170 vs 150

Thanks for the info Barry & SurFrx. I need a few more cams since some week-ends I'm fully booked. With my new website coming online any day now (slow web developers), I don't want to be sold out all the time. I think the 150 would be a better choice since I already have a few 170's and my consumer users want something better then a the dvx100. If the AVCHD is more widely accepted on the consumer level that is a huge bonus for it to.

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surfrx said:
I cant be sure as I dont have the editiing systems you mention but I always read that DVCPROHD can be edited on most consumer computers sold in the last 10 years
( which may be a little exagerated ) as barry states software does have hurdles with DVCPROHD
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This confusion relates to two factors - one is processing power, one is software support.

AVCHD, as a heavily compressed long-GOP format, takes a LOT of processing power to work with; a recent fairly high-end machine is needed to make the process pleasant. However, consumer SOFTWARE does tend to support AVCHD.; and it has its origins as a consumer format.

DVCProHD, as a less-efficiently-compressed intraframe format takes much less power to work with, so even fairly old middlin' computers can do a decent job with it. But it has its origins as a professional format, and is not supported by most (or any?) consumer-level software.
 
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