Re: digital video cam compatable?

In article <1h25tsj.17j4ktd3audgqN%allatsea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Antony Lacey <allatsea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Chris Ridd <chrisridd@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > >>> i have been asked (volantiered) to get the video off a Sony Handycam
> > >>> DCR-TRV60E which will be the video cam in question, it is being hired
> > >>> for a event.
> >
> > Didn't Roger say it was for a wedding?
>
> Not in this thread, but reading the replies it seems you are correct.
> I've been struggling to keep up again - it didn't help my ADSL being off
> for most of last night and today :-(
>
> > > And you don't necessarily need iMovie HD to do widescreen. You can
> > > import as normal, then just make sure you export as widescreen - it
> > > works ok here.
> > >
> > > The picture is just 'squashed' while editing.
> >
> > OK, I stand corrected. I thought that iMovie HD could handle 16:9 DV streams
> > correctly whereas previous versions didn't 'quite'.
>
> It all comes down to the export. When I got FCP even I was trying to
> figure out how to edit in widescreen - then I discovered it's a case of
> editing with what you import, and getting the settings right when you've
> done.
>
> HDV is nice to edit with though because it's widescreen native (or my
> Sony is anyway) which means you get the feel for it all the way through,
> which is a better way to work.
>
> I shoot all of my video in widescreen now, it just makes it easier to
> deal with later if you want less rather than more.

You throw away resolution doing that. Twice.

Cheapy cameras shoot 16:9 by remapping the CCD, switching off 25% of it
in two strips top and bottom. 16:9 is still 720 pixels * 576 pixels.
Those pixels have been sat on by an elephant. They are gathered from a
smaller bit of the CCD, making it and the lens work harder. With the
cheap 'glass' in sub £1000 camcorders, that is not a great idea.

Cropping to 4:3 afterward throws away 25% of the pixels you captured,
and remanufactures pixels from the neighbours.

It is better to keep the aspect ratio camera native. If you plan to
export 16:9 get a Canon XL2 or similar. They have three 16:9 CCD
arrays, big enough to afford not using the sides when shooting 4:3.

At their prices, I'll be waiting for an affordable 720p camera to
appear.

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