Wow,
So, if one wants to bring HDV to SD and not use FCP or compressor, what is the best way?

Devon,


go here:

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/what-hap...d-quality.html



I just finished a 2hour 20 minute hd video to Sd. I prefer to stay in Hd! Hence I still have my xl2 and gl2!!


Dale Guthormsen

My bank balance still screams in pain when I view my invoices for large-scale Blue-Ray production compared to DVD... and a new set of PDfs arrived today which made me flinch! :).

There is still a huge difference in outlay and total costs so this needs to be taken into account if anybody is thinking about going the HD route and selling Blue-Ray as the end product, compared to the same movie in DVD.

Blue Ray discs can be sold at higher retail prices than DVD and this will help balance some of the higher costs lost through production, but the simple fact is that the number of Blue-Ray discs sold for the same title will be much lower than DVD. Things are changing, but at a very slow pace, far slower than we all envisioned a few years ago.

Tony,

In some ways I am surprised at the slow take off of HD/bluray.

In wildlife shooting I think the difference is dramatic!! and If that is ones passion then going HD is inevitable.

shooting a movie of sorts is another story. When HD came on the scene I personally felt that getting the Sd to look by making it softer, grainier, DOF, color corrected was really in contradiction to the introduced hd format which was so much morre crystal.

shooting events: sporting, weddings etc. I thought HD would move much faster but it really has not.

While we see the differences as pretty dramatic I am now of the opinion most people do not.

Blu ray players are selling, but the fact that they upgrade the dvd's and make them look substantially better than our old dvd player that is actually slowing down blu ray sales. I only buy blu rays if I know the HD will significantly improve the experience. And, A lot of films are alright, but not worth spending the extra cash on.

It is interesting stuff.

I have a grouse video in HD and SD I show the hd first on the 50 inch plasma and then show the SD afterwards. Most of my friends that have seen this have bought a blu ray player.


Dale guthormsen

Oh yea, the expense of going hd is in fact significant!! It isn't just the camera, eh?