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Costume designer seeks Varicam info
Hello!
I am in pre-production on a feature right now that will be shot on the varicam, and since I have no experience with this camera, I was wondering if someone can tell me if it has the same issues with stripes that standard DV cameras would have. Any advice on things to stay away from in the wardrobe, or anything I should know as a costume designer working with this camera?
Thanks!
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If you show is due for release in the world of NTSC composite television for broadcast or distribution you need to be concerned with possible issues due to moire.
In the field while shooting with the Varicam you may not see when viewing the serial digital HDSDI signal but an experienced VC or DIT will warn you if they foresee any possible issues downstream outside of the HD release.
FYI on a DV camera you are generally watching an NTSC composite feed which will display the moire problem but with the Varicam the serial digital HDSDI output from the camera not show the moire problem as it is a analog composite artifact not digital issue.
Your options are to look at a NTSC downconverted image from a high quality downconverter on set to verify if any moire issues might exist.
Tony Salgado
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