Flash Hard Drives (SSD) are they worth it?
I’ve long opined that flash media in a camcorder isn’t really worth it because the video data you record will end up on a hard drive, so why not shoot it onto a hard drive. At the same time, flash media makers are realizing this dichotomy and are starting to build flash media based hard drives, solid state devices or solid state drives. (i.e. nothing moves)
Engadget (author of the photo here) did a test of SSD vs. HDD (hard disk drive)…
About IEBA
Anthony Burokas is the founder and President of IEBA Communications, LLC. He is a 20 year television production veteran whose key credits include more than 10 years and the engineer and technical director of Flavors of America and Healthy Flavors on PBS. His award-winning outdoor adventure series Wilderness Adventures Off The Beaten Path is available at retail stores in Alaska. His freelance credits are too numerous to mention.
He has published his own entertainment production magazine Filmadelphia, blogged for CamcorderInfo.com, and has been published in several magazines over the years, including New Media, Camcorder & Computer Video, and American Cinematographer. He currently reviews the latest production gear and writes about HDTV for EventDV magazine, a monthly trade publication.
Based in the Dallas, Texas area, his daily work includes corporate training, special event video and, remarkably, creative video production as a hobby. Considered an expert in the field, he is often called upon to consult and oversee local productions, or to review and report on industry events.
He is available for freelance work, consulting, and writing. More information can be found at IEBA.com.
Useful VIDEO Tools
(these are not ads)
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Video Search Engine
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Mac Video Scopes
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DVD clip extract / convert
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Compression
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Multi-camera streaming & recording
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Video DJ Software
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Video Cart Machine
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Video Logging / Management
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Screen Capture
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Movie Enhancements
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Billing / Tracking
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Project/Script Management
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QuickTime Codec Plugins
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Why unpaid links?
Because I need these resources too and often need to refer clients to them, so a handy repository like this keeps them handy for me.
If you have other Mac Resources, let me know.
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