P2 DVC Pro artifacting at DVinfo.net
DV Info Net

Go Back   DV Info Net > Panasonic P2HD / AVCCAM / AVCHD / DV Camera Systems > Panasonic P2HD / DVCPRO HD Camcorders
Register FAQ Today's Posts Buyer's Guides

Panasonic P2HD / DVCPRO HD Camcorders
All AG-HPX and AJ-PX Series camcorders and P2 / P2HD hardware.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old April 25th, 2006, 10:20 AM   #1
Tourist
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Posts: 1
P2 DVC Pro artifacting

Last month we were on a four day location production shoot and used the HVX200 shooting DVCPRO 480 widescreen. We had done tests between DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO and didn't see any difference so with only three 4 gig cards we opted for DVCPRO. We had prior to this trip shot in 720 30PN at 60 frames a second for some promos and it turned out beautifully - very nice slow motion, very clean picture. What we experienced on our location shoot looked to be bad compression on certain clips. It was chunky sometimes around the edges of a persons face or their arms and seemed to appear where the signal could have been a little oversaturated, specifically with deep blue and red colors.

Has anyone raised this issue?
Greg Partridge is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 25th, 2006, 02:58 PM   #2
Regular Crew
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Costa Mesa, The OC, CA
Posts: 87
It is hard to tell what you are referring to but I think you are seeing the heavy compression of DV or DVCPRO. DVCPRO50 is much milder with that stuff. Reds tend to be blocky with DV. Post some pix.
Phil Hover is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 25th, 2006, 05:42 PM   #3
Major Player
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 285
If I'm not mistaken, bit for bit DVCPRO (non-HD) is miniDV. So the colorspace is 4:1:1, which means there will be major blocks around bright objects, particularly reds.

Most NLEs have a smoothing algorithm you can apply before going to DVD. But, in general, shooting in another format would be smarter.

If you're shooting 720p (DVCPRO HD) this shouldn't be as much of an issue, although it is more compressed per pixel than DVCPRO 50.
Matthew Wauhkonen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old April 26th, 2006, 12:44 AM   #4
Barry Wan Kenobi
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 3,863
I think Matthew's right, I think you're seeing 4:1:1 color sampling. DVCPRO is indeed bit-for-bit the same compression system and color sampling as DV (in NTSC territories; in PAL territories it's 4:1:1 vs. DV's 4:2:0).

DVCPRO50 would probably have performed much better, due to it having twice as much color resolution and less overall compression.
Barry Green is offline   Reply
Reply

DV Info Net refers all where-to-buy and where-to-rent questions exclusively to these trusted full line dealers and rental houses...

B&H Photo Video
(866) 521-7381
New York, NY USA

Scan Computers Int. Ltd.
+44 0871-472-4747
Bolton, Lancashire UK


DV Info Net also encourages you to support local businesses and buy from an authorized dealer in your neighborhood.
  You are here: DV Info Net > Panasonic P2HD / AVCCAM / AVCHD / DV Camera Systems > Panasonic P2HD / DVCPRO HD Camcorders


 



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:42 PM.


DV Info Net -- Real Names, Real People, Real Info!
1998-2024 The Digital Video Information Network