Hi Eric,
so as a conclusion it means finally:
If I want to save all possible quality out of originally HDV, – I have to use at least 10 bit uncompressed 1080i in conjunction with a Blackmagic Decklink HD card and a fast disk array like the Apple Xserve Raid, – the conventional, classical and professional way for HD-postproduction.
For us it is an important matter of decision, because we are at the beginning of the post of a large documentary filmed with HDV and we are very interested in conserving all possible resources of this “poor mans HD-format”. I