Muffit
July 16th, 2004, 12:11 PM
Yes, I really do. For all you young'uns out there, there was actually a time when home-made videos were /rock-solid/ and crystal clear.
But then some brilliant person decided to miniaturize video recorders for "progress".
So now I am stuck with videos (done by relatives) of my wedding and daughter's important school events that look like the camera was attached to a paint shaker. Converting them to DVD only exacerbates the problem, since mpeg/etc simply cannot handle drastic frame changes (like shaking cameras and too-swift of panning) without blurring the mess to unrecognizability.
I have yet to see a modern camcorder that doesn't shake like go-go dancers from Laugh-In.
And now we even have "palmcorders", which is kinda like asking an Alzheimer's patient to enter a spelling bee. !@#$% (!@#$%)^! My first camcorder rested comfortably on my shoulder (or I mounted it on a tripod, even better) and so my old old videos are crystal clear and tremble-free. Sure it was big, but when was the last time you saw a news team use a camera smaller than a big breadbox??? I rest my case!!! ;)
Between dizzying images and expensive batteries that croak after 5 uses, I think I'd rather have a sketch pad and charcoal, than you very much.
Keep your itty bitty cameras folks! Give me a shoulder mount anyday!!!
Fuming (but smiling),
Muffit
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But then some brilliant person decided to miniaturize video recorders for "progress".
So now I am stuck with videos (done by relatives) of my wedding and daughter's important school events that look like the camera was attached to a paint shaker. Converting them to DVD only exacerbates the problem, since mpeg/etc simply cannot handle drastic frame changes (like shaking cameras and too-swift of panning) without blurring the mess to unrecognizability.
I have yet to see a modern camcorder that doesn't shake like go-go dancers from Laugh-In.
And now we even have "palmcorders", which is kinda like asking an Alzheimer's patient to enter a spelling bee. !@#$% (!@#$%)^! My first camcorder rested comfortably on my shoulder (or I mounted it on a tripod, even better) and so my old old videos are crystal clear and tremble-free. Sure it was big, but when was the last time you saw a news team use a camera smaller than a big breadbox??? I rest my case!!! ;)
Between dizzying images and expensive batteries that croak after 5 uses, I think I'd rather have a sketch pad and charcoal, than you very much.
Keep your itty bitty cameras folks! Give me a shoulder mount anyday!!!
Fuming (but smiling),
Muffit
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