Actually the difference between miniDV and DVCPRO has to do with the bitrate and encoding. The bitrate is double that of miniDV (50mbps vs 25mbps) as well, the sampling rate for DVCPRO is 4:2:2 as opposed to DV's 4:1:1 (or if you're using a PAL system, its 4:2:0 for standard DV). However the method of the digital delivery is identical between the formats, from encoding format to supported audio formats.
A good backup solution would be a DDS Dat drive from my experience. Tapes are generally cheap (15-20 CDN for DDS-3 tapes, which offer 12GB uncompressed), and the tapes are certified for backup use and support proper error correction, as the DV format does not have great error correction for data (due to how the data is structured on the tape for video vs raw data). The downside however is that a DDS drive can be expensive for a newer DDS4 model.
Sometimes when I go to a webpage I get a prompt to install Flash, Date/Time Manager or some Gator related product. Is it illegal for me to decline to use such programs, since Gator in itself, is adware that makes money off my browsing habits?
With the implimentation of bandwidth quotas per month for major ISP's around the corner in the US, and the implementation of some in Canada, this brings up a valid point of polluting the network with this traffic. Unfortuneatly, unlike the skipping commericals while watching TV, you have a maximum amount of data to use (cable TV is on all the time, they dont limit your viewing ability on a specific station). With high multimedia ads becoming the norm with flash, this can take a signfigant amount of data from your quota in a month's time.
Personally I have found numerous tracks that have been discontinued or have an incredibly high price tag, online through various means.
The RIAA's business model is very old. What good is it to pay upto 40 dollars for an imported CD, when one can download it at a fraction of the price. Or, some of my favorite tracks are avaliable only on vinyl, as the industry has opted for greatest hits collections instead of re-issuing albums and singles to CD. And if someone has the track ripped from vinyl to MP3, they have already saved me time by doing the same process, as well as spending time just trying to find the rare release. Thats where P2P and sharing has helped me at least, no real loss of revenue because they are not distributing that track or album anyways.
The RIAA has become a dinosaur, trying to save itself by forcing governments to pass laws to tax blank CDs. For the record, not all blank CDs are used to pirate music, and in fact, some businesses I work with use CD-R only for backup purposes for their databases. But at the same time, the RIAA is collecting money from the sale of these CDs, while the tech industry (who's software is getting pirated just as much), gets zilch. Frankly, if I bought a spindle of CD-Rs, and for each CD-R i'm paying money towards the record industry for the "possibility" that I'm pirating music, perhaps I should download some music to get my money's worth from paying the tax (since its assumed I'm guilty).
Although the internet has become very common to some today, those with laptops who can't either network them to the internet, or are on the road alot, get the short end of the stick with this technology.
In order to listen to the music, they need to be online, to at least get the identifier/key to verify the CD. So if I bought the CD on a trip with my laptop, I would be pretty much out of luck.
If someone can spoof the response from their rights server, I am betting one can program a memory resident program that will give the proper authentication data. All you would have to do is change your smhosts file, and create a reference for the rights server to be localhost. But I am sure such tracks will be found in MP3 anyways.
Perhaps MPEG-1 and even 2 is outdated, however, with that in mind, MPEG-2 is still being used exclusively in broadcasting and consumer distribution. If it's good enough to hit your television set (via Digital Cable or dish), and good enough for ENG use (a fair bit of digital stations transmit their data to a content provider using MPEG-2 based video), its most likely sufficent for consumer and even pro-sumer use.
Dated technologies may be old, but they still provide simplicity and are still commonly used despite what Intel and Microsoft are boasting today. Not to mention, each newer MPEG technology (2 vs 4) provides a leap in a certain market area to provide sufficent standards for users without requiring the latest build of Windows Media Player.
We have the same exact train system as the SkyTrain here in Toronto, based upon the ICTS technology from the 80s. For the record, most people who live near them despise the them for the noise, although for most of the trip, its on the ground.
The original plan was for Toronto to use these trains for less dense population zones, and leave the downtown core being serviced by subway trains. However due to public outcry and problems, the project of continuing the segment of track, and to use the system on projects here fell through. The system is now old, runs slowly at times and has issues in the winter when it comes to snow and was nothing more than a ploy to sell and showcase the Canadian made ICTS technology.
