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If it is for sure that the HVX200 is a higher end model then my question would be answered. Moreover, all I've read says that anything GOP is not the most pristine of imagery and if this newer camera is GOP as it appears from all that everyone is saying, then both of these issues would answer our question . . STAY with the HVX and as I had said earlier, our playing with an HPX500 did not give us a better image that we could see and thus again we'd just stay with HVX and lens adapter.
If anyone sees an falicy in our argument about the HVX being better please advise, otherwise we'll more than likely get more HVX's
Depends on the file size, largely (ooh, a pun). If CineForm makes the files 5x or 10x larger, to me that's a problem. If I shoot on a 32GB card and when I import it into ProRes it needs a 500GB hard disk, that's just stupid -- yet that's how FCP works. So how big does CineForm get? If it's comparable file sizes, no problem, but if it's 5x or 10x bigger, I think anyone would find that questionable as a long-term solution.
Yeah, but -- if there's a waveform there, what's the chance that there's a focus-in-red? I think the odds are pretty high, and focus-in-red works really well. If it has magnified focus and focus-in-red, that's all anyone should "need". You may "want" more, but would you really "need" it?
They could do it, they just won't. It's not that someone won't let them join the HDV coalition, they just refuse to do it, primarily because they think it's inadequate quality.
The only high-quality edit-friendly codec out there right now is DVCPRO-HD. HDV certainly isn't NLE-friendly! That's why solutions like CineForm and Apple Intermediate Codec and ProRes all came about, is to get *away* from HDV. And all those options are available for AVC-HD right now. You can use FCP to convert from AVC-HD to NLE-friendly ProRes right now. You can use iMovie or FCExpress to convert from AVC-HD to NLE-friendly AIC right now. And I believe CineForm already has an AVC-HD to CineForm converter right now. In addition, Panasonic has a free utility that converts AVC-HD to DVCPRO-HD MXF format, which is supported by every NLE on the market.
Not in theory, no, but in practical applications, so far, it is. It's all about the bitrate. Interframe has so far been used to get extremely low bitrates; if they'd amp up the bitrates then interframe could be equivalent or even superior.
All else being equal, yes -- but that means equivalent bitrates. And that's the difference. Until they get the interframe bitrates up to the same as intraframe, or at least in the same ballpark, intraframe is superior. And as far as editing, intraframe is way superior.
That is a possibility, especially in that it can be full-raster, but even so it's still 4:2:0. I think at its very best it could be comparable.
Depends on price, of course, but in general I'd agree. But if it's $1995, it almost doesn't matter about the image, I predict it'd still fly off the shelves! However, I can't see why it would be *any* less of an image than the current HVX (long-GOP issues notwithstanding). It looks just like an HVX, it has the same type of design as the HVX, and I bet it uses the same chips (or newer, if engadget is to be believed) as the HVX.
Who doesn't perceive an image quality difference with an HPX500? It's a stop and a half faster with more dynamic range and overall just looks better.
For some users. For others, no -- for those who need the P2 infrastructure, the codec choices, the instant editability, the variable frame rates, etc., the HVX would be the better choice. For those who don't need those, and for whom price is a much bigger concern (i.e., most of our indie/guerilla members), the 150 looks like it would be a more attractive option -- assuming general performance is comparable.
Well, timing will be key here, since this new unit isn't due out for, what -- six months? 8 months? So if you need to act soon, the 150 wouldn't be an option anyway. And if you don't need to act soon, wait it out and let others be the guinea pig. Being the very first to buy is rarely a wise move, as usually you're the one discovering all the faults (look at the EX1 buyers for an example). Sometimes it can pay off to be the "first"; the very first HVX owners and the very first Red owners made sizable returns on investment because there was so much demand for those new products. I don't expect that'll be the case with the 150, so -- buy when you need it, and if you can be patient, others will sort out any issues and report here so you know what you're getting into.