[Pete Burger]

Another argument for the 5D. Thanks!

Yes, I think I’ll use the Canon.

Compression was my argument against either of the cameras and for a “real” HD-Cam.

Thanks Claus!

[Pete Burger]

I adore the Canons as well for their looks, Claus! Yes, it’s very, very tempting to just say “I’m taking the 5D!”
But I have no experience with the big screen, never seen any DLSR footage screened.
What I know is, that HDV – if you treat it right – can look awesome in movie theatres.
If the 5D footage will be at least that good – no question: I’m taking the 5D.

But if I have compression artifacts or other issues… hmmm…

[Pete Burger]

What I wrote is covered in above posts

[Pete Burger]

Thanks, Bob!

That’s exactly one of my concerns. Anamorphic “yes” or “no”…

I really like the Sony HDVs (I think I spent more time with them, than with my wife… 😉 and I like the Canons as well (I spent a bit less time with them, but only because I bought my T2i only a few months ago…), especially for their bigger chips and all of the possibilities with the interchangeable lenses, DOF, etc…

So, for me the big questionmark is the sheer picture quality on the big screen.

[Pete Burger]

That’s a clear statement! Thanks, Claus!
So, on the “resolution-side”, it’s the DSLR.

[Pete Burger]

I think I’ll stick with MPEG Streamclip and DNxHD for the time being. But if I fail in BluRay encoding with CS3, I’ll defintly take a closer look at Elements since it’s not exy (that’s the right Australian term, isn’t it?).
For the two or three times a year, I’d have to produce BluRay, I’ll definitly not buy a more elaborate/expensive program, if Elements is easy to work with and gives me adequate results.

So, thanks for all your advise! It’s always fine to exchange thoughts with a pragmatist, since I’m one myself.

Took a look at your son’s website! Very cool! I wish, I can “do” a bit more art in future. Had to neglect it the last couple of years for business… But maybe… 2011… who knows?

All the best!

[Pete Burger]

Thanks to your input, I will fight my way through 😉
We’ve got snow already, hopefully it’ll stay ’til X-Mas.

BTW: Wasn’t aware, that even “small” Elements is capable of communicating with the other Adobe programs. I really adore this feature and use it a lot with PS, AE and PPro, since I do most of titling and colour correction in AE. One big reason for me to edit some projects with Premiere rather than Avid.

[Pete Burger]

Thanks, Bob! Much appreciated!

I have to produce a BluRay for a client (which I never did before, since most of the time I work for web and DVD projects), so your input is of extreme value to me.
I’ll definitly give Elements a look, sounds really simple.

So, thanks again and all the best to you!
Greetings to Australia!

[Pete Burger]

Bob, do you encode Blu Rays with Premiere/Media Encoder?
If yes, would you mind, sharing your settings? That would be great! Thanks in advance!
(Edit: What I mean: Which max/min/target bitrates do you recommend with Premiere/Media Encoder/Encore. I have very little experience in Blu Ray encoding)

[Pete Burger]

Yes, gamma shift is a bit of an issue. Sorry, I should have mentioned that! So, thanks Bob, for throwing it in!

I personally find the transcoded files even more pleasing, because they are a bit less contrasty than the originals, which is IMHO a good thing, since the Canons are (also IMHO) way over with contrast.
And since no picture information is lost in transcoding, you can easily reintroduce contrast in post.

Maybe someone with more knowledge about codecs/transcoding will comment and clarify things.