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hi def
I have now read so much on hdv that I am totally confused. I hate to just resign to sd when my new cam will shoot hdv.
What settings do I use with the hrd-hc9 to shoot hdv and then what settings in vegas to render.
Then what kind of media to put it on, reg dvd or hd blanks?
Have a hd player but no hd burner(if there is such an animal)
Any way need some of your great advice here.
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The Sony HDR-HC9 is an HDV camera which means that you should have been shooting HD all along and downconverting to DV in-camera to capture. The only reason to shoot DV with that camera is if you are a hired shooter and need to hand in a DV tape at the end of the day. Otherwise, always keep the cameras Record Mode in HDV and then use the i.Link Conv option to capture as either HDV or DV. The DV that is downconverted from HDV is far superior than the DV that you have been shooting.
If you want to switch to HDV you need to:
- Place the camera in HDV record mode and set the i.Link Conv off so that it outputs the HDV that it recorded.
- Set your Vegas project to HDV 1080-60i (1440×1080, 29.970 fps)
- Use the HDV capture option in Vegas to capture the tapes (not the DV capture that you have been using)
- When rendering to DVD, use the MPEG-2 DVD Architect NTSC Widescreen video stream template. When rendering to Blu-ray for HD use the MPEG-2 Blu-ray 1440×1080-60i, 25 Mbps video stream template.
You can burn a small amount of HD Blu-ray program to DVD media, but it won’t play in a DVD player. You will need a Blu-ray player. You can use the Vegas menu option Tools | Burn Disc | Blu-ray Disc… to do this.
I suggest you use Blu-ray media and a Blu-ray burner and Blu-ray player if you are serious about creating HD content. You can pick up a Pioneer Blu-ray burner for $229 at VideoGuys so they are quite affordable (I paid $600 for mine just a year ago!!!).
~jr
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John
Thank you for the great info.
Sorry to ask what must seem to you guys as stupid questions.
thanks again
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> Sorry to ask what must seem to you guys as stupid questions.
There are no stupid questions. I assume you are asking because you don’t know the answer and there is nothing stupid about that… in fact, it would be stupid NOT to ask the question. How else would you learn? Just keep asking. 😉
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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