AboutAlessandro Machi Expertise Have experience in both video and film, plus videotape editing, archiving, and remastering. Experienced in live event cinematography plus interviews. Have provided Video Post Production Services for independent film & video productions that have been distributed both nationwide and worldwide. Not too familiar with all the various Hd formats although I did operate an HD B-roll camera for an HD independent feature.
Regional Emmy Winner, also an Emmy Internship Scholarship Winner when I first finished college back in the mid 80's, plus several dozen super-8 filmmaking awards and for video productions as well.
I currently offer YouTube uploading tutoring that includes a critique and technical review as well. If you live in Los Angeles and would like to learn more about this educational service send an email to info at slingshotpro.com
Recently finished cinematography work on the film Dali, Dali, Dali which is now in post production.
Experience 25 years of Film & Video Production & Editing Experience including low budget & quality control. I enjoy filming in Super-8.
Organizations Founded Action! Film and Video Production Club while in College.
Publications www.Opednews.com
Education/Credentials Four Year College Program, was one or two classes short of graduation.
Awards and Honors Regional Emmy Winner, 8 Time Vision Award Winner, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Internship Winner, Film Festival Winner for several different Super-8 Films,
Past/Present Clients Sony Pictures, Prudential Jon Douglas, In Defense of Animals, Humane Society of the United States, Ivy Gullickson
Question Is it possible to make a copy of a Mini-DV using two Mini-DV camcorders? Will the quality be poor? What would be an average price for to have a copy made by a professional? I need to make about 20 copies...thanks.
Tim
Answer Hi Tim, if your two camcorders both have a firewire connection port you should be able to make a firewire digital clone from your edit master tape.
Most people claim there is no loss in quality at all when using the firewire cable to make copies, however I have also heard that there actually is a minimal generational loss but one that you probably won't notice.
I would make a firewire clone from your edit master tape, than use that clone tape to make your copies, assuming you want to make them yourself. If the length of your program master is more than 5-10 minutes, I would suggest you find a duplicator to do it for you. I would not use a DVD copy you are the owner of to make the tape copies from. However, you could use a DVD master copy of material you are the owner of to make other DVD's. DVD to DVD can be virtually lossless, whereas DVD to tape just means you have re-encoded a heavily compressed DVD codec back onto a much less compressed format.
One to one copying is highly inefficient as you are using two machines to make one copy. If the duplicator can make 10 copies at a time, they are in essence using the playback deck twice to make 20 copies, whereas it would take you 20 playbacks to make 20 copies, in essence a much more inefficient method that also wears out your cameras.
I don't recommend using cameras to make copies since all you are doing is hastening the day when the camera breaks down when you are in the middle of a once in a lifetime videotaping moment.
