Re: standalaone recorder or laptop capture?


"AnthonyR" <nomail@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hey Guys,
> I know this thread should die but i was just reading Oct issue of Studio
> magazine (the one with the Sony z1U on the cover).
> And theres a paragraph in there about editing HDV, it say to consider
> using the CineForm DI (Digital Intermediary) as it converts
> the 4:2:0 m2t stream (native HDV) to a 4:2:2 short GOP stream. Stating
> that this eliminates the color shift issues with editing in native
> HDV format.
> And in the next page, Avid has a full page ad, where they state up on top
> Native HDV support in their new Avid Xpress Pro.
>
> I quote from the avid ad: " Plug in capture, and go-- all Sony and JVC
> formats will be handled natively.
> No intermediate formats and no transcoding means maximum quality in
> minimum time" end ad quotes.
>
> Hmm, Now who do you believe?
>
> I also find it weird the same issue has a review of Avid Xpress Pro HD on
> page 12 and state as a negatives that missing is HDV format editing,
> Mac OS support, non-modal editing interface and freedom from installation
> problems.
>
> Funny right?
>
> Well which is correct? The review or the big avid ad?
> I guess the review was either poorly done or they added support
> afterwards? Hmmm.
>
> OK, just figured I'd ask which you guys think is better for editing HDV,
> intermediary transcoding for better compositing and color space or native
> format editing for speed and i guess less transcoding loss?
>
> AnthonyR.
>
>
>

OK One more thing on topic of HDV, i just read where Sony's Vegas uses the
CineForm codec to capture and convert directly from the iLink into a
"visually perfect" Digital Intermediate AVI file that can be edited in Vegas
with ease.

So i am beginning to see two approached here, the DI and the Native
formatting being used in different editing packages,
I wonder which approach will come out ahead?
They both claim better quality.

AnthonyR.


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