Betacam or Betacam SP Processing via Intensity Pro

Equipment Sony Betacam SP  PVW2800 record, edit and play deck

Digitize

• Currently, I set up the deck connected to the component and left and right audio channels to the Intensity Pro card in Flag.
• Opened Sony Vegas and used the "HDV and SDI" capture option.
• Set the preferences (icon in the right-hand corner of the window) in the capture window to:
  • Device: "Blackmagic Design Decklink"
  • Capture format: NTSC Standard (720x486, 29.97 fps)
• Select the "encoding":
  • MPEG IMX MXF
  • 8-bit YUV AVI
• select the folder that you want record the footage to.

Encodings

1. MPEG IMX MXF
   1. Specs: Video 720x486x32, 29.97 fps interlaced, 50 Mbps Audio: 16 bit, 48KHz, 8 channel, Linear PCM
   2. 0.5 GB per minute
2. 8-bit YUV AVI
   1. Specs: Video 720x486x24, 29.97 fps interlaced, uncompressed Audio: 16 bit, 48KHz, Stereo
   2. 1.25 GB per minute

Sony's Mini-Disc

Description

Thge Sony mini-disc looks like a mini-DVD except that it is housed in a clear (most times) case that works very much like the old 3.25" floppies.  This audio disc came around just before the CD-R's became popular and the CD-R's killed them.

Where can they be transferred:

Checked with 999 and RBE Electronics.  John at RBE referred me to Commercial Electronic.

CE (604-669-5528) 9-5:30 can do it for $50 per hour, double if rush.

Nathan (guy works at CE) can do it after hours for about half price....604-754-8129