Daniel,
I believe the HDSDI output is 1080 60I since we had to use a Teranex converter to end up recording 24 Frames to an HDCAM from 24F HDV material. What is recorded to tape in HDV is 24F or 30F or 60I depending on the setting.

So you use the Teranex product to primarily deinterlace for output to HDCAM via SDI, even after recording originaly to tape/HDV as 24F, correct?

I would think that if you shot to tape as 24F or 30F then the H1 would at least allow for playback as such (Frame) via the SDI. Or is the only way to get Frames out of the Canon H1 by way of the firewire, period, end of story?

Thanks for humoring me with all these questions, but with another new camera comes new workflows... and learning curves. ;)

Daniel,

We use a Convergence Connect that takes the firewire...converts it to HD-SDI.
Also allows us to controll the firewire via RS422.

Works great going into our Avid Adrenaline...

24f or 60i No problems.

Thanks Kevin, that's a pretty cool way to avoid the workflow pitfalls you face with HDV on the Avid I bet.

Being that we don't have anything like DNxHD in FCP or PPRO I would be forced to work in uncompressed I'm afraid. And as firewire it's still coming from 4:2:0 and would not help our keying situations anyway correct?

Regardless, do you have any good links for this, I did a quick Google search and didn't see anything that looked obvious.

not to jump into the mix here, I am looking to purchase a new camera. I am using a gl1 and xl1. Have been leaning towards the xl h1 and if I could get a less technical opinion on this or other camera optionI would surely appreciate it.
steve

Hey Steve,

Most everyone will have a strong opinion as to what they use, what you should use and why. Before it gets to that, you might want to tell us more about what type of shooting you do (on average), what the delivery format is, who are your customers (not names but like training video, weddings, corporate, etc.). And maybe an idea of your budget for video related gear, how often you update that gear... you get the idea.

Think of buying a camera in the same way you would buy a house, any good realtor is going to ask a lot of questions before you visit the first piece of property.

It may be a little off topic for this thread, but hey, it happens. ;)

Peace!