On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 03:03:08 -0500, "Larry Day" wrote:

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>I have a portable DAT recorder. Is there any way to capture the video with
>the GL1 and audio to the DAT and then import everything into Avid, Premiere,
>Vegas or Cinestream?

Yes.

>Theoretically, I know its possible, but practically, it will be a real pain
>in the butt to syncronize everything. If not impossible. (I'm talking about
>a GL1 and DAT) Unless if there's any way to slave the time code of the GL1
>into 1 audio track of the DAT.

It is a pain, but a simple little "clicker" at the beginning
of a scene will get you synch at the beginning (and if the
MD recorder keeps synch with time, you are OK for the
rest...;-).

> In other words, you suggest that only a HD DigiBeta will do the
>trick??? ($) I mean, there must be something, a modification of some sorts
>to the GL1?

The GL1 AGC cannot be defeated, but you can experiment a bit
with matching mic sensitivity to it to affect the AGC action
for best result... (a higher-sensitivity mic will force the
"quiet-time" noise floor relatively lower [assuming there is
something recorded from the mic loud enough to do this...],
but if it is too sensitive, loud sounds will be overly
compressed by the AGC).

>sometims I'm under the impression that we still live in the good'old U-matic
>days with little or no progress made, but soon my calendar will read 2003!

Yes...;-) Though, much as people report the "rumor" of
"noise problems" with the VX2000 (and it is not quiet
compared with the capability of the medium, though it
is quiet compared with similar camcorder models...), I
continue to make quiet recordings with it, using the
AGC - and, occasionally, Cool Edit noise reduction...;-)