[mdlug] Big ol' backup drive, and AVCHD on Linux

[R. Kannan]

Ray,

Keep us informed of what you find among HD camcorders. I tried a Panasonic HD-HS100 and found the recording to be worse than SD.

Thanks

Raj K

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Ingles, Raymond" <Raymond.Ingles at compuware.com>
>Sent: Jun 22, 2009 1:04 PM
>To: mdlug at mdlug.org
>Subject: [mdlug] Big ol' backup drive, and AVCHD on Linux
>
>Recent events, and upcoming ones, have impressed upon me the need for a
>sizeable backup drive. My Father's Day present is the funds to select an
>appropriate chunk of hardware for this.
>
> Right now, I'm leaning toward a deal at Microcenter, a 640GB USB 2.0
>drive for $70.
>(http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0308
>986) I'd *like* eSATA, but skimming pricewatch.com and Microcenter's
>website shows that I'd take a price and capacity hit for it (the next
>best deal at Microcenter is an eSATA drive for $80 @ 500GB). Firewire
>would work, too - I have a card for that - but I haven't seen improved
>deals there.
>
> I don't think I actually need the speed of eSATA for my archival
>purposes. But if anyone's aware of better deal than these, please let me
>know.
>
> On a not-quite-unrelated note, my birthday's coming up shortly, and our
>old DV camcorder from close to decade ago is dying. (We bought it with
>profits from the VA Linux IPO...) Most of the buttons no longer work,
>including the zoom, etc. So we're going to get a Samsung HMX-105; it can
>record at up 1920x1080 at 30 progressive fps. The videos will be
>somewhat sizeable, so having more space should be helpful.
>
> Does anyone have experience with HD camcorders and Linux? It looks like
>capture per se isn't a problem, it just hooks up via USB 2 and you copy
>the files. What kind of support for the AVCHD video format have people
>encountered?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ray Ingles                                   (313) 227-2317
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