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April 9th, 2006, 03:51 AM | #1 |
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Does HDV = 4:2:2 SD?
Does HDV = 4:2:2 SD?
I've seen various technical discussions on this which go right over my head, but I want to know, if I downconvert 1080i HDV to a 4:2:2 SD codec like DVcPro 50 or Canopus, will I get full 4:2:2 colour from th FX1 in standard def? |
April 9th, 2006, 06:48 AM | #2 |
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Pretty much: effectively HDV stores the color information for a group of four pixels, and when you scale down to SD from 1080i you're cutting the pixel count by about 75%. So absent compression issues, you'll actually have more color information than shooting native 4:2:2 SD; a smart scaler could probably use the extra luminance information to give you ten-bit video as well.
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The next question is, would the same apply to an FX1 or Z1 shooting in DV mode?
Or is it the ability to just pull more info out of a HDV image? |
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Thanks for the reply Mark. I thought it was something like that given the amount of info on 1080i. Some of the tech discussion are v complicated.
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