Few Beginner Questions

[cannon]

I'm new to the Production side of Filmmaking. I've been on the post side forever, and I've took the jump and decided to shoot some of my own stuff.

So, I got a DVX100, and now I'm going through the Menu Settings. I have a few questions, and some answers may be obvious, I just want clarification.

Skin Tone Detail. What are the advantages and disadvantages to having this turned on? Is there a particular time when I should/shouldn't have it on?

V DETAIL FREQ. What is it? Should I have it on thin or thick?

Thanks a lot in advance for the help!

 

[Hans Moleman]

skin tone detail will turn off artificial sharpening on skin tones when you have the detail up in the positive numbers. you really wont ever notice much of a difference with it on or off.

Always keep V Detail Freq to thin to get the best possible picture, especially with 24p. The reason thick is there is to apply blur to scan lines on interlaced TV's, or something. I may have forgotten. It's late. Rule of thumb: keep it at thin.