229 HD 1080P, I have both and the 1080P seems to have a better mic and much better night vision.
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Mike,Hello. The only decent editing software I found to work ok with the raw Vado HD files was Pinnacle Studio 12 Ultimate. When I tried Premiere Pro CS4 I experienced the same thing as you. I would get audio, but no video. It seems you might have to convert your footage first.Oscar V.
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I can record either VGA or 720p HD video. Here's a video I made with this camera: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbsCG552NAo I did not process this video at all before I uploaded it to youtube. I simply pulled it out of the camera with Picasa and uploaded it directly to Youtube. Because it is HD video the processing took much longer, but it was well worth it.
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It shoots in AVCHD, it's like a really big raw uncompressed file, it is pretty large file size, but looks great, I am a Final Cut guy I am pretty sure Premiere has a log and capture feature like FCP that converts it automatically to and intermediate codec for editing apple uses AIC or "Apple Intermediate Codec" I'm sure premiere does something similar, hope this helps
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I don't know. I never tried. I did post a brief video once. It was shot in 1080P nice high definition, but when it appeared on Facebook it was so grainy it was unwatchable. Probably my fault for not being very tech-savvy.
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It's too bad you can't record to a computer or DVR of your own. This is the best camera I've seen, but not being able to record my own video to my own device is a deal breaker.