Rookie 30p question, but here it goes...
 

I always shoot 30p. Mostly because I love the look. But, what situations whould I be better off shooting in 60i? Are there situations where I am potentially 'boxing' myself into a corner with 30p? (i.e. de-interlacing situations?)

My projects are for private use, not broadcast. However I wouldn't mind doing a few projects that could potentially be considered for broadcast. Recommendations? What do you shoot in and why? Thanks in advance.

Re: Rookie 30p question, but here it goes...
 

i'm in pal land, but either way i always shoot i - you can always go p in post.

Re: Rookie 30p question, but here it goes...
 

I always shoot 60i. You can always deinterlace later.

Especially if you think you might ever go out to any form of optical media (disc), I can't think of any reason to shoot p.

But if you like the progressive look, you should do what you like.

Re: Rookie 30p question, but here it goes...
 

Won't 30P result in less artifacting with scenes like moving water and blowing trees? De-interlacing won't reduce artifacting after the fact will it? (Obviously I haven't tried that experiment).

Re: Rookie 30p question, but here it goes...
 

Why would it reduce artifacting? It's the same data/compression rate.