[MacDV] Re: MacWorld Announcements

[sb]

Yup, HDV (not to be confused with "real" HDTV) is MPEG2.

 regards,

 sb


On 1/12/05 11:40 AM, "Nick Scalise" <nickscalise at mac.com> wrote:

> Technically, DV is a compressed format too, isn't it?
> 
> And are you saying that HDV is compressed using MPEG2?
>  
> On Wednesday, January 12, 2005, at 12:56PM, sb <videovideo at mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> HDV is a compressed format, ie. MPEG2. QT will do it.
>> It will playback just like you playback SD (Standard Def) as long as your
>> computer and drives are up to it.
>> 
>> Apple has raised the minimum requirements for a machine to run FCExpress,
>> and probably iMovie as well.
>> 
>> Faster processor, more RAM needed than before (These are the Minimum
>> Requirements to run it)
>> 
>> 
>> On 1/12/05 5:30 AM, "Steve Robertson" <stever at mindspring.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Have y'all heard the announcements from MacWorld? New versions of Final
>>> Cut Express and iMovie both handle HDV! Also a new version of iDVD.
>>> 
>>> Anybody have any knowledge of how to play back edited HDV with the full
>>> resolution? Will QuickTime do it?
>>> 
>>> Now to figure out how to finance one of those new Sony HDV camcorders...
> 
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