60fps at 1080p... true or false?

Just verifed that both A and B ports output a video signal when the camera is set to output 1090i59.94. The S&Q settings are unchanged but I do not know how they would appear with the CBK-RGB01 upgrade. Anyone?
 
Dan Keaton said:
Dear Friends,

I am answering this question from memory.

My personal F3 has the upgrade so I cannot test it myself.

Even without the upgrade, I was told (by Sony) that the F3 can output 1080p59.94.

Again, from memory, from last year, you will have to enable the A + B Ports, and set the camera to output 1080i59.94.

In this configuration, the A + B ports output 1080p59.94 in 4:2:2 (and not 1080i59.94).

I really do not like answering questions from memory, but I wanted to help. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

Since it is 1080p59.94, most recorders will not be able to handle it. For example, our nanoFlash can't, but our Gemini 4:4:4 can and the upcoming Odyssey7Q will also.

And our recorders will upres the 1080p59.94 YCbCr to 1080p59.94 4:4:4 RGB prior to recording the file.

We do this upres, using the very intelligent, and compute-intensive process using the weighted average of the adajcent pixels. It works very well.

We do this since the generally available software programs that accept full uncompressed DPX files do not work with 1080p59.94 in 4:2:2 YCbCr, just 4:4:4 RGB.

We will have an opton, in the upcoming Odyssey7Q to record 1080p59.94 in 4:2:2 YCbCr, in compressed Avid DNxHD also. And this will be available in the Gemini 4:4:4 also as soon as we get Avid DNxHD finished, expected later this summer.


Respectfully,


Dan Keaton
Convergent Design
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Thanks for your reply Dan can't wait to get my hands on a 7Q to use with the f3.

Any update on codec rental and purchase prices?

Surinder.
 
Has anyone resolved this yet? I do not own any recorder with 1080 60p capabilities yet so I cannot see if the 1080i59.94 signal is recorded as 59.94p.
 
stokstad said:
Has anyone resolved this yet? I do not own any recorder with 1080 60p capabilities yet so I cannot see if the 1080i59.94 signal is recorded as 59.94p.
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I have the F3 with the 1.45 firmware. I set the camera to 1080/60i and enabled the dual link to the Odyssey 7Q. The Odyssey 7Q reads 1080p59 422 input and it's recording 1080p60dpx444 to the Odyssey 7Q. My question now is how much of a difference the paid RGB 444 option for the F3 would make? Any input would be appreciated.

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Hi again Dan.
Just wanted to check on this.
Every single F3 can do 1080p60p in S-Log 4:2:2
Some F3 (with RGB 4:4:4 paid upgrade) can do R:G:B 4:4:4 upto 1080p30p

Is that correct ?
>>Even without the upgrade, I was told (by Sony) that the F3 can output 1080p59.94.

Again, from memory, from last year, you will have to enable the A + B Ports, and set the camera to output 1080i59.94.

In this configuration, the A + B ports output 1080p59.94 in 4:2:2 (and not 1080i59.94).
>>
 
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