You will inevitably suffer a loss of quality if you record DV footage (what I assume you mean by digital 3CCD camera) onto S-VHS. So the quality will not be as high as that recorded by the digital camera, by a significant margin. The quality of the finished product is ultimately determined by what you record it onto. So if you record onto S-VHS you will get S-VHS quality. Which is fine if you intend to distribute your recordings on VHS or S-VHS, but for, say, broadcast purposes it's unacceptable. The rule is generally this - keep the quality level as high as possible throughout the production process and only downgrade to your distribution medium when necessary. Iain -- Iain Duncan [log in to unmask] > Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 22:28:16 -0800 > From: Steve Sharma <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Tech question: video cameras > > I have recently began working with a small video production company. > The owner has limited knowledge of video equipment. > In order to save money, one of the employees has suggested using=20 > one digital camera (with 3 CCDs) and several SVHS cameras. > He believes that if we use the digital camera like a mixer and plug all=20 > of the SVHS cameras into it, then the quality of the finished product > will be that of the digital camera. > > I am worried that the footage shot on the SVHS cameras will not be of = > the same quality as the digital camera (the quality that we need). ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html