| There are way too many tape, disk and
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| | - a DVD disk in a cartridge used in some
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| stick formats out there:VHS - The old
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| | Hitachi camcorders.MPEG video in still
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| standard, too big, not digital, easily
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| | digital cameras - some still camera
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| played anywhere without conversion.VHS-C
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| | manufacturers feel that you want to also
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| - A small cassette that fits in an
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| | record video with their units. Usually
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| adapter to play in a regular VCR. Most
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| | you can collect snippets of less than a
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| people who have these older units record
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| | minute. The results are interesting to
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| at the slow EP or SLP speed which gives
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| | post on a web site, but that's about it.
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| them borderline crummy results. Not my
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| | This video is usually captured on
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| favorite, as you may guess, but these
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| | whatever memory sticks or diskettes the
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| camcorders are cheap, cheap, cheap. In
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| | camera uses -- another whole subject
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| the right hands, I've seen dazzling
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| | beyond the range of this discussion.DVD -
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| results.S-VHS and S-VHS-C - Called
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| | A major playback format but not yet
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| "super" VHS, this format puts more
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| | widely available in camcorders.I didn't
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| details on a VHS-like tape than regular
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| | go into all the older formats and
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| VHS camcorders do, but unless you have a
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| | broadcast formats that are still lurking
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| VCR that plays it back, the picture looks
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| | around: 3/4", BetaMax, BetaSP, and 1" to
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| all torn and raggedy. A good non-digital
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| | name just a few. On top of that, if you
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| format for pros but on its way out.8mm,
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| | are sort of an international soul, you've
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| Hi8 and Digital8 - A popular family of
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| | run into the fact that other parts of the
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| camcorder tapes primarily engineered by
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| | world have different TV standards. Ours
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| Sony, the small cassette looks sort of
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| | is called NTSC, much of Europe is PAL,
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| like VHS-C but there is no adapter to
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| | France is SECAM and there are subsets of
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| play it in a VHS VCR. It started with
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| | these. If you are a student of world
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| 8mm, got improved by Hi8 (which used to
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| | history shortly after World War II, you
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| be expensive), and went digital with
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| | can fan out these three major formats to
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| Digital8. Hi8 camcorders are now on sale
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| | the rest of the world by who was in
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| very cheaply-- they are a good choice for
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| | charge of or aligned politically with
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| the budget-minded. The D8 (Digital8)
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| | whom. The tapes and disks are the same
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| format ain't bad -- it costs less lower
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| | mechanically, but what's recorded on them
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| than some of the other digital formats,
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| | is different. It takes special equipment
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| it's a little larger (therefore more
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| | to translate from one format to another.A
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| robust?), and D8 equipment is compatible
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| | big part of our business is dedicated to
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| with computer editing systems through
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| | just transferring all these old and new
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| it's Firewire plugs just like pro
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| | formats to the more popular playback
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| gear.MiniDV - A small tape format that at
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| | formats: VHS and DVD. The digital formats
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| one time or another all the major
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| | are here to stay and pretty-much obsolete
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| manufacturers agreed upon (but some have
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| | the older formats. As this is written,
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| broken ranks as you step up into pro gear
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| | high definition camcorder equipment is
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| or move to still smaller tape or non-tape
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| | not yet available for consumers -- this
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| formats). At the time this is written,
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| | equipment will probably be very expensive
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| I'd say this is the best all-purpose
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| | when it first shows up. Get a good
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| format around. It's used in mid-range
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| | camcorder today while everyone is still
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| consumer cameras up to some fine pro-gear
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| | healthy and around, and the kids haven't
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| used by the broadcast industry,
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| | grown too big, and don't second guess
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| worldwide. You can generally record one
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| | yourself about what might or might not be
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| hour or so on a tape at normal speed and
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| | coming down the road.Video Kitchen can
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| can get 50% more time at slow speed, but
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| | edit, duplicate or convert your video to
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| watch out: tapes recorded at the slow LP
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| | and from almost any format. Our most
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| speed may not play back anywhere but in
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| | popular services are transferring photos
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| the camcorder that made them -- great 10
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| | to DVD building stunning photo montages
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| years from now when the camcorder has
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| | and copying VHS and camcorder tapes to
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| gone to camcorder heaven and you want to
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| | DVD to preserve and share those special
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| dig out those old shots only to discover
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| | moments.We also shoot, edit and do mass
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| they play like your VCR has a bad case of
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| | duplication of VHS, DVD and CD for
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| the hiccups.DVCAM and DVCpro - Industrial
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| | businesses and organizations. You can
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| step-ups of the MiniDV format and
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| | come in and work in an edit suite with
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| standard. Electronically these digital
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| | one of our editors producing a
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| formats are the same as MiniDV, but the
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| | "broadcast-ready" program or edit
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| tapes are bigger and there are other
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| | together a family video on a self-service
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| differences that Sony and Panasonic love
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| | basis.Our wide-ranging transfer services
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| to argue about. We mix and match a lot of
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| | include converting old Super 8, 8mm and
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| MiniDV and DVCAM at our (primarily Sony)
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| | 16mm home movie film to video, converting
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| shop, using DVCAM in our more expensive
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| | video footage for PowerPoint
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| camcorders where we need to shoot for two
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| | presentations and encoding clips to be
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| or three hours without stop. Panasonic's
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| | shown on the Internet, to name a few.We
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| DVCpro is similar and has been bought
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| | have a location in Louisville Kentucky's
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| into by a number of broadcasters, but it
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| | Highlands at 2323 Bardstown Road,
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| is less compatible when mixing and
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| | Louisville, KY 40205 and one in
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| matching with MiniDV (in my opinion).Then
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| | Jeffersontown in the East End at 1917
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| there are some emerging formats that I've
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| | Blankenbaker Parkway, Louisville KY
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| seen for sale or read about, but haven't
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| | 40299. Please browse through our pages at
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| bought into yet:MicroDV - a very small
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| | and feel free to call six days a week.
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| tape in very small Sony camcordersMiniDVD
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