On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 14:30:13 GMT, info@internet-real-estate.com wrote:

>In article , "jdcarswell"
> wrote:
>
>> If I'm only making a handful of dubs, I'd be more inclined to use my NLE as
>> a player, unless the client wanted to pay for a DVD - it's just way more
>> work than it's worth, and unless you can encode at a high bit rate (and have
>> a player that will deal with those high rates), the digital artifacts in
>> high motion or very dark scenes will almost always be noticeable. I always
>> record the project onto DV tape for future dubbing and archival puposes.
>>
>>
>
>The problem is that they will order 10 copies this month, 30 the next, 10
>the next, and so on.
>
>The bigger problem is that it's 120 minutes and I do not have a DV deck
>(nor the funds to get a deck presently) and I'm having to dump out of my
>NLE back to my VX2000 using LP on an 80 minute tape in order to make it
>fit. Dangerous, I know. One day I'll have trouble playing them back ... so
>I was hoping maybe DVD-R would be a solution ..... but from what most here
>say .... the quality is just not there yet.
>
>Due to the nature of the material, there isn't a good place in the middle
>to break it into two tapes.

How about getting a dupe made onto the longer-format DVCam
tape? The quality would be identical, the chances for
dropouts lower, and duping houses can handle this for making
inexpensive and excellent VHS dupes...