<!-- Rating:</B> 4<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>Okay, before any Mac guys get offended, I warn you that I am a total PC guy, and this explanation is geared that way. I`m sure that once the video is captured, there`s also a way to convert from the standard MPEG-2 .M2T transport stream files to QuickTime, probably with MM2D found at http://mm2d.sourceforge.net/. Anyway, on a PC to get a perfect lossless AVI from the MPEG stream, just use a tool to remux the file from its native MPEG-2 transport stream to a program stream, then decompress with the freeware VirtualDub program that has been modified to take MPEG-2 as a source (Available from http://es.geocities.com/dextstuff/#VirtualDub ). Note that the somewhat popular Flask program won\'t work because the widest video it can handle is 1008 pixels. Anyway, with the modified VirtualDub program, you can save using any AVI codec you want, including the perfectly lossless and freeware HuffYUV that uses just Huffman encoding. Premiere or whatever other NLE you want is then an option, with absolutely no artifacts other than what the camera`s MPEG-2 introduced back when it was recorded on tape. At the show I took very little interest in the editor that comes bundled with the camera, and focused on how I could get this high-quality stream over to an NLE that I\'m familiar with. The JVC folks at the booth were kind enough to burn a CD for me with the standard .M2T files the camera dumps from its included capture tool. With those I played around and came up with the above procedure, which provides no loss of image quality.

<!-- Rating:</B> 5<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>you could post one or two of those .m2t files? i\'d like to mess around with them alittle... maybe email me a link if you have bandwith limitations...

mrbojangles@zipmail.com

thnx.

<!-- Rating:</B> 1<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>i would also like to test that m2t file, please send to skyonic@aol.com

thanks

<!-- Rating:</B> 5<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>Great review! I can\'t wait \'till may. I would love to have one of those m2t files. Please send to bshope05@comcast.net thanks so much.

<!-- Rating:</B> 5<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>Thanks for this article! The camera seemsto fullfill all our needs - but I\'ll definitely rent it - and wait for SONY and PANASONIC before buying!

<!-- Rating:</B> 1<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>If anybody has a stream from the camera, please send me a copy as well "andy@creofilm.com", I would like to do a test of up-resing to filmout. (I have access to a film recorder at work) I want to do a comparason against the panay 24p camera.

<!-- Rating:</B> 5<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>A really nice article. I was decided to buy a Panasonic AG-DVX100... now I don\'t ... got to wait until may...
By the way for those 3CCD vs 1CCD folks: Remember were talking about digital data. The real effect is on compression needed to get continuos frames recorded on a tape. If you\'re really interested on digital picture quallity, have you ever wonder why nobody in Digital Still Photography does have this 3CCD vs 1CCD discussions? They need quallity and colorfull pictures as well...

<!-- Rating:</B> 3<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>Look at the long awaited AG-DVX 100. I don´t give much about reviews from Prototypes. For sure, JVC builts any **** inside, to make a difference from the professionals. Greetings from Germany.

<!-- Rating:</B> 3<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>Look at the long awaited AG-DVX 100. I don´t give much about reviews from Prototypes. For sure, JVC builts any **** inside, to make a difference from the professionals. Greetings from Germany.

<!-- Rating:</B> 5<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>I\'d also love a copy of your MPEG-2 sample!

I found that the "pale" JVC images were easily overcome by bringing your great BMP files into Photoshop and increasing saturation by 15. Which leads to the question: does the JVC have a Saturation setting?

d-v-c@mindspring.com << MAIL TO

Folks might want to go to:

http://www.mindspring.com/~d-v-c/

to find tons of information on the new JVC.

Thank you in advance,
Steve

<!-- Rating:</B> 4<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>My friend works Hitachi in Japan. The top secret is that they are coming with low cost HD camcorder in Japan. It may shown at NAB. The Japanese price will under 1 million Yen. It use some type of blue laser system. I don\'t know for which, maybe for focusing. Here are some information: one 1/2 inch 16:9 CCD, 750/30p recording, 7 lux when gain up, 10:1 zoom lens, MPEG2 record, two XLR jacks. They will also similar have 3 CCD model this year.

This is info that was posted in another forum. It seems to be credible. The U.S. value is about $8,000. Blue laser seems to mean the new HD DVD format. I think that the JVC camcorder at 1/2 the price is a lot better deal.

<!-- Rating:</B> 1<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>Panasonic Varicam is also 720p and costs $63K without a lens. It records at 60p, then to get other speed, a freme converter is used top do pulldown. At 30p every second frame is discarded. The 100 Mbps transfer rate changes to 50 Mbps. At 24p it is only 40 Mbps. The JVC is 19 Mbps. 720/30p HDTV also MPEG2, like the JVC and the transfer rate is 19Mbps. The transfer rate is in between HDTV and Panasonic Varicam. The picture quality should be superb.

<!-- Rating:</B> 4<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>Panasonic Varicam is also 720p and costs $63K without a lens. It records at 60p, then to get other speed, a freme converter is used top do pulldown. At 30p every second frame is discarded. The 100 Mbps transfer rate changes to 50 Mbps. At 24p it is only 40 Mbps. The JVC is 19 Mbps. 720/30p HDTV also MPEG2, like the JVC and the transfer rate is 19Mbps. The transfer rate is in between HDTV and Panasonic Varicam. The picture quality should be superb.

<!-- Rating:</B> 5<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>Ikegami is also supposed to come out with low cost MPEG2 blue laser High Def DVD camcorder this year. Sony will be selling blue laser HD HVD recorder in Japan this month. It is MPEG2 and the transfer rate is about 26 Mbps. SD DVD transfer rate is about 7 Mbps. Sony, Hitachi, Panasonic, Thomson, Philips, etc. are members of the blue laser consortium. The format was developed primarely by Sony. HD DVD will soon raplace DV as a camcorder format. Sony and another company are selling the HD DVD mechanisms to other companies for as little as $42 a piece in large quantities. We\'ll soon have HD DVD burners (this year). Toshiba is coming out this year with a less expensive red laser HD DVD format that is MPEG4 based.

<!-- Rating:</B> 1<img src="http://www.camcorderinfo.com/images/icons/star.gif" width=22 height=18><BR> --><BR>Anyone saw and can describe the performance at NAB