24p for documentary? (for DVD release and TV broadcast) at DVinfo.net

Emanuel Altenburger · March 9th, 2007, 05:09 AM

Hello,

I will be shooting a 50 minute documentary in the near future and am planning to shoot it on 24p because I like the look of it a lot. Until now I´ve just done 24p recording on a Sony HDCAM 900 for digital cinema-screenings, not 24p for TV broadcast yet. How difficult or easy is this process of converting down to DigiBeta (25p) for example. I assume if it´s the HD route, it´s not a problem since HDCAM supports 24p.

Thanks for your help and comments,
Emanuel

Dan Brazda · March 12th, 2007, 03:35 PM

You won't have any problems. We shoot 24P documentaries on the 350 all the time and archive in that form. We downconvert to DigiBeta for Broadcast with no issues at all.

Emanuel Altenburger · March 12th, 2007, 03:46 PM

thanks a lot. That´s good to hear:-) Cheers!

Steve Cahill · March 16th, 2007, 07:02 AM

How are you downlconverting?

Emanuel Altenburger · March 16th, 2007, 08:23 AM

I have a friend/partner who owns an online-edit suite and who has all sorts of toys. I´ve done some downconverts from hdcam to digibeta @ 25p. They were absolutely fine. With 24p I haven´t done any Digibeta downconverts. I thought that it would be best to copy the finished film from an XDCAM HD onto Hdcam (via HD-SDI) to have an HDCAM master and then downconvert from HDCAM to Digibeta. Does this sound possible?

Dan Brazda · March 16th, 2007, 01:26 PM

We use XDCam HD Discs (1080/24P) for archiving and broadcast Digibeta (PDWF70 SDI out to DigiBeta SDI in). The station broadcasting our stuuf will go HD shortly and then we can deliver HD Quicktimes via Firewire Drive and then to their server.

March 9th, 2007, 05:09 AM	#1
Emanuel Altenburger Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Innsbruck, Austria Posts: 134	24p for documentary? (for DVD release and TV broadcast) Hello, I will be shooting a 50 minute documentary in the near future and am planning to shoot it on 24p because I like the look of it a lot. Until now I´ve just done 24p recording on a Sony HDCAM 900 for digital cinema-screenings, not 24p for TV broadcast yet. How difficult or easy is this process of converting down to DigiBeta (25p) for example. I assume if it´s the HD route, it´s not a problem since HDCAM supports 24p. Thanks for your help and comments, Emanuel Last edited by Emanuel Altenburger; March 9th, 2007 at 05:13 AM. Reason: x

March 16th, 2007, 07:02 AM	#4
Steve Cahill Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 321	How are you downlconverting? __________________ Regards Steve

March 16th, 2007, 08:23 AM	#5
Emanuel Altenburger Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Innsbruck, Austria Posts: 134	downconvert I have a friend/partner who owns an online-edit suite and who has all sorts of toys. I´ve done some downconverts from hdcam to digibeta @ 25p. They were absolutely fine. With 24p I haven´t done any Digibeta downconverts. I thought that it would be best to copy the finished film from an XDCAM HD onto Hdcam (via HD-SDI) to have an HDCAM master and then downconvert from HDCAM to Digibeta. Does this sound possible?

March 12th, 2007, 03:35 PM	#2
Dan Brazda Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 165	You won't have any problems. We shoot 24P documentaries on the 350 all the time and archive in that form. We downconvert to DigiBeta for Broadcast with no issues at all.

March 12th, 2007, 03:46 PM	#3
Emanuel Altenburger Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Innsbruck, Austria Posts: 134	thanks a lot. That´s good to hear:-) Cheers!

March 16th, 2007, 01:26 PM	#6
Dan Brazda Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 165	We use XDCam HD Discs (1080/24P) for archiving and broadcast Digibeta (PDWF70 SDI out to DigiBeta SDI in). The station broadcasting our stuuf will go HD shortly and then we can deliver HD Quicktimes via Firewire Drive and then to their server.