Q. I found some old MiniDV Tapes in my closet that belong to my girlfriend of 9 years, when I asked she said they were very old and there was nothing on them. The lables say "this party" and "that party" and "so-and-so's house". I'm not mad just curious if there's some freaky stuff on there. The camera is gone, and I'm not sure what the cheapest way to go about watching them is. Any help is appreciated.
A. Hi John & welcome to Yahoo!Answers:
Without having to go out & buy a whole MiniDV camcorder (half-a-grand or more new) there are places like WalMart's "YesVideo" DVD-transfer service ($19.95 for up to 2 tapes/2-hours) that will use their equipment to put them on DVD. So, you're looking at about $100 for the batch.
But a piece of quick advice, since you didn't say "ex-girlfriend": those are her property and you should respect her privacy (you're not married to her, and her past is her business). If she was interested in you seeing them, she would have expressed more interest in their contents.
You venturing any further without permission could easily turn you into "ex-boyfriend".
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
Without having to go out & buy a whole MiniDV camcorder (half-a-grand or more new) there are places like WalMart's "YesVideo" DVD-transfer service ($19.95 for up to 2 tapes/2-hours) that will use their equipment to put them on DVD. So, you're looking at about $100 for the batch.
But a piece of quick advice, since you didn't say "ex-girlfriend": those are her property and you should respect her privacy (you're not married to her, and her past is her business). If she was interested in you seeing them, she would have expressed more interest in their contents.
You venturing any further without permission could easily turn you into "ex-boyfriend".
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
What is a good starter camcorder for filming Parkour?
Q. I want to find a good starter camcorder that is easy to use, but is still good. I want to film my friend doing parkour.
A. Hi "Dino" and welcome to Yahoo!Answers:
Since parkour and other freerunning activities typically would involve you moving with the "action", two things to look for in a camcorder for this would be:
1) a wide angle lens (or decent "wide" setting on the zoom). This is both to help keep the action in-frame, as well as minimize the shakiness of the image. The "tighter" the zoom or angle-of-view, the harder it is to keep a moving object framed-up, plus if you are running with the camera as well, your movements will be magnified by a tighter lens angle.
2) a good Optical Image Stabilization feature ("OIS"). Optical stabilization works better than digital image stabilization methods. Canon labels theirs "OIS" and Sony calls it "SteadyShot". Again, since parkour involves running and following a running subject, your hand-held footage will benifit from image stabilization features.
Since you are a 16-year old saving up for film school plans & with limited income, you might shop around on eBay or Craigs' List, or even a local pawn shop (have your folks help you deal with potential sellers) for a good used Canon, Sony, or JVC model with MiniDV cassette storage. These store the highest bit-rate video for best quality and have good image stabilization; and most models accept inexpensive "fisheye" wide angle adapters (Opteka and Sunpak are cheap lens brands popular with skateboarders for their action & POV shots).
Your best bargains will be slightly older "standard definition" (non-HD) models, but you'll still be able to shoot 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen (almost all MiniDV models have this setting). I've purchased several Canon ZR-series & JVC GR-series used for under-$100 each, with good success.
Just make sure you have a FireWire port or card on your editing computer to be able to transfer & edit the MiniDV video.
If you opt for a non-tape camcorder, just stay away from DVD and hard-drive models, since neither type deals with vibration very well during shooting.
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
Since parkour and other freerunning activities typically would involve you moving with the "action", two things to look for in a camcorder for this would be:
1) a wide angle lens (or decent "wide" setting on the zoom). This is both to help keep the action in-frame, as well as minimize the shakiness of the image. The "tighter" the zoom or angle-of-view, the harder it is to keep a moving object framed-up, plus if you are running with the camera as well, your movements will be magnified by a tighter lens angle.
2) a good Optical Image Stabilization feature ("OIS"). Optical stabilization works better than digital image stabilization methods. Canon labels theirs "OIS" and Sony calls it "SteadyShot". Again, since parkour involves running and following a running subject, your hand-held footage will benifit from image stabilization features.
Since you are a 16-year old saving up for film school plans & with limited income, you might shop around on eBay or Craigs' List, or even a local pawn shop (have your folks help you deal with potential sellers) for a good used Canon, Sony, or JVC model with MiniDV cassette storage. These store the highest bit-rate video for best quality and have good image stabilization; and most models accept inexpensive "fisheye" wide angle adapters (Opteka and Sunpak are cheap lens brands popular with skateboarders for their action & POV shots).
Your best bargains will be slightly older "standard definition" (non-HD) models, but you'll still be able to shoot 16:9 aspect ratio widescreen (almost all MiniDV models have this setting). I've purchased several Canon ZR-series & JVC GR-series used for under-$100 each, with good success.
Just make sure you have a FireWire port or card on your editing computer to be able to transfer & edit the MiniDV video.
If you opt for a non-tape camcorder, just stay away from DVD and hard-drive models, since neither type deals with vibration very well during shooting.
hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
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