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  Re: Shooting 720p

  Posted by Roger Mahr on April 25, 2008 at 9:58 pm

  I have an older SD project that I need to open up and make changes to. The client wants me now to shoot the replacement footage in 720p. My question is whether or not to shoot it in 30fps or 60fps? Or does it make a difference? I’ll need to add the new HD footage to a SD timeline.

  Sean Oneil replied 18 years, 4 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  Ernie Santella

  April 25, 2008 at 10:04 pm

  720p/60 will give you a similar ‘live’ video look to match your older SD shots. If you shoot 720/30, you will get motion blur and more of a ‘film’ look that won’t match.

  Ernie Santella
  Santella Film/Video Productions
  http://www.santellaproductions.com
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  Walter Biscardi

  April 26, 2008 at 2:46 am

  60p will match the original SD footage.

  Walter Biscardi, Jr.
  Biscardi Creative Media
  HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.

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  Sean Oneil

  April 27, 2008 at 10:03 am

  SD can can be 30fps or 60 half-frames a second – depending on how it was shot and with what camera.

  If you shoot at 60p, you can still render it as 30p later on if you want, and it won’t look any different than if you had shot it at 30p.

  Sean

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