DVXuser.com EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Jan Crittenden discusses Panasonic's camera announcements

Barry_Green said:
"... Look at the BlackMagic box -- does it offer codecs too? No? Why not? Ah, because the reason it's so cheap is because they *didn't* put all the processing and hardware and RAM and buffering and everything that a codec would require. ...So if it doesn't exist, it's more likely because it can't exist yet.
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Hi Barry: Thanks for your detailed comments.

I'm well-aware of the issues you raise. You may misunderstand my point; if so, my apology for not making myself clear.

It's OK with me if Panasonic, Sony, Canon, etc. want to include codecs & media writing & playback capabilities in their cameras. That's cool, and I often have use for this capability, too.

But intuitively it seems to me to be easier/faster/cheaper for a camera to convert its sensor's high bandwidth output to a "medium" level (such as 10-bit 4:2:2 HDMI/HD-SDI) than it is to compress it further down to 8-bit 4:2:2 HDMI/HD-SDI. That's how I understand how all digital processing works: The less you process the data, the easier/faster/cheaper it is.

My understanding may be faulty. Please correct me if I'm wrong (and if so, I will go out and edit all the places on the web I've recently posted about this 10-bit vs. 8-bit issue).

I don't think there's a conspiracy. I just think that live 10-bit 4:2:2 1080p HDMI/HD-SDI is _now_ easier/cheaper to do compared to doing the 8-bit version, say 6-12 months ago.

That's why I'm looking forward to the "AF100B" model or whatever. Meanwhile, the AF100 is an excellent value as-is, for tech which is (in reality) several months old at least.

But if I'm way off base about the above, please advise.

Cheers.
 
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DVXuser.com EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Jan Crittenden discusses Panasonic's camera announcements

Stephen Mick and I were able to catch up with Jan today after the Panasonic press conference to discuss the new cameras that were announced.Thanks to Jan for not only giving us the time, but for going out of her way to get DVXusers into the convention center preshow.:thumbsup:We'll have more video coverage coming throughout the week.Editor's note: Photos from the Panasonic Press Conference of the new cameras can be found at: http://nab.mikkowilson.com/2011/ - Mikko
 
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