Something I found Interesting about THICK vs THIN

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[quote author=John Hudson link=board=Events;num=1087316769;start=15#19 date=06/15/04 at 12:47:09]Still we have to acknowledge PANI"s wonderful manuals and text on the subject :p[/quote]

Oh yes, they deserve a Pulitzer. ;)
 
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Doesn't the DVX100a also include a MID option? Don't have my camera with me.

I recall that the thin setting should be used when you are shooting for transer to film. Otherwise, it will introduce flickering when viewed on a standard monitor.

Also, THIN is good when shooting anamorphic squeeze since the extra resolution will help when the image is resized.

This is all off the top of my head... Recall reading some of this over on the DV100 thread on 2pop:

http://www.uemforums.com/2pop/ubbth...d=PanasonicAGDVX100Camera&page=&view=&sb=5&o=
 
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I'd have to say that the manual you quoted is either a typo, or for some reason Panasonic reversed the naming conventions for the southern hemisphere product.

THIN = high-res. THICK=lower-res, appropriate for TV.

When viewing, do not try to view it on an interlaced TV, because THIN inherently won't work as well on interlaced as thick will (which is why of course thick exists in the first place). Shoot a resolution chart, then import it into your computer and look at it on the computer display. If you do it properly you should end up with results that look like this:
res-dvx-prog-f48-normg.jpg

That's progressive-scan, thin-line detail.

THICK looks more like this:
res-dvx-int-f80.jpg


Notice the detail in the horizontal wedges. That second shot is actually interlaced rather than progressive/thick, but it's still thick (that's the only option possible in interlace).

Anyway, try it yourself, you should see that THIN should produce much higher resolution on a progressive display.
 
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I had a DVX100 and the "thin" mode was sharper than "thick"

I now have a DVX100A and, to my eyes, "thin" is the softest, "thick" is midway between, and "mid" is by FAR the sharpest...

go figure...
 
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Antoine . . .

Buddy . . .

If you're going to post so much, you need to register! :D
 
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OK David,

registered !
 
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i was told that detail setting is horrid on any camera by the duart guys, and to stay away from it. but i might be misunderstanding.
 
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Kyle--the detail setting, which ramps up the degree of digital edge enhancement is a different control from Thin/Mid/Thick. I'd agree that the detail setting should be kept low.
 
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It depends on where you plan to display your footage. On a television screen, the "detail" enhancement can make your footage look sharper and more in-focus. But when blown up on the big screen, it looks like ugly edge enhancement/artificial sharpening.

So for film transfers, I believe most transfer houses recommend to turn the detail setting way down. But for TV work, you may want to introduce some detail so your footage doesn't look too soft.
 
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Wouldn't doing the detail enhancement in post yeild he same (at least similar) results? That way you get a clean inital video, and if you decide to, you add the sharpness...

Or is the DVX particularly good at artificially sharpening the image?
 
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Don't know... sounds like testing would be needed to determine.
 
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Terry I'm jumping on my Kangaroo grabing my boomerang and coming to get you >:(

seriously though were did you get that book? I live in the land downunder and buggered if I've seen or heard of any book published here for the DVX!
 
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