What mode for broadcast?

Kevin Wells

Kevin Wells

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Hi all.

I am shooting an intro for a regional telivision show. The client and I want to shoot in HD 720p, even though it is being broadcast in SD. We want to do this because: 1) being able to have an HD master 2) Some of the footage will be used for other projects that might be shown in HD.

My question is this. The rest of their show is 4:3 29.97. I want to shoot in 720p, but want to know some pros and cons of doing this. Can I use the 720/24pn feature, or will this mess it up when I put it into a 29.97 sequence? I really do not want to capture it interlaced becuase I hate the look, but will captuing it progressive be a real hassle when putting it into an interlaced timeline? I am sorry if I am confusing. I just need some help on this issue. Thanks all!

-kevin
 
Shoot in 720p24 to your heart's content. Then when you export the Sequence, just export it as SD. Simple as that. Most NLEs now handle this really well. Just be aware when you frame your shots, you want to keep the action inside the Action Safe area of SD.
 
eLeventy said:
If shooting in 16:9, and outputting for 4:3, keep the 4:3 in mind when framing for resizing later.
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yepp..you definitly should keep this in mind, otherwise you end up with a different framing (zoom in into the material until you got a "full" 4:3 picture, or ending up with some nice black blocks on the top and bottom..but i dont think that they would be happy with it, bad to mix it with the rest of the show!


I personally would convince him to shoot 4:3 in dvcpro 50: better quality then dv and no problems with the final framing.

Or just put some stickers on your hvx to see the 4:3 picture in 720...damn, i just know this the other way around, when you want 16:9 from a 4:3 cam..! :Drogar-Love(DBG):
 
You don't really have to put stickers on the HVX, as when shooting in HD mode, there are two parallel lines that show where the 4:3 aspect ratio falls. They're not safe area, so you have to compensate.
 
I recommend shooting 720P/30P, not 24 -- especially if downconversion is the immediate goal. Why shoot 24fps and force a frame-rate adjustment for something that's going to 30, and never going to film?
 
30fps always looks like processed video no matter if you have film look lighting and post processing/cc.
 
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