Digital Noise from Capture

[James Gerber]

I just experienced some digital noise in my video as I captured.

This is the first time I've experience this before, however it 'was' within the first 3 seconds of my tape. (I usually leave more space before recording, but I'm just messing around with the camera, so I didn't bother to do so this time)

Just wondering if it is because of this (having it at the start of the tape), or if captures sometimes do this regardless of tape position?

I went back and 're-captured' it a second time, and this time there was no digital noise.

I'm not sure what the 'correct' term for this is, so sorry if I'm using the incorrect one.

Thanks,

James

Here's a screenshot:
http://www.creativecola.com/hc1/images/digitalnoise.jpg

 

[greg121]

It never fails... I always get noise at the beginning.

Just shoot 5 seconds of something uninimportant at the beginning of each tape.

Greg

 

[James Gerber]

Cool... thanks!

 

[Ed Kishel]

its a good practice to get into-record 30 sec of color bars at the head of each tape

 

[greg121]

Digital Noise from Capture

its a good practice to get into-record 30 sec of color bars at the head of each tape

Edwierdo, how do you do that?

 

[Ed Kishel]

its in the menu-check out your manual