950 16:9 vs 4:3 rendered as 16:9 at DVinfo.net

Tor Salomonsen · August 12th, 2003, 03:17 AM

If I start shooting 16:9 on my 950 what would be the difference between that footage and what I shoot on 4:3, if they are both used in the same 16:9 project?

(Edit: seems tags don't work in the subject field)

Margus Kivilaan · August 13th, 2003, 08:58 AM

i'm not 100% sure, but i think there will not be any quality loss, 950 makes 16:9 picture by cutting down upper and lower part of 4:3 image anyway. It can depend on your edit program, how it makes picture cropping. Yeah, and time spent for rendering.

regs, Margus

Tor Salomonsen · August 13th, 2003, 11:45 AM

I use Vegas, which is great for cropping. But if you are right, rendering 4:3 footage as 16:9 and shooting 16:9 (on the same 950) and render as 16:9 will amount to the same: the footage is being chopped top and bottom.

Actually it will be better to shoot 4:3 because I can fine-tune the chop (adjust up or down) plus I can use the footage as 4:3 unreduced. Going the other way, shooting 16:9 and render as 4:3 will give me reduction twice, if you are right.
Can anyone confirm this, please?

August 12th, 2003, 03:17 AM	#1
Tor Salomonsen Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 265	950 16:9 vs 4:3 rendered as 16:9 If I start shooting 16:9 on my 950 what would be the difference between that footage and what I shoot on 4:3, if they are both used in the same 16:9 project? (Edit: seems tags don't work in the subject field)

August 13th, 2003, 08:58 AM	#2
Margus Kivilaan Regular Crew Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 123	i'm not 100% sure, but i think there will not be any quality loss, 950 makes 16:9 picture by cutting down upper and lower part of 4:3 image anyway. It can depend on your edit program, how it makes picture cropping. Yeah, and time spent for rendering. regs, Margus

August 13th, 2003, 11:45 AM	#3
Tor Salomonsen Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 265	I use Vegas, which is great for cropping. But if you are right, rendering 4:3 footage as 16:9 and shooting 16:9 (on the same 950) and render as 16:9 will amount to the same: the footage is being chopped top and bottom. Actually it will be better to shoot 4:3 because I can fine-tune the chop (adjust up or down) plus I can use the footage as 4:3 unreduced. Going the other way, shooting 16:9 and render as 4:3 will give me reduction twice, if you are right. Can anyone confirm this, please?