Internal down-convert at DVinfo.net

Marc Martin · January 4th, 2005, 02:48 AM

If you record in HDV mode, then use the internal down-convert to a DV capture: Is the image is:

- 16:9 anamorph ?
- 16:9 letterbox ?
- 4:3 cropped ?

Thank.

Joonas Kiviharju · January 4th, 2005, 03:09 AM

There is a menu setting for TV-TYPE which let's you set it to 16:9 or 4:3. 16:9 means that it downconverts all the outputs including firewire to 16:9 anamorphic. The 4:3 setting means that it converts them to 16:9 letterboxed to fit a 4:3 television. So both are possible.
If you record HDV, it's always 16:9, so you can't get 4:3 cropped out of this camera. (Z1 might do this?)

Mike Tiffee · January 4th, 2005, 05:35 AM

The Z1 will provide the addition of a 4:3 center cut output.

The FX-1 outputs from HD to SD in the following formats:
4:3 anamorphic
16:9 letterbox

The FX-1 does not provide a "16x9 anamorphic" output- the output is 4:3 and your display device does the correction to 16:9 widescreen.

January 4th, 2005, 02:48 AM	#1
Marc Martin Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Paris, France Posts: 80	Internal down-convert If you record in HDV mode, then use the internal down-convert to a DV capture: Is the image is: - 16:9 anamorph ? - 16:9 letterbox ? - 4:3 cropped ? Thank.

January 4th, 2005, 03:09 AM	#2
Joonas Kiviharju Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 52	There is a menu setting for TV-TYPE which let's you set it to 16:9 or 4:3. 16:9 means that it downconverts all the outputs including firewire to 16:9 anamorphic. The 4:3 setting means that it converts them to 16:9 letterboxed to fit a 4:3 television. So both are possible. If you record HDV, it's always 16:9, so you can't get 4:3 cropped out of this camera. (Z1 might do this?)

January 4th, 2005, 05:35 AM	#3
Mike Tiffee Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 150	The Z1 will provide the addition of a 4:3 center cut output. The FX-1 outputs from HD to SD in the following formats: 4:3 anamorphic 16:9 letterbox The FX-1 does not provide a "16x9 anamorphic" output- the output is 4:3 and your display device does the correction to 16:9 widescreen.