is it true?

[anarkia]

1hr of video in SP mode(DV avi - edited)
took longer then
1 hr of video in LP mode (DV avi - edited)
to render to avi?

[jaegersing]

Originally Posted by anarkia 1hr of video in SP mode(DV avi - edited) took longer then 1 hr of video in LP mode (DV avi - edited) to render to avi?

Could be, but depends what FX are applied during the edit. The SP/LP mode has no impact after the footage is captured.

[GhostSG]

Originally Posted by anarkia 1hr of video in SP mode(DV avi - edited) took longer then 1 hr of video in LP mode (DV avi - edited) to render to avi?

Rendering is not so much affected by the format but like what jaegersing mentioned - the no. of FX you use. Other factors that will affect rendering speed are like the no. of tracks(audio & video) being rendered, the RAMs, PC heat and most important the NLE's way of rendering/ encoding etc

SP/ LP only affect your footages taken i.e. clarity/ quality, drop frames etc

[jaegersing]

Originally Posted by GhostSG SP/ LP only affect your footages taken i.e. clarity/ quality, drop frames etc

For digital cameras like miniDV, the LP mode should not affect the video quality, but there are compatibility problems between cameras in LP mode, so you normally need to playback and capture using the same camera that took the shots.

Given the low cost of tapes, it is not really worth it to use LP mode, unless you need to shoot something that lasts more than an hour and you have no time to change tapes.