How to distribute DVCPRO HD at DVinfo.net

Bill Southworth · February 17th, 2006, 04:43 PM

I'm interested in how people are distributing DVCPRO HD and 1080i content for broadcast. Current DVDs are much lower quality. DVCPRO decks start at $5K and go up from there. What are stations and networks asking for?

David Saraceno · February 17th, 2006, 05:07 PM

Very good question

Shane Ross · February 17th, 2006, 06:03 PM

D5. No station will take a DVCPRO HD master. You need to master to either D5 or HDCAM SR...for high def delivery. Digibeta for standard def.

Jeff Kilgroe · February 17th, 2006, 06:16 PM

Check with your local broadcaster(s) or whoever you intend to submit to. Shane pretty well sums it up, but some broadcasters are a little more open and some even work in DVCPRO[HD] format and will accept a DVCPRO tape. Some will accept SD material on DVD and/or DV too. All depends on who they are, what they want and what you may have that would interest them.

If you intend to submit your work to broadcasters regularly, you will probably have to invest in an HDCAM deck or other means of creating the proper format. As that will be cheaper in the long run than continuously handing your P2 cards or DLT tapes over to a service center that would output to HDCAM or other format for you.

February 17th, 2006, 04:43 PM	#1
Bill Southworth Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 37	How to distribute DVCPRO HD I'm interested in how people are distributing DVCPRO HD and 1080i content for broadcast. Current DVDs are much lower quality. DVCPRO decks start at $5K and go up from there. What are stations and networks asking for?

February 17th, 2006, 06:16 PM	#4
Jeff Kilgroe Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 681	Check with your local broadcaster(s) or whoever you intend to submit to. Shane pretty well sums it up, but some broadcasters are a little more open and some even work in DVCPRO[HD] format and will accept a DVCPRO tape. Some will accept SD material on DVD and/or DV too. All depends on who they are, what they want and what you may have that would interest them. If you intend to submit your work to broadcasters regularly, you will probably have to invest in an HDCAM deck or other means of creating the proper format. As that will be cheaper in the long run than continuously handing your P2 cards or DLT tapes over to a service center that would output to HDCAM or other format for you. __________________ - Jeff Kilgroe - Applied Visual Technologies \| DarkScience - www.darkscience.com

February 17th, 2006, 05:07 PM	#2
David Saraceno Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Inland Northwest Posts: 490	Very good question

February 17th, 2006, 06:03 PM	#3
Shane Ross Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 539	D5. No station will take a DVCPRO HD master. You need to master to either D5 or HDCAM SR...for high def delivery. Digibeta for standard def.