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June 5th, 2004, 01:59 PM
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Does an external hard drive for capture improve Quality?
Does an external hard drive attached to the camera for capture improve the quality of the film? In other words, if I stop using the miniDV tape in my GL2 and instead record to a product like Quickstream will the image fidelity improve? Is it a viable substitute to a tape deck?
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June 5th, 2004, 03:27 PM
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No, it is the same information. Nice alternative to tape but not, potentially, as reliable. Certainly much more expensive on a per-byte basis.
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June 7th, 2004, 10:59 AM
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That's right, there's no improvement in quality. Also, generally, it would be a good idea to leave the tape recording even if you are recording to an external device. It's a good form of backup, and provides some peace of mind that in the event of the worst happening and the drive failing, you still have a taped backup.
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June 7th, 2004, 07:53 PM
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Good Points
From what I have learned, I am going to get a tape deck.
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June 8th, 2004, 06:05 AM
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RED Code Chef
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Why are you going to get a tape deck?
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June 10th, 2004, 11:22 PM
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Why tapedeck?
I don't want to kill the heads on my camera and I would appreciate a dedicated machined that is always hooked up and runs faster than a digital camera.
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June 11th, 2004, 03:07 AM
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RED Code Chef
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To the best of my knowledge (and I've never used a tape deck)
it will not run faster than a camera will. At least not while capturing. That's still at 1x speed. Rewinding etc. might be faster, ofcourse. The reason I asked was that you wanted to know wheter an harddisk improved quality. So I was worried you might be thinking a tape deck might do as well. Indeed it can be a very good investment to safe your camera's heads and have a dedicated deck with your NLE and most can even be used for analog in/out I believe.
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