Forum: Panasonic P2HD / DVCPRO HD Camcorders
May 13th, 2005, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,964
P2 more Paul Revere than Revolution
The HVX is revolutionary in many ways. In 2007, we will be able to digitally acquire content in all 18 ATSC formats (not sure if exactly true, but true enough to make the point) with a single camera...
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Forum: Panasonic P2HD / DVCPRO HD Camcorders
April 28th, 2005, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 14,951
I test drove the RX8 and it finished a close...
I test drove the RX8 and it finished a close second in my decision. Be careful in Chicago however. You really need an SUV in that town as the potholes will regularly crush aluminum rims and rip low...
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Forum: Panasonic P2HD / DVCPRO HD Camcorders
April 26th, 2005, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 14,951
Patience has never been my strong suit, but I...
Patience has never been my strong suit, but I must be getting more of it with age. After ultimately being underwhelmed by the XL2 for budget broadcast production, I initially viewed/hoped/prayed...
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
January 5th, 2005, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 15,918
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
December 12th, 2004, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,599
There has been some speculation as to the...
There has been some speculation as to the effective color sample in SD when HDV is ingested as 10-bit uncompressed. Some have maintained that in theory, you could end up with 4:2:2 with output to...
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Forum: General HD (720 / 1080) Acquisition
December 3rd, 2004, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,772
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
November 29th, 2004, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,496
Pretty cool, thanks for the post!
1.) Looks...
Pretty cool, thanks for the post!
1.) Looks as if the price is up by $1000. That's got to be an exchange rate deal - love the weak dollar.
2.) It says you can record 1080 60i and output 480...
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Forum: High Definition Video Editing Solutions
November 21st, 2004, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,781
Thanks very much for your suggestions. What...
Thanks very much for your suggestions. What about a CRT HDTV? They have really come down in price - Crutchfield has a 27" Toshiba in native 1080i for $700 - but it does not have firewire, only...
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Forum: High Definition Video Editing Solutions
November 20th, 2004, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,781
HDV color correction
In looking at an HDV NLE setup, would one have to use a professional HD CRT monitor for color correction or are the new 1920x1200 LCD displays up to the task? Is downconverting to an SD CRT...
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Forum: High Definition Video Editing Solutions
November 17th, 2004, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,931
Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately, I feel...
Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately, I feel have to go with FCP or Avid due to the fact that I need to rely on freelancers or newly-minted editors looking for some first-gig experience for the...
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Forum: High Definition Video Editing Solutions
November 16th, 2004, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,931
Best codec for HDV to SD
A shot in the dark here, but if one was to use the FX1/Z1 in HD mode in 60i @ 1/60 with the intention of broadcast distribution on a variety of SD formats - 3/4", BetaSP, DV, Digibeta - what...
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Forum: General HD (720 / 1080) Acquisition
November 11th, 2004, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,854
Update from another forum:
Agreed that the...
Update from another forum:
Agreed that the Sony demo looked "horrible," but pointed out that it did so on a "$1000 Sanyo projector." Reported that clips looked fine on a Sony Quala (sp?)
My...
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Forum: General HD (720 / 1080) Acquisition
November 11th, 2004, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,854
Yeah, this is getting confusing. Clicking the...
Yeah, this is getting confusing. Clicking the link, I fully expected the argument to come from someone who believes 24p on Hi8 is superior to Digital Betacam in 60i. But this was not the case. The...
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
November 11th, 2004, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,189
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
November 11th, 2004, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,189
Direct from the possibly stupid question...
Direct from the possibly stupid question category:
If one was using an SD delivery format, couldn't you achieve a progressive 540-line 30fps by throwing away every other field? Or applying a more...
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Forum: General HD (720 / 1080) Acquisition
November 2nd, 2004, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,951
Toshiba will be introducing a new technology...
Toshiba will be introducing a new technology developed with Canon called SED sometime next year. The SED TV is claimed to offer the dimensions of Plasma, the picture quality of CRT, and a price...
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
October 29th, 2004, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,792
I posted the DV-only 24p mode speculation last...
I posted the DV-only 24p mode speculation last month on the basis that 24p is not part of the HDV format. Barry Green correctly pointed out that 24p isn't part of the DV format either, but Panasonic...
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
October 22nd, 2004, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,828
<<<-- Originally posted by Barry Green : Also,...
<<<-- Originally posted by Barry Green : Also, the color sampling could possibly be 4:2:2, since the 4:2:0 sampling system has two color samples every other line, and if you throw one of those lines...
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
October 22nd, 2004, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,828
Deinterlacing takes half the image and...
Deinterlacing takes half the image and "estimates" the other half. What you guys are talking about is frame blending. Pretty much the same thing -- if there is no decernable difference between...
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
October 22nd, 2004, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,001
Bill,
I wouldn't put any stock whatsoever in...
Bill,
I wouldn't put any stock whatsoever in that review. And I certainly wouldn't make a $5-10 decision on it. Hopefully, we'll get some solid info as to the performance of the FX1 and the...
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
October 22nd, 2004, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,001
Thanks Chris, sorry for the rant. I hope the...
Thanks Chris, sorry for the rant. I hope the Sony people see their way to getting you or Heath a camera to test soon. I'll be watching for a Videography review as well. As to Video Systems, I may...
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
October 22nd, 2004, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,001
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
October 21st, 2004, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,656
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
October 21st, 2004, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,656
I think the FX1 has already killed the DVX. At...
I think the FX1 has already killed the DVX. At the end of the day, going from 60i to 24p in post is virtually the same as doing the conversion in camera. I know I'll probably get flamed for that,...
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Forum: Sony HVR-Z1 / HDR-FX1
October 20th, 2004, 05:04 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 12,168
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