Is the analog output of the XL2 considered uncompressed or did it go through some compression stages? It would be nice if it was uncompressed or very lightly compressed (akin to 4:2:2).

Is the analog output of the XL2 considered uncompressed or did it go through some compression stages? It would be nice if it was uncompressed or very lightly compressed (akin to 4:2:2).

Rumor has it that the output is uncompressed. I have been meaning to try to get confirmation. This info was tossed out on another video forum but AFAIK was never confirmed.

I can say that last week I was hired to do a shoot where we didn't roll tape. Just used my XL-2 cameras via BNC cable into a switcher feeding projectors on each side of the stage. Looked pretty good to me.

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Having uncompressed would be interesting for green-screen with the proper capture hardware. I guess to make sure, I'll have to get my hands on the technical/maintenance manual and look at the schematics. Anybody know if it can be found on-line?

Hi Frederick...did u find aproper capture card for ur G5 to get the analog input from the xl2? im really interestedin see the pic quality. thnaks in advance FERNANDO

I was looking into the AJA IoLA (http://www.aja.com/products_Io.html) for capturing. But if the output of the XL2 is compressed, then it won't matter. Might as well capture DV all the way.