Chris Bell
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Sounds like the deck is set to downconvert HD to SD (DV or DVCPRO). This site will show you the proper settings for all of the menus:
https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/sales_o/ieee1394/AJ-HD1200AP_FCPHD45.html
The 800 menus control format conversion. Check there first.
Chris Bell, Seattle.
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SDI and 16×9 may actually be OK. I am curious to hear your report.
Chris Bell
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Frankly, I the image will be so-so. It’s not the LH900s fault… it has to scale the image to HD res. When I owned my SDX, I would only use a good portable CRT (Sony). I tried several LCDs, but they never did the trick. The LH900 is an incredible monitor (I own 2), but it is strictly for HD work.
My 2 cents… you mileage may vary.
Chris Bell
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The progressive mode is only for film print. Not good for NTSC as there would be too much vertical resolution. If you are shooting for NTSC, stay in the interlaced mode. 24p has a standard pulldown. 24pA has a different pulldown cadence for editing in a 24p timeline (progressive). It all depends how you are editing and what system you are using. 24pA is great if all your footage is shot in that mode. Edit in 24p, then FCP adds the pulldown when you output back to NTSC.
Confused yet? Shoot tests… look at the difference between standard and advanced. Advanced is better if you know how you are going to edit.
Chris Bell
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I sometimes wonder why I bother with bars and tone. Nobody uses it, and it screws up firewire capture.
Chris Bell
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It looks amazing. Stop worrying.
Chris Bell
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John,
I have an HD link laying around here, unused… let me know if you need a spare.
Chris Bell
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Gary,
I own the 17″ BT-LH1700W. It looks great for the price. Waveform is a nice bonus. 1080p footage looks fine, but since its native resolution is only 1280 x 720 the difference is negligible.
The BT-LH900 is still the most amazing HD monitor I have seen.
Chris Bell
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Joe,
I tired using the HD Link and a 20″ cinema display for clients. I was never impressed, and the image never did the varicam justice. I recently aquired the new 17″ Pansonic HD display. This is a resonably priced professional monitor which looks great. Worth the investment as it is important to impress clients with the monitor image.
Don’t bother with trying a cheap LCD tv…they are not professional braodcast products and do not deliver the same level of performance.
Chris Bell
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Your deck has dirty heads. Have an engineer do it… don’t use the head cleaning tape.
Chris Bell