Is 1080 30i Ok for Talking Heads? at DVinfo.net

Steve Kalle · January 4th, 2011, 11:19 PM

I am about to purchase a Tricaster XD300 switcher which only allows recording in 720 60p and 1080 30i. I will be using an EX1 and up to 2 EX3s. And does shooting interlaced affect greenscreen keying?

Thanks

Garrett Low · January 4th, 2011, 11:55 PM

30i would come out as 15 frames per second. Do you mean 60i? 60i would be fine for talking heads viewed but 30i would probably not be acceptable.

-Garrett

Steve Kalle · January 5th, 2011, 02:40 AM

Yes, it should be 60i. Their is a typo on their website in a certain section.

Vincent Oliver · January 5th, 2011, 05:16 AM

I have always had the best green screen results from Progressive frames, having said that, until I had the EX3 I always used interlaced footage with Canon cameras and got good results, although not as good as progressive.

January 4th, 2011, 11:19 PM	#1
Steve Kalle Trustee Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,554	Is 1080 30i Ok for Talking Heads? I am about to purchase a Tricaster XD300 switcher which only allows recording in 720 60p and 1080 30i. I will be using an EX1 and up to 2 EX3s. And does shooting interlaced affect greenscreen keying? Thanks

January 4th, 2011, 11:55 PM	#2
Garrett Low Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Novato, CA Posts: 1,774	30i would come out as 15 frames per second. Do you mean 60i? 60i would be fine for talking heads viewed but 30i would probably not be acceptable. -Garrett __________________ Garrett Low www.GLowMediaProductions.com

January 5th, 2011, 05:16 AM	#4
Vincent Oliver Trustee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chislehurst, London Posts: 1,724	I have always had the best green screen results from Progressive frames, having said that, until I had the EX3 I always used interlaced footage with Canon cameras and got good results, although not as good as progressive. __________________ Eyes are a deaf man’s ears. Ears are a blind man’s eyes

January 5th, 2011, 02:40 AM	#3
Steve Kalle Trustee Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,554	Yes, it should be 60i. Their is a typo on their website in a certain section.