Nigel Cooper
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I know what you mean; I have this from time to time.
But don’t worry, you can NEVER record over existing clips on a disc, no matter what happens.
Sometimes if I want to know if the disc has been recorded over, or how much time is left on the disc when there is no label on it, I simply flick the little lever on the side (the one that camera flicks when the disc actually goes in camera, to allow exposure to disc for read/right) and open the two doors carefully about a third of the way. This allows me to physically see the disc surface and you can clearly see which part has been written too as it is a different shade.
Remember, it writes from the centre outwards so bare this in mind if using this trick.
Also, be careful not to get dust on the disc surface whilst the doors are open, same for fingerprints and even condensation off your breath. Then close them back up carefully until they ‘lock’ back in place.
Sounds long, but only takes a second.
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It’s simple.
If it is a blank/new/or re-formatted disc/partly full disc and the safety tab is not across, then it will record to any empty space and not give an error.
If the disc is full and the record tab is not across it simply WON’T record as there is no space i.e. it won’t record over existing clips.
If the disc is new/blank/part full/ totally full and the erase protect tab is put in place then it will ALWAYS come back with a “Can’t Record” error message, telling you to either insert another disc, or “Check Tab on Disc” error message.
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Of course you can record over it, why would it come up with an alert message when the tab is not in ‘safe’ mode.
Of course if the Optical Disc is already full of media then it will say ‘Disc Full’ and won’t allow for recording anything else.
See also: http://www.xdcamex.co.uk
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In hindsight, with all the money they made from that little music player, you’d think they could afford to hire a few more software developers/coders/writers, instead of taking the OSX guys off their job to write a phone OS 😉
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True, but this is taking it a tad too far really. But then it is all about money I suppose.
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Sorry, meant to say “The new 1/2 inch camera is still 4:2:0 colour and 35Mbps” in second parragraph above.
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It sucks that Apple has sold out, just to prioritize a bloody mobile phone OS. Financially it will be good for them, but Apple are a professional hardware/software company, they should prioritize that. Not concentrate on mobile phones for crying out loud; what next, microwave ovens and toasters.
Considering the new 8-core macs suck with the current OS, I think folk are hoping the now delayed Leopard was going to work better with 8-core, but not for another 6 months it would appear.
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This information is all wrong. Sony ARE going to announce a 2/3rd XDCAM HD camcorder. It is this new 2/3rd model that is 50Mbps and 4:2:2 colour space, but no variable frame rate.
The new 2/3rd camera is still 4:2:0 colour and 35Mbps, but it does take the new 50GB discs as it has dual-focus laser. But it does not come with a viewfinder and it is going to be
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Yup, I agree. Adobe have always screwed us here in the EU. Total and utter rip off from Adobe. This same rip off also applies to simple downloads too as you need a USA postal/credit card address; otherwise you get f***ed again.
Check this out:
https://www.simonwyndham.co.uk/Ripoff.html