I'm picking up a Panasonic TM900 camcorder in a few days to replace my current HDV cam. I am looking forward to the file based workflow and to someday shooting in 60p.
The TM900 supports Apple's iFrame and I'm wondering if, for now, I should use that setting.
I'm on a 2.16GHz C2D iMac (last of the white ones) with 3GB RAM. I will be editing in iMovie. I'm thinking this machine will struggle--or not work at all--with 1080 60p.
My shooting is 70% family videos and 30% short films for fun. Distribution will be YouTube/Vimeo, Apple TV 2 and some DVD.
I have been loading all my HDV footage into iMovie at the "large" (iFrame) setting for two years and haven't really minded the results.
But, I hate to "waste" all that resolution at record time by moving down to iFrame. But, if that is all I will be consuming for the next few years, it may make sense.
Just wondering what you all are thinking? Does iFrame have a place? Or should we always capture at highest and spend the time in post to down convert for editing?
The TM900 supports Apple's iFrame and I'm wondering if, for now, I should use that setting.
I'm on a 2.16GHz C2D iMac (last of the white ones) with 3GB RAM. I will be editing in iMovie. I'm thinking this machine will struggle--or not work at all--with 1080 60p.
My shooting is 70% family videos and 30% short films for fun. Distribution will be YouTube/Vimeo, Apple TV 2 and some DVD.
I have been loading all my HDV footage into iMovie at the "large" (iFrame) setting for two years and haven't really minded the results.
But, I hate to "waste" all that resolution at record time by moving down to iFrame. But, if that is all I will be consuming for the next few years, it may make sense.
Just wondering what you all are thinking? Does iFrame have a place? Or should we always capture at highest and spend the time in post to down convert for editing?