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stairwaystudios

stairwaystudios

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Hello everyone.


I have an issue with a short film I recently shot.

The main camera that was used for the Short Film was a Sony - V1U HD and was shot at 1080i 16:9 the problem is I wanted to also shoot using my HVX200 but being that I am new with this I just shot the movie without adjusting any settings or format and shot the film in DV Format and in 4:3 as opposed to 1080i 16:9

I need to know how to match DV to HD without losing any quality


the film will be screened at a Theater and there is a lot of footage I shot using the HVX that I am in love with and it is crucial for the pacing of the film


help????
 
Sorry, Stairway, there is no way to match DV to HD without losing quality.

You can downrez the HD to DV or you can uprez the DV to HD.

If you downrez to the lowest common denominator, 4:3 DV, everything will be more or less the same quality. Otherwise, it will be a mix.
 
Let's work backwards -- what format does the theater expect from you? DVD, miniDV tape?

The theaters I've screened at don't seem to be set up to accept HD footage, so that might work to your advantage. If that's the case, I'd recommend downsizing the HDV footage to 4:3 letterboxed, and mixing it with your 4:3, which you could letterbox (assuming you have enough room to re-frame it that way).

With that approach, you'd be losing some resolution in your 4:3 originated from the HVX, but it should all match relatively well. You could then output a 4:3 DVD with your footage letterboxed.

(You could also downsize your HDV footage to 16:9 SD, and then scale up the HVX footage to the point where it matches, and output a 16:9 DVD)

And, finally, if the theater is expecting something other than standard definition, you could somehow incorporate the footage from the HVX in a stylistic way, so it is scaled up and would purposely not look the same.
 
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pranic said:
Let's work backwards -- what format does the theater expect from you? DVD, miniDV tape?

The theaters I've screened at don't seem to be set up to accept HD footage, so that might work to your advantage. If that's the case, I'd recommend downsizing the HDV footage to 4:3 letterboxed, and mixing it with your 4:3, which you could letterbox (assuming you have enough room to re-frame it that way).

With that approach, you'd be losing some resolution in your 4:3 originated from the HVX, but it should all match relatively well. You could then output a 4:3 DVD with your footage letterboxed.

(You could also downsize your HDV footage to 16:9 SD, and then scale up the HVX footage to the point where it matches, and output a 16:9 DVD)

And, finally, if the theater is expecting something other than standard definition, you could somehow incorporate the footage from the HVX in a stylistic way, so it is scaled up and would purposely not look the same.
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Pranic,

Thanks so much.

As far as I'm concerned they're not set up for HD and have already requested the DVD from me.

I'll forward this information to my editor and see what we can do,

thanks again!!!!!



Keep the suggestions coming!!!!!!
 
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