mcsmooth
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All 150 clips from Barry and videomaker have AC3 48000Hz stereo 384Kbps audio. I think it is safe to say that this is standard unless the low bitrates bring this down. (The low bitrates are completely uninteresting since they are limited to 1080i, would have been more usefull with 720p). Stereo AC3 is usually limited to 384 in this application. Higher bitrates are typically used for 5.1. Of course PCM would be nice, but you have to remember its leaving more room for video bandwidth and the differences are almost indistinguishable at 384k. If your ears can actually tell the difference, then you should be smart enough to know that you also aren't getting the best preamps in the world on a camera and can do better externally.
Thanks for all the work so far Barry. Is it true that this camera is crippled by the HVX200's characteristic to only playback clips in the resolution/mode of the current mode (as in, cannot play back 720 files in 1080). If so, is it specific to resolution, frame rate or both? I found this odd considering Pana fixed it in the other camera, but was a reported issue on the videomaker review. If so, any chance it could be a firmware feature to be fixed before/after release?
Similarly, is the HDMI output fixed to a certain resolution/frame rate, can it be changed independently of content, or does it follow the current clip (or current camera mode)? If capable of both resolutions, does it output in all available modes (1080 60i/30p/24p, 720 60p/30p/24p) or does it stick to 60 and add pullup on slower framerates? I'm going to guess it sticks with 60 since since it has more compatability and most TVs and capture cards still don't pull in 24p, rather recreate it after injestion.
I'm going to miss 1/6th shutter on the DVX, was curious to why that went away since HVX (before the frame rate hack). I guess that is a task best for a still camera, but I would hope that cameras in this class eventually allow for multiple frame rates encoded in the standard codecs at different speeds (or at least the shutter speeds for post work).
Thanks for all the work so far Barry. Is it true that this camera is crippled by the HVX200's characteristic to only playback clips in the resolution/mode of the current mode (as in, cannot play back 720 files in 1080). If so, is it specific to resolution, frame rate or both? I found this odd considering Pana fixed it in the other camera, but was a reported issue on the videomaker review. If so, any chance it could be a firmware feature to be fixed before/after release?
Similarly, is the HDMI output fixed to a certain resolution/frame rate, can it be changed independently of content, or does it follow the current clip (or current camera mode)? If capable of both resolutions, does it output in all available modes (1080 60i/30p/24p, 720 60p/30p/24p) or does it stick to 60 and add pullup on slower framerates? I'm going to guess it sticks with 60 since since it has more compatability and most TVs and capture cards still don't pull in 24p, rather recreate it after injestion.
I'm going to miss 1/6th shutter on the DVX, was curious to why that went away since HVX (before the frame rate hack). I guess that is a task best for a still camera, but I would hope that cameras in this class eventually allow for multiple frame rates encoded in the standard codecs at different speeds (or at least the shutter speeds for post work).
Before I list each and every player and codec I have, try this:
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