Using a DV Cam to Stripe HDV Tape at DVinfo.net

Dave Halliday · March 7th, 2006, 03:22 PM

I'm planning on shooting HDV footage with the A1U.

Will it recognize the Time Code for a tape that I've blacked/striped using a DV camera? In this case, I've got a PDX10 as a backup.

No lectures on the merits of striping vs. not-striping, please. Thanks in advance.

Robin Davies-Rollinson · March 7th, 2006, 04:17 PM

Since they are both different formats, it's no use striping a DV tape and recording HDV on top... the camera just won't recognise what's been laid down before.

Robin

Boyd Ostroff · March 7th, 2006, 04:20 PM

Yeah, that isn't gonna work. What happens will depend on how you set the menus (assuming the A1 is like the Z1). You can set the VCR for either DV, HDV or auto. If you set for auto it will sense timecode breaks during any gaps in the HDV recording and change to DV mode. If you set to HDV mode I think it will give an error message about not having a valid format that can be displayed as HDV.

Either way it isn't going to give you the desired effect.

Dave Halliday · March 8th, 2006, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boyd Ostroff

Yeah, that isn't gonna work. What happens will depend on how you set the menus (assuming the A1 is like the Z1). You can set the VCR for either DV, HDV or auto. If you set for auto it will sense timecode breaks during any gaps in the HDV recording and change to DV mode. If you set to HDV mode I think it will give an error message about not having a valid format that can be displayed as HDV.

Either way it isn't going to give you the desired effect.

Bummer, but thanks for the heads up. I guess its no use keeping my PDX10 after I get the A1U.

J. Stephen McDonald · March 16th, 2006, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Halliday

Bummer, but thanks for the heads up. I guess its no use keeping my PDX10 after I get the A1U.

Unless you can get a good price for the PDX10 and really need the money, you may regret not keeping it as a backup camera. There may be times when you have to get down and dirty to get a special shot and won't want to risk your new star player.

Boyd Ostroff · March 16th, 2006, 03:06 PM

Heh, that's pretty much why I've kept my PDX-10 :-)

March 7th, 2006, 03:22 PM	#1
Dave Halliday Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington DC Posts: 116	Using a DV Cam to Stripe HDV Tape I'm planning on shooting HDV footage with the A1U. Will it recognize the Time Code for a tape that I've blacked/striped using a DV camera? In this case, I've got a PDX10 as a backup. No lectures on the merits of striping vs. not-striping, please. Thanks in advance.

March 7th, 2006, 04:17 PM	#2
Robin Davies-Rollinson Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff, CYMRU/WALES Posts: 1,215	Since they are both different formats, it's no use striping a DV tape and recording HDV on top... the camera just won't recognise what's been laid down before. Robin

March 7th, 2006, 04:20 PM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Yeah, that isn't gonna work. What happens will depend on how you set the menus (assuming the A1 is like the Z1). You can set the VCR for either DV, HDV or auto. If you set for auto it will sense timecode breaks during any gaps in the HDV recording and change to DV mode. If you set to HDV mode I think it will give an error message about not having a valid format that can be displayed as HDV. Either way it isn't going to give you the desired effect.

March 16th, 2006, 03:06 PM	#6
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Heh, that's pretty much why I've kept my PDX-10 :-)