DVCPRO HD or P2 HD?

[Shane Ross]

[Eric Keener] “The DVCPRO HD or P2 HD seems the most logical for us financially and for the production niche we occupy.”

FYI…P2 HD IS DVCPRO HD. It is just recorded onto P2 cards instead of tape. But it is exactly the same format.

I have an article I wrote about my experiences with the format right here on the Cow:

https://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/P2.php

And a tutorial on how to import it into FCP:

https://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/p2fcp6.php

You don’t buy a ton of cards (or rent). Just like 3-6 cards, and you cycle thru them as you shoot. The article covers what we did…three different workflows.

Shane

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[Emre Tufekci s.o.a.]

There isnt much to add to what shane has provided, but here a few things that usually go unmentioned:

1-Instant playback: When I used to do steadicam with a HD camera I had to run a wireless to a dv deck and hope the video wouldn

[Barry Green]

For clarification, while what Shane says (P2HD = DVCPRO-HD) was basically true at the beginning, it’s now more than that. P2HD includes DVCPRO-HD, but it also includes the new AVC-Intra format too. And may someday include other formats if Panasonic chooses to develop more formats.

So it’s not necessarily a case of P2HD = DVCPRO-HD, it’s more a case of P2HD *includes* DVCPRO-HD (plus a lot more, such as AVC-Intra, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO25, and DV).