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AVCHD Camcorder recommendation
We are ramping up to produce flash videos using chroma key effects. To avoid the aliasing artifacts that are engendered by SD cameras, I’m preparing to have our company invest in an HD camera.
With the rapid evolution of formats such as AVCHD, I want to make sure that we invest in an “appropriate” camera–meaning, above all, that it’s compliant with Movie Studio Platinum. I know I’m opening up a large can o’ worms here, but could anyone suggest a good consumer-grade HD camera? I’m just starting to look at some of the newer models, such as the Canon HF10…but I’m still at a point with HD that I know only enough to be a danger to myself and others.
By the way, my editing platform is a dual core system (2.66ghz per core) with 3GB of RAM and a RAID0 array. I know that AVCHD is taxing to edit with, but I am attracted to the idea of data transfer via USB.
Anyway, any suggestions for a camera are welcome.
Thanks,
Carl
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> I know I’m opening up a large can o’ worms here
…now where did I put that can opener?
Carl, I was hoping to see a lot of posts too but the silence is deafening. I’m about to buy a Sony HDR-CX12 because I want a memory stick camera that my son can just run around with his friends and shoot movies and not worry about tapes. I have no idea how well AVCHD will stand up to chroma key. I’ve read good things about the Sony HDR-SR12 but that’s out of my price range for what I want. I have read too many horror stories with Vegas not importing correctly from the Canon cameras which is a shame. It seems all AVCHD is not created equal.
I do a lot of chroma key with HDV using my Sony HVR-Z1U and HVR-A1U and the image holds up really well. I’m wondering if the increased compression in the AVCHD format will compromise getting a good key (although I use to pull a pretty good key off of DV if it was lit well) There are a lot of good reasons to stick with an HDV format camera but that means tape and you might not want to mess with that.
I guess the question is really, “is AVCHD a good format for chroma key”. I’ll know once I get mine but I was hoping someone else here would share their experiences if any.
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John,
Thanks for the reply. Interestingly enough, I also started to develop an interest in the Sony SR12 after I uploaded my initial post. But you’re right: the question really comes down to how well this camera, and specifically the AVCHD format, works with chroma key (and with Sony Vegas).
Anyone else have any direct experience in combining all of these elements?
Carl
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