[Hidden-tech] Digital Video Sound Question

[matthew]

if you have access to a computer with adobe premiere try that because 
premiere has a place to specify which camera and for some cameras they have 
specific audio settings.

matthew

At 07:33 AM 6/6/2005, Will Loving wrote:

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>I've recently begun playing around with digital video editing and have a
>problem I'm wondering if anyone has experience with. Please feel free to
>email directly rather than sending to the list.
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>The problem: I've been importing video into iMovie using a friends Sony
>DCR-TRV20 camera. The video was taken on this camera and imports perfectly.
>I have some other DV tapes made on a Canon GL1. When I play these tapes on
>the Sony camera, the video comes in fine but the audio is mostly faint and
>has a chirping sound kind of like an electronic jackhammer. Occasionally the
>chirp disappears for a couple of seconds and the recorded sound comes up to
>full volume, only to drop back down again.
>
>When played on the Canon GL1 camera that they were originally recorded on,
>the tapes play fine and the chirping sound is not evident. However, we can't
>use the Canon camera to import because it has a blown FireWire port. We
>thought perhaps the problem might be 16-bit vs 12-bit audio, but we've tried
>the Sony camera with both settings and the chirping remains. Both cameras
>are about 5 years old and of similar original cost ($2500). Both seem to
>otherwise work fine.
>
>Any suggestions other than try to find another camera to import the tapes
>on?
>
>Will Loving
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matthew de Jongh
semi-retired internet entrepreneur turned filmmaker...