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Don't Shoot Video in Real Time
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Getting Started Home Video
Mar 28, 2011
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Don't Shoot Video in Real Time

If you shoot video by running the camera non-stop, your video will take the same amount of time to watch as it did to shoot. You’ll need an extra lifetime.

Don't shoot video in real time — No metaphysical tricks required.

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Published Mar 28, 2011

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