Berny Kellerer
March 14th, 2004, 06:32 AM
Dear all, I am new to the board and would like to take this opportunity to
introduce myself: My name is Berny, I am CD of a young, London based film production company.
I am very interested in buying one of the new JVC HDTV camcorders, either the
HD1 or the HD10. I know that operating
a NTSC camera in a PAL country means
some extra hassle, but it shouldn't be too
much of a problem for us (as we are
already using some NTSC equipment).
There are two things I just do not
get, hopefully one of you guys will be able
to answer my questions (I had a look at
some other threads, but haven't found what I was looking for), sorry if those
things should have been asked in the past.
1. As the technology used in the HD1 and
the HD10 is virtually the same (apart from the XLR inputs and the colour bar generator), I am really wondering why one should buy the more expensive HD10. Yes, I know that there is this "edge enhancement" problem, but isn't there a way to avoid EE while shooting ?
Is there are direct comparison between the two cameras ?
2. OK, let's say we shoot a music video in
HD. The clients needs the final product on a BetaCam tape for TV distribution, but would also like to put the HD Clip on a bonus computer CD ROM. The CD ROM clip is no problem (as we do not have to change the resolution), but we will also have to do a downconversion of the video (from HD to SD for distribution on tape).
Will the image still look sharper and more detailed after this conversion ? I know this may sound like a stupid question to most of you, but again:
I do not get this point, so to put it very simple: Does a downconversion mean that the image will look like an "ordinary" DV Cam ? Or will it be "more detailed".
Thanks for your help !
introduce myself: My name is Berny, I am CD of a young, London based film production company.
I am very interested in buying one of the new JVC HDTV camcorders, either the
HD1 or the HD10. I know that operating
a NTSC camera in a PAL country means
some extra hassle, but it shouldn't be too
much of a problem for us (as we are
already using some NTSC equipment).
There are two things I just do not
get, hopefully one of you guys will be able
to answer my questions (I had a look at
some other threads, but haven't found what I was looking for), sorry if those
things should have been asked in the past.
1. As the technology used in the HD1 and
the HD10 is virtually the same (apart from the XLR inputs and the colour bar generator), I am really wondering why one should buy the more expensive HD10. Yes, I know that there is this "edge enhancement" problem, but isn't there a way to avoid EE while shooting ?
Is there are direct comparison between the two cameras ?
2. OK, let's say we shoot a music video in
HD. The clients needs the final product on a BetaCam tape for TV distribution, but would also like to put the HD Clip on a bonus computer CD ROM. The CD ROM clip is no problem (as we do not have to change the resolution), but we will also have to do a downconversion of the video (from HD to SD for distribution on tape).
Will the image still look sharper and more detailed after this conversion ? I know this may sound like a stupid question to most of you, but again:
I do not get this point, so to put it very simple: Does a downconversion mean that the image will look like an "ordinary" DV Cam ? Or will it be "more detailed".
Thanks for your help !