HD vs DV

HDV is a very mature product and used by a lot of peeps on Pond5.

It has been grate reading your input on this subject and i am humbled by your sense of camaraderie. i have to buy from e bay coz we dont have such here. we can only get sony mini dv and at an exobitant prices.The wilderbeest migration starts this july, and i dont want to miss the fun. cheers guys,and JAMBO JAMBO!!

I bought a Vixia HF S100 and LOVE it, but only Adobe Premier Pro CS4 and After Effects CS4 can handle the AVCHD format, so if you don't already have the program, or plan to get it soon, I would not recommend getting the ACVHD format. If you have the programs or plan to get it.....I highly recommend the camera, it is great!!!

Video Studio, Sony Vegas, and Magix Movie Pro all handle AVCHD. I can't stand Vegas and I've outgrown Video Studio. Movie Pro is nice for small projects and quick stuff, but I do 90% of my work in After Effects CS4. :)

ahh... I wondered about that.

CS3 also handles avchd ...