yes when i open in quicktime it does say HDV as the codec. Its really strange actually. Thats what i thought about the SP mode, i understood it as a lower bitrate. What i am actually doing is flipping the codec once i import it to xdcam hd 1080i 60 codec, just so all of the footage matches for the timeline. i jsut did a quick test with our pdw-f70 decks and recorded one clip in SP mode and one clip in HQ mode and the same thing happens when i open xdcam transfer software. I have never run into this bug but its very strange.