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Heber

11-08-2005, 06:31 AM

hi guys,
i have some minidv footage we recorded on my friends camera, he is from overseas so it was a camera from china.
i purchased a minidv cam here in canada and i cant playback the video in the camera it looks pixelated and says "!2" bit on the screen hmmm?
what have i missed? im confused..or have the videotapes themselves gone bad? thansk for any info you guys have on this.

SOE digital

11-08-2005, 12:19 PM

Is there a chance that your camera is NTSC and his is PAL?
NTSC is 720x480 at 29.97 fps
PAL is 720x576 at 25 fps
They don't like each other.

Heber

11-08-2005, 05:09 PM

ooh you may be right, thats why its pixelated when i preview it back..hmm
any chance i could drop this into my computer and convert it there or maybe it will playback on a pc fine?
anyhow i just gotta get a firewire port on my pc thats why i havent tested it there. Thanks

dprgb

11-08-2005, 07:57 PM

You'll have to get a hold of a PAL camcorder or VTR to copy the file correctly to your hard drive.

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