XLH1 Settings at DVinfo.net

David Walding · July 13th, 2006, 06:31 PM

I am new to the XLH1. I have it and an XL1s. My vision is to shoot everything in 16:9 60i HD so that the Tape footage is always there and available to me in the future in HD. But for now, I will capture this and size it to 4:3 and SD, as to continue to use both in SD. If this is possible, are there any particular settings on the XLH1 to accomodate this best?? Be gentle, I am new to HD. Thanks.

Brian Critchlow · July 14th, 2006, 12:29 PM

Since you want HD archives, you need to shoot in HDV mode obviously. The viewfinder has an aspect framing mode, so you can shoot other aspects like panavision & so on.
I haven't gone deep into the manual on this feature, but you may be able to pull up a 4:3 frame in the viewfinder so you can position your subjects correctly, then its just a matter of cropping in post.

Hope this helps a little.

--edit--
one more thing, while surfing the manual, you can record in HDV, then do a down convert in the camera during capture/playback. This will definately help you in post.

also, after checking the manual, it does have a 4:3 aspect guide. Its in the display setup menu

Chris Hurd · July 15th, 2006, 12:29 PM

Brian has answered this pretty much exactly the same way I was going to.

There are two things to do:

First, when shooting, go to the Display Setup menu and choose Aspect Guide, set to 4:3.

Second, when capturing, go to the Signal Setup menu and choose HD Down-Conv, set to On.

That's basically all you need to do.

David Walding · July 18th, 2006, 01:20 PM

Thanks!

David

July 13th, 2006, 06:31 PM	#1
David Walding Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Claremore Ok Posts: 44	XLH1 Settings I am new to the XLH1. I have it and an XL1s. My vision is to shoot everything in 16:9 60i HD so that the Tape footage is always there and available to me in the future in HD. But for now, I will capture this and size it to 4:3 and SD, as to continue to use both in SD. If this is possible, are there any particular settings on the XLH1 to accomodate this best?? Be gentle, I am new to HD. Thanks.

July 15th, 2006, 12:29 PM	#3
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Brian has answered this pretty much exactly the same way I was going to. There are two things to do: First, when shooting, go to the Display Setup menu and choose Aspect Guide, set to 4:3. Second, when capturing, go to the Signal Setup menu and choose HD Down-Conv, set to On. That's basically all you need to do. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 14th, 2006, 12:29 PM	#2
Brian Critchlow Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 133	Since you want HD archives, you need to shoot in HDV mode obviously. The viewfinder has an aspect framing mode, so you can shoot other aspects like panavision & so on. I haven't gone deep into the manual on this feature, but you may be able to pull up a 4:3 frame in the viewfinder so you can position your subjects correctly, then its just a matter of cropping in post. Hope this helps a little. --edit-- one more thing, while surfing the manual, you can record in HDV, then do a down convert in the camera during capture/playback. This will definately help you in post. also, after checking the manual, it does have a 4:3 aspect guide. Its in the display setup menu

July 18th, 2006, 01:20 PM	#4
David Walding Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Claremore Ok Posts: 44	Thanks! David