thank j.. yeah its 1080i 29.97. what do you mean by any ole bb. it has to be tri-level which is expensive anyway you look at it no? obviously i would rent. and ot i hear sony is releasing a $30k hdcam player/recorder. Someone told me i could rent for 300/day which is very cheap to output hdcam masters. im new to the fcp/hd world as you know, so school me plz -c