Importing DV Tapes

BryantStanton

BryantStanton

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Ok, so I apologize in advance if this had been posted, which I'm positive it has, but I wasn't sure what to search.

I have a client who has about 75 mini-DV tapes that she needs to have digitized. It's been a while since I've worked with tape/SD, so I'm wondering what the best import settings would be. She basically just wants high quality (can stay SD, does not need up-rezzed) files. If anyone has some recommendations on what can best preserve quality (minus loss-less, obviously, file sizes would be nightmarish, it still needs to be editable), it'd be greatly appreciated.

Hope there's an answer out there. Sorry again if this is a redundant post and thanks in advance.
 
Indeed, DV captures as DV. The MiniDV tapes are already digital, so they don't need to be digitized. However, I would find out what file type your client would prefer -- i.e., raw DV Stream (.dv extension), DV in an AVI container, or DV in a Quicktime container. The program you use for capturing will determine the container.
 
Right on. Thanks guys. I feel pretty dumb now, since I had worked with miniDV for years, but it's been a while now. Thanks again!
 
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