widescreen

[JayR]

What do you feel is a better choice for wanting to get that "widescreen" look with the DVX?

1. Using the "matted" black bars.

2. Using squeeze mode.

3. Shooting 4:3 and then adding the black bars in post.

I'm just curious of people's responses.

 

[Adrius]

There has been extensive discussions about this, I have link to a previous thread here: http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=133689&page=2

Page 2 is where the good stuff is. It convinced me to try shooting in squeeze. Why?

If you shoot SQUEEZE, the camera is basically doing the scaling and cropping for you, and as a result, there's a small quality gain because compression happens AFTER this resizing. Further, certain problems that might come up with interlacing are avoided. Of course, as it's already scaled and cropped, you can't re-frame in post. But for easiest workflow and a small edge in quality, shoot squeeze. (Of course, if you have a DVX100P, the original, there is no squeeze mode).

 

[Barry_Green]

Just use Squeeze and save yourself all the hassle...

 

[Kevin Lee]

Just use Squeeze and save yourself all the hassle...

I fully agree with that statement.

 

[JayR]

What if you use the "squeeze" mode and then later watch the footage on a 4:3 television? Will it look bad?

 

[dory_breaux]

Most DVD Players have the ability to send a letterboxed 4:3 picture out from a 16:9 DVD.

 

[Shibuya Oboya]

yeah, majority of widescreen dvd movies you watch are anamorphic

 

[mburgh]

What do you feel is a better choice for wanting to get that "widescreen" look with the DVX?

1. Using the "matted" black bars.

2. Using squeeze mode.

3. Shooting 4:3 and then adding the black bars in post.

I'm just curious of people's responses.

For some big fun - use the Anamorphic adapter with squeeze mode - then you get real 2.35 to 1. You have to mask in AVID, since the viewer only supports 16:9, still it can be done.

 

[bigbossbmb]

^ Do not do that...

Anything wider than 1.78 should just be 16x9 with a matte.

 

[gregorybennett]

I am shooting a feature doc with SQUEEZE mode. footage looks great...very sharp and I can output as true 16x9 or letterbox it in 4x3. best of both worlds.

 

[wreck2]

I know how to put matte on in Sony Vegas 8, but I don't know how much is exactly 2.35:1. I know that shooting SQUEEZE gives you a 1.78:1, but I want to have a transparent outline of where the 2.35:1 lines should be in my NLE and put a marked outline on a transparent peice of paper (or something) on the DVX100B's LCD screen so I can shoot it properly. I found one about a year ago, but now that I need one, I can't find one.