We, "language documenters", are not film makers, but video is crucial in our research. It is needed to show the cutural practices related ot linguistic meaning and to show what is meant with certain linguistic expessions, constructions and lexemes. But do we really need the most advanced video recording solution, such as HD or 3D? Do we even need to record into a .VOB format, considering that this must be necessarely converted for editing? All this search of the best quality of the pitcure needs time, money, storage space and a loss of definition anyway because of conversion. I wonder if we should first of all use filming skills and make reasonable recording directly in MPEG4 with no need of conversion and with a machine that trasfer files just dragging them into a computer. Now that we are thinking about the kind of video equipment to buy for our Dobes Haro and Bayso project, we are asking ourselves all these questions. We planned so make decisions according to the suggestions we'll get during the training on technology and language documentation that will be held at the Max Planck Institut in Nijmegen from 2 to 6 July. Looking so much forward for that!
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