[TriLUG] Digital Video Recorders: advice

Wed Sep 21 14:42:20 EDT 2005

An update: the thing only records in a proprietary format (.dvr), which
can be converted to .wav only using their windows-only software. Back to
the vendor....

Now I"m looking at the Olympus WS-100, which records .wma format, which I
think mplayer will read for me. Any comments?

http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_product_lobbypage.asp?l=1&bc=11&p=25&product=1170

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Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu

On Sun, 18 Sep 2005, Mark Shuford wrote:

>
> Hmmm...
> Depends on what is your planned application for this.
>
> If this spec is correct (which seems nuts)
> "# Frequency Banwidth: 500 Hz ~ 3,000 Hz"
> then it's not even covering the telco's def.
> of a voice channel.
>
> Course that could be just with the mic.; but that's
> not what it says.
>
>
> mds
>
>
> On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:30:11 -0400 (EDT)
> Andrew Perrin <clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu> wrote:
>
> > Update: I bought an iRiver T30 at BestBuy, since some of the online
> > documentation suggested it might be recognized as a usb-storage (USM)
> > device. It wasn't - I couldn't get it to mount at all, although I
> > could see it fine in Windows. So I'll be returning that; my next
> > option is from Maycom:
> >
> > http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/backtoschool/787d/
> >
> > I'll let you know how it works....
> >
> > ap
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
> > Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
> > clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Carl Crider wrote:
> >
> > > Your assumption is correct. The linux box I've been using is for
> > > editing and storage.
> > > The files that my friend has been storing/editing from his olympus
> > > have been converted already, via OSX.
> > > If you can find a Linux app that can convert DSS, then your home
> > > free. The DS-2 will show up as another
> > > USB device.
> > >
> > > I do not use the DS-2 personally. Most of what I do is
> > > analog-to-digital. I thought that speex might handle DSS, but it
> > > doesnt look like it does. Sorry to throw in any confusion.
> > >
> > > Good luck.
> > >
> > > On 9/14/05, Andrew Perrin <clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > But I assume the included olympus software doesn't run on Linux,
> > > > right?
> > > >
> > > > ap
> > > >
> > > > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > ----- Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
> > > > Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
> > > > clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu
> > > > <http://unc.edu>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Carl Crider wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > You can use the included Olympus software to convert the DSS
> > > > > file into a
> > > > WAV
> > > > > file, this option
> > > > > is given when moving the file from the recorder to your hard
> > > > > drive. Then use Audacity, or whatever sound editor to convert to
> > > > > any other
> > > > format
> > > > > you may need.
> > > > >
> > > > > The Olympus DS-2 is a great tool.
> > > > >
> > > > > There are some good tutorials here:
> > > > > www.audioactivism.org <http://www.audioactivism.org><
> > > > http://www.audioactivism.org>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 9/14/05, Andrew Perrin <clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Folks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I could use some advice for an upcoming project for which I
> > > > > > will need several portable audio recorders. I could just use
> > > > > > cassette, but would prefer to take the opportunity to move to
> > > > > > a better, electronic system
> > > > for
> > > > > > archiving. These will be recordings of public meetings as well
> > > > > > as interviews one-on-one.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The ideal device, from my point of view, would:
> > > > > > - Record in a generall-available format (e.g., mp3, ogg,
> > > > > > etc.);- Have removeable media (xd, sd, ...);
> > > > > > - Have long battery life; and
> > > > > > - Be extremely reliable.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any advice? Olympus looks good but they mostly use DSS format
> > > > > > which
> > > > seems
> > > > > > useless. I was looking too at the iriver T-30 1GB, but it
> > > > > > doesn't have removeable media.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Andy
> > > > > >
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