• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  stupid questions about HD

  Posted by Jesse on September 20, 2005 at 6:45 pm

  Moo,

  I have some stupid questions about HD gear …The Company I work for wants to prepare for future HD video projects. I’ve been editing with Final Cut Pro (which I know supports HD). I don’t really have any experience working on HD equipment though (other than my HD TV at home, it’s real nice).

  I don’t have a clue about what kind of tape is typically used, or if there’s a standard, what kind of playback deck will I need, etc. I generally just capture and edit stuff that client supplies us with so … what should I consider purchasing? What would a typical HD production be shot on? Tape Wise.

  -Thanks in advance, Jess

  Walter Biscardi replied 20 years, 8 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Kevin Monahan

  September 20, 2005 at 7:32 pm

  There are lots of different flavors of HD.
  HDCam
  DVCPro HD
  Uncompressed
  even HDV

  Depends on what you want to do.
  In my case, I would probably go with DVCPro because of the lower cost and high quality.

  Kevin Monahan
  Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
  fcpworld.com
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  Walter Biscardi

  September 20, 2005 at 10:03 pm

  [Kevin Monahan] “There are lots of different flavors of HD.
  HDCam
  DVCPro HD
  Uncompressed
  even HDV”

  And don’t forget about all the different frame rates, progressive vs. interlaced, etc., etc…… HD is not as easy as just switching over from SD.

  I don’t consider HDV a real HD format as it’s so heavily compressed I would rather shoot with a DVX-100A (DV) and then upconvert that to HD later. DVCPro HD is very very popular because of high quality at a lower price point than HDCAM. Generally, all mastering is delivered on HDCAM or D5 so you’ll want a system that can output to either or use a larger post house to master your HD shows.

  As Kevin says, what type of HD will determine the gear you get. The AJA Kona LH and Kona 2 are two outstanding HD cards which allow you to output to pretty much anything.

  Walter Biscardi, Jr.
  Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
  https://www.biscardicreative.com

  Now in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com

  Now editing “Good Eats” in HD for the Food Network

  “I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters

  G5 Dual 2.0, AJA Kona 2, Medea FCR2X

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