how do you go about telling your clients...

JFEditorIV said:
There is no single sensor cmos that is better than a dvx.
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Yeah, right.
JFEditorIV said:
And in addition to that, the dvx could have been widescreen but then it would have driven the price up, taking away the accessibility that contributed to bringing most of us here.
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A camcorder that I bought 3 years ago for $300 (new, it was a cheap consumer camcorder) had native widescreen CCD.
 
JFEditorIV said:
It was a cheap camcorder but it didn't have 3ccd color pickup, 24p, 24pA, 30p, scene file settings, variable shutter speeds, manual focus or xlr inputs. This isn't debatable. 24p AND widescreen is more expensive than just 24p. It requires bigger sensors that cost money.
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24p by itself costs nothing if the sensor can be clocked at 24Hz (or 48Hz).
 
RebelD said:
So I have come across a few problems with my DVX. I just started doing weddings and getting a lot of calls for future upcoming projects music videos, commercials but it seems as though everyone needs or wants they're projects in HD. I really love my DVX and I don't want to switch it up. But is it about time? and how can I compete with others who can offer HD at such a low price?
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You have now joined the ranks of others who based their own business on the now outdated Betacam for high end news production. A camera that was the end all for its time...now, a doorstop for those who are serious about running a business instead of a hobby.

Start preparing now to upgrade to HD. Otherwise you will be left behind. Lying to clients who want HD, thinking you can fool them, is a short sighted plan. Not to mention the damage to your reputation when they find out you didn't give them what they asked for.

Make up your mind. Are you in business or just fooling around with a hobby.
 
I personally think there is a misconception with HD at weddings, because as I have said in other posts: HD Footage that is in a dark church is still dark footage. Period.

I believe many wedding couples just don't get that. HD when is comes to weddings is the latest thing.. its a "new term" that people are throwing around without really knowing what they are talking about.

Now.. when it comes to other aspects of the wedding shoot, HD does come in very handy where is everything is properly lit, or possible outside.
 
Hi Senmcleod,

I have a lot of home video footages shot in 24PA and would like to convert to HD by using Red Giant sofware. The problem I am having is that I do not know how to simultaneously to render those short video clips created by Vegas . ie one hour movie there are about 100 short video clips.
I know how to use Debug Mode Frame server and do only one short clip at a time by using Red Giant, but I do not know how to render and linked 100 short video clips together. Do you have the work flow for this ?

Thank you
 
I believe HD DOES make a huge difference in videography and is definitely something to get involved in, because that is not only the future, it is the present. Who is purchasing SD tv's anymore? Nobody. Now sure many people play a lot of SD DVD's on their regular DVD players, upconverting HDMI players, or Blu-ray players because the picture doesn't look too bad. Here's the misconception. What picture? A movie originally shot on film, downconverted to DVD - sure doesn't look too bad. The bottom line is - it doesn't look as bad as that pixelated SD footage, highly compressed on that cable channel AND it looks way superior to the DV format which I find makes reds and purple colors look pixelated and distorted. So yes, filming events and wedding in HD is definitely worth it in my opinion. As far as indoor footage is concerned - it still looks better if your using a good camera. The HPX170 is definitely a great camera that captures footage better in low light conditions than it's "twin", the Hvx200. If this camera is out of your range, then get an HMC150 or just rent. So that's my input. Weddings do looks much better captured in HD, and if you can provide HD videography, I think your staying ahead with the times.
 
I shot on a dvx but recently stepped up to hvx but if people asked for HD we upconverted and noone could tell the difference. not to many clients you get know alot about cameras. not saying they're dumb but i've had people come up to me saying that my dvx was amazing and that it shoots HD and i just agree with them.
 
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