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Is the future Widescreen? What aspect ratio to export?
Hello, and it is a pleasure to be here.
I have noticed here in the United States that they plan to switch all analog to digital in the beginning of 2009.
With this change I see many people buying widescreen TV’s. I myself bought a digital box for my analog TV.My question is, do you think TV shows, soap operas, cartoons, ect. will switch format to fit (and not stretch) the new market of wide screen? Many stations I see are just stretched to fit the screen.
Next question. I am making a show. It might just go to DVD, or if I am lucky to a local TV cable show.
What would be the aspect ratio I should export in Premiere?
I remember years ago it used to be 720X480. But there are now cameras that shoot huge files.(my idea would be something widescreen with movie bars to fit widescreen and normal tv sets)
I will make my DVD’s using Ulead MovieMaker. But should I also save out my show files in some format (mpeg2 ?) to a data disk for possible TV and future use?
I use a Canon GL1, should I shoot in 16:9 or regular?
Please give me ideas of exact dimensions, dpi, ?X?, movie bars or not, compression to export.Whew! a lot of question! Thanks for your time.
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[Ana Maria Suarez] “Many stations I see are just stretched to fit the screen.”
It is not the stations that do the stretching, it is the TV settings…it makes my eyes bleed!!
[Ana Maria Suarez] “I use a Canon GL1, should I shoot in 16:9 or regular?”
Shooting in 16:9 with your GL1 creates lots of issues for playback..stick with 4:3.
Once you get a HD camcorder then you can shoot in the HD mode and have the option to author a DVD or a Blu-ray version.
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Hello
Thank you for your answer.
I forgot to mention that I will buy a HD camera.
(I will spend up to 1500.00$, still deciding what to get)What settings do cable TV shows want? I don’t have one yet, but what is the output setting for BlueRay? ??? X ???
I want to know this for also setting up my export option in my animations.Just looking at the near future. Lots of issues, BlueRay, more widescreen TV on the market, all digital, and maybe next month something crazy new.
And I see most people in my area buying and renting regular DVD’s. They can’t affor the BlueRay yet, when they can go out and buy a DVD player for 35 dollars. Times are tough, so I wonder if that will keep it around longer
It all makes my head spin, because I plan to put a lot of time and effort into my show and videos, I want to be able to keep up with the new standards and market or at least have that knowledge and foresight. I don’t want to keep up with the Jones, just in the lower middle.
In your opinion, how long will good old 720X480 last?
I assume most now are shooting in HD and output in DVD and BlueRay?
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Several years.
No, yes, no.
For broadcast you have to use XDCAM as a minimum, no HDV. It is not accepted.
Harm Millaard
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[Ana Maria Suarez] “but what is the output setting for BlueRay? ??? X ???”
Check Premiere’s Project Setting presets, there are several combinations of resolution, pixel aspect ratio and interlace or not that are legal for ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee)
[Ana Maria Suarez] “I assume most now are shooting in HD and output in DVD and BlueRay?”
Not for event videographers here…we just made the last VHS tape for a customer and bought a new VX2100. It is hard enough selling $30 DVDs.
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