Comments on: Is it pointless to get a HD camcorder when owning a Mac? http://www.kodakzi8hdpocketvideocamera.com/110/is-it-pointless-to-get-a-hd-camcorder-when-owning-a-mac/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:03:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: suliman http://www.kodakzi8hdpocketvideocamera.com/110/is-it-pointless-to-get-a-hd-camcorder-when-owning-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-74 suliman Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:49:02 +0000 http://www.kodakzi8hdpocketvideocamera.com/110/is-it-pointless-to-get-a-hd-camcorder-when-owning-a-mac/#comment-74 It's VERY useful to edit HD on a Mac. Here's the deal. 1.) Yes, when you burn it to a DVD, it will convert it to SD. But HD downconverted to SD still looks better than things shot on SD. Look at any Hollywood DVD. They look better than your home movies, yes? ;) Even though they're the same resolution! 2.) I'm sure someday you'll buy a Blu-Ray burner, and if you do, you'll then be able to burn all your stuff, and you'll be happy you had all the HD files. 3.) DVD isn't the only distribution method. On the internet, there's a lot of services letting you stream HD video. Vimeo is one, and YouTube has that service in the works, and this is only going to get more and more common. 4.) If you're any kind of a serious filmmaker looking for distribution or something, HD is not an option, it's a must. It's just a good idea for archiving purposes to have an HD copy on your computer or backed up, even if you can't burn it now, because someday you will be able to. It’s VERY useful to edit HD on a Mac. Here’s the deal.

1.) Yes, when you burn it to a DVD, it will convert it to SD. But HD downconverted to SD still looks better than things shot on SD. Look at any Hollywood DVD. They look better than your home movies, yes? ;) Even though they’re the same resolution!

2.) I’m sure someday you’ll buy a Blu-Ray burner, and if you do, you’ll then be able to burn all your stuff, and you’ll be happy you had all the HD files.

3.) DVD isn’t the only distribution method. On the internet, there’s a lot of services letting you stream HD video. Vimeo is one, and YouTube has that service in the works, and this is only going to get more and more common.

4.) If you’re any kind of a serious filmmaker looking for distribution or something, HD is not an option, it’s a must.

It’s just a good idea for archiving purposes to have an HD copy on your computer or backed up, even if you can’t burn it now, because someday you will be able to.

]]> By: HYDRA_SH0CK http://www.kodakzi8hdpocketvideocamera.com/110/is-it-pointless-to-get-a-hd-camcorder-when-owning-a-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-75 HYDRA_SH0CK Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:49:02 +0000 http://www.kodakzi8hdpocketvideocamera.com/110/is-it-pointless-to-get-a-hd-camcorder-when-owning-a-mac/#comment-75 The manufacturers are getting rid of HD Discs anyways...kind of like the way VHS went out the door. It wont be long before you dont see another HD disc anyways... Everyones sticking to Blu-Ray The manufacturers are getting rid of HD Discs anyways…kind of like the way VHS went out the door.

It wont be long before you dont see another HD disc anyways…

Everyones sticking to Blu-Ray

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