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Actually the difference between miniDV and DVCPRO has to do with the bitrate and encoding. The bitrate is double that of miniDV (50mbps vs 25mbps) as well, the sampling rate for DVCPRO is 4:2:2 as opposed to DV's 4:1:1 (or if you're using a PAL system, its 4:2:0 for standard DV). However the method of the digital delivery is identical between the formats, from encoding format to supported audio formats.
A good backup solution would be a DDS Dat drive from my experience. Tapes are generally cheap (15-20 CDN for DDS-3 tapes, which offer 12GB uncompressed), and the tapes are certified for backup use and support proper error correction, as the DV format does not have great error correction for data (due to how the data is structured on the tape for video vs raw data). The downside however is that a DDS drive can be expensive for a newer DDS4 model.
Sometimes when I go to a webpage I get a prompt to install Flash, Date/Time Manager or some Gator related product. Is it illegal for me to decline to use such programs, since Gator in itself, is adware that makes money off my browsing habits?
With the implimentation of bandwidth quotas per month for major ISP's around the corner in the US, and the implementation of some in Canada, this brings up a valid point of polluting the network with this traffic. Unfortuneatly, unlike the skipping commericals while watching TV, you have a maximum amount of data to use (cable TV is on all the time, they dont limit your viewing ability on a specific station). With high multimedia ads becoming the norm with flash, this can take a signfigant amount of data from your quota in a month's time.
Personally I have found numerous tracks that have been discontinued or have an incredibly high price tag, online through various means. The RIAA's business model is very old. What good is it to pay upto 40 dollars for an imported CD, when one can download it at a fraction of the price. Or, some of my favorite tracks are avaliable only on vinyl, as the industry has opted for greatest hits collections instead of re-issuing albums and singles to CD. And if someone has the track ripped from vinyl to MP3, they have already saved me time by doing the same process, as well as spending time just trying to find the rare release. Thats where P2P and sharing has helped me at least, no real loss of revenue because they are not distributing that track or album anyways. The RIAA has become a dinosaur, trying to save itself by forcing governments to pass laws to tax blank CDs. For the record, not all blank CDs are used to pirate music, and in fact, some businesses I work with use CD-R only for backup purposes for their databases. But at the same time, the RIAA is collecting money from the sale of these CDs, while the tech industry (who's software is getting pirated just as much), gets zilch. Frankly, if I bought a spindle of CD-Rs, and for each CD-R i'm paying money towards the record industry for the "possibility" that I'm pirating music, perhaps I should download some music to get my money's worth from paying the tax (since its assumed I'm guilty).
Although the internet has become very common to some today, those with laptops who can't either network them to the internet, or are on the road alot, get the short end of the stick with this technology. In order to listen to the music, they need to be online, to at least get the identifier/key to verify the CD. So if I bought the CD on a trip with my laptop, I would be pretty much out of luck. If someone can spoof the response from their rights server, I am betting one can program a memory resident program that will give the proper authentication data. All you would have to do is change your smhosts file, and create a reference for the rights server to be localhost. But I am sure such tracks will be found in MP3 anyways.
Perhaps MPEG-1 and even 2 is outdated, however, with that in mind, MPEG-2 is still being used exclusively in broadcasting and consumer distribution. If it's good enough to hit your television set (via Digital Cable or dish), and good enough for ENG use (a fair bit of digital stations transmit their data to a content provider using MPEG-2 based video), its most likely sufficent for consumer and even pro-sumer use. Dated technologies may be old, but they still provide simplicity and are still commonly used despite what Intel and Microsoft are boasting today. Not to mention, each newer MPEG technology (2 vs 4) provides a leap in a certain market area to provide sufficent standards for users without requiring the latest build of Windows Media Player.
We have the same exact train system as the SkyTrain here in Toronto, based upon the ICTS technology from the 80s. For the record, most people who live near them despise the them for the noise, although for most of the trip, its on the ground. The original plan was for Toronto to use these trains for less dense population zones, and leave the downtown core being serviced by subway trains. However due to public outcry and problems, the project of continuing the segment of track, and to use the system on projects here fell through. The system is now old, runs slowly at times and has issues in the winter when it comes to snow and was nothing more than a ploy to sell and showcase the Canadian made ICTS technology.