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[Douglas Spotted Eagle]

Originally Posted by Brian Luce

Hi DSE, but why would the HVX200 "shine"? Aren't you saying the dvcpro50 and mini dv would look the same? Or did you mean it would shine in chromakeying in dvcpro50 mode?

Shine, as in you can shoot both modes and compare for yourself. Shine, as in the cam is a cheap alternative to SD 4:2:2, and there is no upsampling/downsampling taking place. The several selectable recording modes and the variable framerates are where this cam simply kicks butt, IMO.

[Brian Luce]

Originally Posted by Douglas Spotted Eagle

Shine, as in you can shoot both modes and compare for yourself. Shine, as in the cam is a cheap alternative to SD 4:2:2, and there is no upsampling/downsampling taking place. The several selectable recording modes and the variable framerates are where this cam simply kicks butt, IMO.

That'd be an interesting test, HVX mini DV versus its DV50 mode. I wonder if there's a discernible difference...

[Shane Coburn]

Originally Posted by Brian Luce

Shane, sorry to have diverted your thread slightly, but one thing you might take from it is the idea of staying with HD and downconverting then cropping the image from 16/9 (widescreen) to 4/3 (regular TV).

No problem. My project is pretty much done and I got the info I needed (thanks to the helpful people on this site). Divert away.

[Stephan Ahonen]

Shooting and mastering in HD then downconverting to SD as the last step provides a much cleaner picture than an all-SD workflow. Shoot your footage for the center 4:3 region of the 16:9 picture and crop the footage as your first step in editing. Your final resolution will either be 960x720 or 1440x1080.