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Video Formats and Sizes and Types – Oh My!
Is anyone aware of where I might find a comprehensive chart or poster that shows all of the different video formats, sizes, etc., that might possibly help me understand the differences. I have the standard def thing down fairly well, and 720p, i and 1080i,p but when I work in FCP and see all of the variations on this these themes in some of the set up and input areas I end up guessing and that’s not good. Links appreciated.
Thank you…
Dennis Dean
The Dean Group
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Hi Dennis,
The chart that Tom posted gives you the “on screen specs’ of all the HD formats, but not the “on tape/acquisition” specs.
What you need is to get familiar with this:
Here you have all the elements that can change in a QT movie. Capture Presets are just combinations of the same variables.
The only element that can mislead you to understand the HD realm is that there are two different king of pixels: HD and Square.
Format using HD pixels (HDV, DVCProHD, some XDCAM,..) works in two sizes; 1440×1080 and 996×720.
Formats using Square pixels works in 1990×1080 and 1280×720.
Questions welcomed.
rafa -
this is great – Thanks, Tom – and thanks Creative Cow for existing!
DD
Dennis Dean
The Dean Group
-It’s about results-
http://www.deangroup.com
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