Shot at 720p60, is this true HD?

[cjc306]

Hi everyone,

I am handling the post production of a short that was shot on an HVX-200 at 720p60. I'm relatively new to the HD game and have a question.

If we shot at HD 720p60 with an aspect ratio of 960x720 is this really HD? I was always under the impression that the only true HD aspect ratios were 1280x720 and 1920x1080.

Can anyone shed some light on this situation?

Thanks!

[Barry_Green]

Yes it's "really" HD. As you search around you'll find that practically no HD recording format (including the big names like HDCAM or DVCPRO-HD) actually record the full frame size, they all shrink it down before recording. HDCAM doesn't record 1920x1080, it records 1440x1080, etc. It's just the way HD recording has been done.

[cjc306]

So if I am editing with this footage and I export a QuickTime movie set at those native settings:

Frame Size: 960x720
Aspect Ratio: HD (960x720) (16:9)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: HD (960x720)

And with the compressor set at 'NONE', would the Quicktime movie also be of true HD resolution/size?

If not, what is the best way to go about getting it up to 1280x720 or 1920x1080?

Thanks!

[Luis Caffesse]

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=111570

[cjc306]

One more issue,

So I export a Quicktime File at the settings I listed above but the resulting movie comes out at a pixel aspect ratio of 1280x720.

This is what I wanted, however, I would like to gain an understanding as to why this happened (exporting a video at 960x720 and having it come out at 1280x720).

Thanks!