HF20

Corey Aumiller · November 30th, 2009, 09:11 AM

Hi, I'm trying to help a student with her HF20 -- what a lovely little camera! -- but we can't figure out how to change the frame size. It is currently set to 2560 x 1080 which seems waaaay too big. Where is the setting to change it back to 1440 x 1080 or something more compatible with FCP?

Thanks!

Predrag Vasic · November 30th, 2009, 04:58 PM

I believe the setting you're referring to is only for still pictures.

For video, the resolution is 1920x1080 with the two highest bitrates (24bps and 17bps), and 1440x1080 for all lower-quality bitrates. The resolution cannot be changed independently of bitrate; in other words, you cannot capture 1440x1080 and have it encoded at 24bps. Check Page 47 of your manual.

Corey Aumiller · December 1st, 2009, 08:39 AM

Thanks for the reply. In FCP, the dimensions for the video definitely read "2560 x 1080." The video is SUPER long, like cinescope back in the 50s... very odd indeed. We've looked through the manual and can't find anything about changing dimensions.

We'll try to change the bitrate/quality and see where that puts us.

Graham Hickling · December 1st, 2009, 09:13 AM

If you are in video mode, that would indicate that FCP is incorrectly interpreting the footage - so you'll need to look at the software rather than the camera. As the previous poster said, the camera's video format is 1080x1920 fixed.

Corey Aumiller · December 1st, 2009, 09:36 AM

Okay, that makes sense. Thanks for all the advice, fellas. I'll let the student know and we'll be more careful when importing the footage next time.

Stuart Robinson · December 1st, 2009, 05:02 PM

Corey, when in doubt use - MediaInfo - it'll tell you everything about your clips and identify where the issue may be (my money is also on the import).

November 30th, 2009, 09:11 AM	#1
Corey Aumiller Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 44	HF20 - Cannot change video size?! Hi, I'm trying to help a student with her HF20 -- what a lovely little camera! -- but we can't figure out how to change the frame size. It is currently set to 2560 x 1080 which seems waaaay too big. Where is the setting to change it back to 1440 x 1080 or something more compatible with FCP? Thanks!

November 30th, 2009, 04:58 PM	#2
Predrag Vasic Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manhattan Posts: 131	Still pictures I believe the setting you're referring to is only for still pictures. For video, the resolution is 1920x1080 with the two highest bitrates (24bps and 17bps), and 1440x1080 for all lower-quality bitrates. The resolution cannot be changed independently of bitrate; in other words, you cannot capture 1440x1080 and have it encoded at 24bps. Check Page 47 of your manual.

December 1st, 2009, 08:39 AM	#3
Corey Aumiller Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 44	Thanks for the reply. In FCP, the dimensions for the video definitely read "2560 x 1080." The video is SUPER long, like cinescope back in the 50s... very odd indeed. We've looked through the manual and can't find anything about changing dimensions. We'll try to change the bitrate/quality and see where that puts us.

December 1st, 2009, 09:13 AM	#4
Graham Hickling Trustee Join Date: May 2004 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 1,669	If you are in video mode, that would indicate that FCP is incorrectly interpreting the footage - so you'll need to look at the software rather than the camera. As the previous poster said, the camera's video format is 1080x1920 fixed.

December 1st, 2009, 09:36 AM	#5
Corey Aumiller Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 44	Okay, that makes sense. Thanks for all the advice, fellas. I'll let the student know and we'll be more careful when importing the footage next time.

December 1st, 2009, 05:02 PM	#6
Stuart Robinson Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chester, UK Posts: 48	Corey, when in doubt use - MediaInfo - it'll tell you everything about your clips and identify where the issue may be (my money is also on the import).