[Richard Schiller]

Rich

Thanks for the kind words. I wanted to get across how surprised I was at how well it turned out – accepting that this was intended to be low-resolution material for internet-style distribution. Maybe others will get a chance to give it a go.

Unfortunately given the copyright and confidential nature of the material I will not be able to post it – at least I think not.

Working amateur

Panasonic Camcorder 1080p, Nikon SLR with video acquisition 720p, Sony Vegas editing software.

[Richard Schiller]

Thanks for your reply Brian. Plainly this will not work for full resolution TV in either HD or even just SD. I was creating 640×360.

This is no substitute for a full multi-camera shoot but I was surprised how much more interesting and dynamic it looked (in my humble opinion) than just using the one downconverted shot for the whole piece.

Quite a few people must end up with a recording that they could try this out on. Even if they have shot with several cameras if you have a complete recording from one wide-shot camera you could give this a try and see how it looks. I prepared the three downconverted versions before the edit so that I could switch between them easily. Two were fixed and with the third I actually moved the selection so some shots even have the effect of camera movement.

Working amateur

Panasonic Camcorder 1080p, Nikon SLR with video acquisition 720p, Sony Vegas editing software.

[Richard Schiller]

Mike

Brilliant. Very comprehensive answer. Thanks.

I have the non-pro software. I have to say that it is remarkable for the price but I guess this is one feature that differentiates the better version. Even so I tried what you suggested and it works OK.

Richard