HPX250: 1080p With Ninja 2 and HPX250 Is It Possible?

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Robertofish

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I just got my HPX250 and am new to using it however I notice that it is not 1080p and in the specs for the camera it says that it is progressive, why is this? It should be noted that I am using a Ninja 2 with HDDs to record via HDMI, because I like that it records to Apple Pro Res 422HQ is it something in the settings of the hpx250 or is it something in the settings of the Ninja 2 or is it just not 1080p because I thought the camera was 1080p? I don't want to use de-interlace or 720p because that reduces the quality of the image, in which case what was the point of buying the camera if your only going to use it for 720p?

Thanks everyone!
 
Your camera is 1080p and being progressive means that it's not interlaced. This is a good thing.
 
The HPX250 outputs 1080/60i over its HDMI port. That 1080/60i can be either made up of 1080/24p, 1080/30p, or 1080/60i. That is what the camera is capable of creating and outputting. There is no prospect of having the HPX250 output 1080/60p, it doesn't do that.
 
Ok, then why am I getting an interlaced video when I record? I know the camera is 1080p and progressive but when I record its definitely interlaced, so the question is how do I make it non interlaced?
 
First of all it depends on what frame rate you're using. If you're using 1080/30p, you should see no interlacing. If you're using 1080/60i, it's not progressive, it's interlaced, and you'll see interlacing everywhere. If you're using 1080/24p, then it uses 3:2 pulldown and you have to run a special process to strip out the pulldown and restore the footage to its progressive nature. Although I sort of think the Ninja 2 is supposed to be able to do that process automatically, isn't it?
 
Barry_Green said:
First of all it depends on what frame rate you're using. If you're using 1080/30p, you should see no interlacing. If you're using 1080/60i, it's not progressive, it's interlaced, and you'll see interlacing everywhere. If you're using 1080/24p, then it uses 3:2 pulldown and you have to run a special process to strip out the pulldown and restore the footage to its progressive nature. Although I sort of think the Ninja 2 is supposed to be able to do that process automatically, isn't it?
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Yes the Ninja2 will strip out the pulldown.
 
So I guess my next question is, I just literally got it out of the box and its not shooting 1080p, everyone says its supposed to but its clearly not I see interlacing everywhere, so can someone tell me what the settings I have to adjust are on the camera to make it 1080p or on the Ninja 2 because I am in default settings and it is clearly not 1080p, I don't understand, also if anyone knows what is the setting to send the audio via the xlr inputs on the camera to the Ninja 2? Right now I am using the headphone jack dual male 3.5mm cable to hook the headphone port into the audio port on the Ninja but someone said I can make it go through the hdmi which would be hugely beneficial in audio quality,
thanks!
 
The XLR ports on the camera are for microphone or line input, you can't use them to output the audio from the internal microphones to the Ninja.
 
The audio into the ninja will be carried by the HDMI. You have to switch that on in the Ninja to use HDMI.
 
I say take your time and learn the camera. Use the internal P2 card and play with the frame rate and other settings first. Also the Samurai would be better suited for what you are trying to do instead of HDMI (IMHO). Also I am guessing you do not have a copy of Barrys book, I would recommend getting it as it will speed up your learning of the camera greatly.
The internal codec is great, I was using Final Cut and just moved to Adobe so now I do not have to render footage anymore, just import into the Mac and go.

Hope this helps.
 
On your camera, open the Menu>System Setup. If your SYSTEM MODE is set to '1080-59.94i' (or 50i, depending on your market), and your REC FORMAT is set to either 'AVC-I 100/30PN' or 'AVC-I 100/24PN' then you are good to go on the camera side. If you are still experiencing issues you need to be looking at the Ninja, and that I can't help you with.

Robertofish said:
I know the camera is 1080p and progressive
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Yes and no. It is both progressive and interlaced, depending on how you set it. To say that "it is a progressive camera" may be a bit misleading, and I wonder if this is where some of your confusion is coming from.
 
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