HD 100 and up conversion... at DVinfo.net

Tim Baker · August 15th, 2005, 06:15 PM

I've been reading the manual for the HD100 that I downloaded...am reading it right?

It says that it will actually up-convert to 1080i. Is that right? If so...why won't it shoot in 1080i?

And if it does...how does that work for me in post...etc? Will I have to up-convert to 1080i at digitization into FCP? Then when I go to output...will need the new deck that is in ProHD line? Or just any HD deck? Or can I re-output to camera the 1080i to the DV tape stock?

I have the HD100 on order...hope to get it before the end of the month. I am just trying to figure out the work flow and all the functions.

Also, are there any plug-ins that will allow me to edit the true 24p that it will shoot in Final Cut Pro?

Thanks all.

Barry Green · August 15th, 2005, 09:24 PM

1080i is not a camera mode for the HD100. Don't get distracted by a red herring here.

The camera shoots 720p, and it records 720p.

What it can do is output its 720p signal to a monitor as 720p, or it can output its 720p signal to a 1080i monitor by converting that 720p signal to 1080i. However, if you're playing back from tape, the 1080i signal that it outputs will be a conversion of its 720/30p (or 720/25p or 720/24p) recording -- so it won't look like 1080/60i. It'll look like 720p.

You can't output 1080i to the camera, it can't record 1080i, in fact there's nothing about it that is in any way compatible with 1080i -- it can't play back or record HDV 1080i format, etc.

The 1080i function is really there for two reasons: 1) if you're connecting the camera to a 1080i-only monitor (which couldn't otherwise display the camera's native 720p signal), or 2) for using the camera in a live-switched production that is otherwise all-1080i. There may be other reasons, but I can't think of any.

August 15th, 2005, 06:15 PM	#1
Tim Baker Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 28	HD 100 and up conversion... I've been reading the manual for the HD100 that I downloaded...am reading it right? It says that it will actually up-convert to 1080i. Is that right? If so...why won't it shoot in 1080i? And if it does...how does that work for me in post...etc? Will I have to up-convert to 1080i at digitization into FCP? Then when I go to output...will need the new deck that is in ProHD line? Or just any HD deck? Or can I re-output to camera the 1080i to the DV tape stock? I have the HD100 on order...hope to get it before the end of the month. I am just trying to figure out the work flow and all the functions. Also, are there any plug-ins that will allow me to edit the true 24p that it will shoot in Final Cut Pro? Thanks all. __________________ "It is not the light at the end of the tunnel that we should seek...it is the courage to take the next step in the dark that we must find."

August 15th, 2005, 09:24 PM	#2
Barry Green Barry Wan Kenobi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,863	1080i is not a camera mode for the HD100. Don't get distracted by a red herring here. The camera shoots 720p, and it records 720p. What it can do is output its 720p signal to a monitor as 720p, or it can output its 720p signal to a 1080i monitor by converting that 720p signal to 1080i. However, if you're playing back from tape, the 1080i signal that it outputs will be a conversion of its 720/30p (or 720/25p or 720/24p) recording -- so it won't look like 1080/60i. It'll look like 720p. You can't output 1080i to the camera, it can't record 1080i, in fact there's nothing about it that is in any way compatible with 1080i -- it can't play back or record HDV 1080i format, etc. The 1080i function is really there for two reasons: 1) if you're connecting the camera to a 1080i-only monitor (which couldn't otherwise display the camera's native 720p signal), or 2) for using the camera in a live-switched production that is otherwise all-1080i. There may be other reasons, but I can't think of any.