Digital camcorders and Rev

[Stephen Barncard]

The standard output from most decent camcorders is the DV format. 
Final Cut works native in that format. The formats that non-DV 
cameras output for the most part are of lesser quality. For instance, 
the DVD cameras use DVD style encodeing so they can be directly 
played on a DVD playere, however even though it is digital, it is 
nowhere the quality of DV.

I'd standardize on DV --- Quicktime Pro also handles it natively.

>I am working on a Rev project which manipulates video from a digital 
>camcorder. I am testing with one brand of camcorder, but would like 
>to know if my assumptions hold true for most modern digital 
>camcorders.
>
>1. Do most store their video in .avi format or is some other format 
>more prevalent?
>
>2. When the typical camcorder is attached to a computer, is there 
>any fairly standard way Rev can access the video files on it 
>automatically through scripting without requiring the user to 
>identify the camcorder (presumably by specifying its volume or 
>perhaps using the answer file command)? For example, can I use the 
>registry to quickly identify most camcorders without knowing the 
>brand in advance?
>
>3. Is most of the video on the camcorder already well compressed? If 
>so, is there a standard codec being used these days?
>
>Any help with these questions would be most appreciated.
>
>Thanks.
>Richard Miller

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