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[Todd Terry]

I think your inclinations are right… if these are just mock interviews and they need a raw burn immediately on DVD, then hot rolling right into a DVD recorder is probably the easiest way to go. Also, probably the cheapest. You rarely see that combination.

T2

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[Walter Biscardi]

[Mike Cohen] “My inclination is to use a consumer DVD recorder, which takes a couple of minutes to finalize the disc. “

That’s what I would recommend. Fast and simple.

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[Mark Suszko]

Agreed. One other plus: many of these have a Hard Drive that can record simultaneously, keep one copy on the HD, and you can burn extra dvd dubs later if needed. Including playlists of selected cuts.

I like the Panasonic models for this, we use the DMR T-3040 and some close cousins. Others work too. The only pain is, the shorter the recording, the longer the finalizing step takes, as much as maybe eight minutes, but you don’t dare not skip the finalize if you want compatibility. OTOH, you can remove the disc, record the next guy, then finalize them all one at a time at the end of the day…

Also, we only ever use the 2-hour speed, the high-capacity/low speed lacks quality IMO, and the higher quality one-hour “speed” has compatibility probs sometimes with various makes and ages of consumer gear. At least, that’s been our experience.

Walmart and the like now sell VCR-like DVD recorders *without* tuners (just composite and component inputs) specifically marketed to people that just want to transfer VHS dubs and home movies, these are pretty cheap but most I think lach a hard drive. Still, for this particular application, could be just right.

[Christopher Wright]

Mark,

Did you actually find a recorder that had component inputs anywhere??
I have been looking all over for one after my Philips DVD-R standalone died last month.

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[Steve Wargo]

Use two recorders and switch between the two units. We use the Pioneer PRV-LX1.

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[Steve Kownacki]

Those recorders are so cheap now, I suggest getting 2 and running a backup unit with a simple DA. Or, when we do that sort of thing, I usually set one up s-video from the camera and the second composite from the monitor jack and get a window burn; depending on your audio, you could split it out of the cam with each channel feeding a DA so you get interviewer on one channel, interviewee on the other or mix them first. Lots of options.

I’ve seen problems in the past too where the menus aren’t generated correctly and the safety copy is nice.

Steve

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[Jay Curtis]

I’ve seen this done on the extra-cheap before. I’ll echo Mark’s objection that the shorter the video, the longer the finalization.

Use two off-the-shelf DVD recorders, and alternate them. One is burning a live interview while the other one is finalizing the last one.

Jay