[MacDV] Re: Which format?

[James Asherman]

On Thursday, May 6, 2004, at 02:52  PM, Gregg Gorrie wrote:

> on 5/6/04 5:55 AM, Steve Robertson at stever at mindspring.com wrote:
>
>> Ever since I subscribed to this list, I've been hoping we would get
>> into a detailed discussion about how to keep the resolution as high as
>> possible - and the picture as sharp as possible - throughout the
>> process of shooting video and creating a finished product. Several
>> folks have recommended Sorenson 3, but I have had disappointing
>> results. How about some detailed examples of what can be accomplished
>> by digging deeply into the optional settings for Sorenson 3 or other
>> codecs? Or does anybody know of a good book on this subject?
>>
>> Steve R.
>
> To start with, the quality is going to be limited mainly by your input 
> (what
> kind of camera are you shooting the video with?) and your output (what
> format do you and/or your client need - it it for a website or will it 
> end
> up on Betacam for broadcast?).
>

Well you are so right. I was only using Sorenson as an example given a 
specific application.


> Sorenson 3 is a very good format >given the small file 
> size/bandwidth<, but
> is obviously not broadcast quality.


I think for most of us it's DV.
Quicktime itself is not a format. If you render as DV it's DV.
>
> What is the primary deciding factor for your final output?
> -- 
That is the question.

> Gregg
>
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