Michael_Bott
03-01-2005, 08:14 AM
All my projects are planned for delivery on DVD. Are my customers really going to notice a difference if I upgrade to the HDV100 or indeed the FX1/Z1? I ask because I remember this from the FX1/XL2/DVX side by side:
You cannot distribute high-def content on DVD, you would have to down-rez it to standard-def resolution. And both the XL2 and the DVX make better-looking DVD footage than the down-rezzed FX1 does. Down-rezzed FX1 footage put on DVD has the poorest low-light response, the least latitude, the muddiest colors, and the lowest actual resolution. The XL2 and the DVX just look better on DVD. If you’re an indie filmmaker, instructional video producer, or are otherwise looking to produce content on DVD, the DVX and the XL2 make better looking images for DVD.
By the time HDV100 footage is on a silver disk, can we speculate whether producers like me are going to see an advantage? Does anyone have results that would counter what Barry and Jarred wrote about the output of the FX1 to DVD?
I do want my films to have a long shelf life and even if there is no discernable advantage now, should I be future-proofing my projects by going to HDV/DVCPRO-HD at earliest opportunity?
Let me just say in anticipation: Jeez - thank God you guys are out there - I'd be all at sea otherwise ;)
You cannot distribute high-def content on DVD, you would have to down-rez it to standard-def resolution. And both the XL2 and the DVX make better-looking DVD footage than the down-rezzed FX1 does. Down-rezzed FX1 footage put on DVD has the poorest low-light response, the least latitude, the muddiest colors, and the lowest actual resolution. The XL2 and the DVX just look better on DVD. If you’re an indie filmmaker, instructional video producer, or are otherwise looking to produce content on DVD, the DVX and the XL2 make better looking images for DVD.
By the time HDV100 footage is on a silver disk, can we speculate whether producers like me are going to see an advantage? Does anyone have results that would counter what Barry and Jarred wrote about the output of the FX1 to DVD?
I do want my films to have a long shelf life and even if there is no discernable advantage now, should I be future-proofing my projects by going to HDV/DVCPRO-HD at earliest opportunity?
Let me just say in anticipation: Jeez - thank God you guys are out there - I'd be all at sea otherwise ;)