720/24P or 720/24PA?

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conrad787

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Just got my HVX in the mail yesterday. So far, it sounds like shooting at 720 is what most people do, because the difference between 1080i and 720p is "negligible". Is that true?

Also, what's the difference between shooting at 720/24p vs. 720/24pa? I plan on using FCP 6.0.3.

Thanks,
conrad
 
conrad787 said:
Just got my HVX in the mail yesterday. So far, it sounds like shooting at 720 is what most people do, because the difference between 1080i and 720p is "negligible". Is that true?

Also, what's the difference between shooting at 720/24p vs. 720/24pa? I plan on using FCP 6.0.3.

Thanks,
conrad
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Well it kinda depends on what you intend to do with the footage. All the modes have their uses in certain instances. I'd read the forum FAQs and just spend some time shooting. The HVX200 is a great camera but it takes a fair amount of practice to get up to speed.

-Noah
 
yeah there is no 720/24pA...but there is a 720/24pN which is native 24fps with no pulldown pattern added. 720/24p is actually shot at about 60fps and you need to convert in FCP using the DVCPRO HD frame rate converter.

You should only really use regular 24p if your working with the FS-100 or another external recording device as 720/24pN is only compatible with P2 recording.
 
Just got my HVX in the mail yesterday. So far, it sounds like shooting at 720 is what most people do, because the difference between 1080i and 720p is "negligible". Is that true?
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The difference is somewhat less noticeable in close up shots where fine detail is not spread throughout the frame, than in distant shots of say, detailed landscapes or distant structures. For shots with abundant and distant detail, I would say shoot 1080 if you can.
 
Also, at 1080i, you get a bigger image but can't have the wide range of variable framerates that 720p would give you...
 
FUBARFilms said:
720/24p is actually shot at about 60fps and you need to convert in FCP using the DVCPRO HD frame rate converter.
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I think when it comes to FCP, the better way of expressing it is that when you ingest the footage (whether from the P2 card in-camera or another storage location, if you've transferred files off the P2), you need to make sure that the codec you are using (in audio/video settings) is set to 720/24p before you ingest.
 
And the problem isn't the camera. It's FCP's lack of support for the 1080i/24p mode.
 
I think most who've used it a lot will tell you the HVX200 is really a 720p camera at its core. You can get a bit more resolution in 1080p but it's not a ton and you lose a lot of features as well as make your workflow a bit tougher. In many ways, the HVX200 was kind of made to be a mini-Varicam which is a native 720p camcorder. Shooting 720p24pN not only gives you access to all those wonderful variable frame-rates but it also gives you a lot more card space. If I had bought the HVX200 as a 1080 camera, I would have been ticked off. As a 720p one however, I love every bit of it.
 
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