It's possible... albeit not recommended. The DVD camcorders compress the video heavily, and the frames are "grouped" together to save on storage space. This makes it difficult to edit, because of the quality loss, as well as the amount of processing power it takes Premiere to unravel the video on the fly.
Additionally, these cameras typically don't allow you to transfer via Firewire (the video is not true "DV" video), so Premiere cannot communicate with your camera. Instead, you will use a USB port in order to transfer the files to your hard drive... but keep in mind the video transfered this way will suffer from the problems described above. If you're looking for a camera to shoot video that you don't plan to edit (like a slim-profile camera for vacation video), then DVD camcorders are the way to go. If you're looking for a camera to edit video, go DV (or HDV if it is in your price range). Jeff Schell www.jeffschell.com · Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) · Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) · On-Site, Classroom Training for Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Encore DVD, Photoshop · Books: Premiere Pro 2 Hands-On-Training · Premiere Pro 1.5 H-O-T · DVDs / Online Tutorials: Premiere Pro 2 Essential Training at Lynda.com ----- Original Message ----- From: cbr1rr To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 7:26 PM Subject: [AP] new 3ccd dvd camcorder I'm thinging about getting a new DVD camcorder. can i take the files straight off the dvd to my hd to edit, or is there a special codec that is not compatible with editing programs? Thanks Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/ADr1lB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
