[MacDV] 16:9 vs 4:3

[Kunga]

Is it HDV? Apple is now HDV ready with iMovie HD and the upcoming Final 
Cut Express HD. their codec is only for the new consumer HDV format.

k

On Feb 9, 2005, at 5:11 PM, Brett Conlon wrote:

>
> I WISH!!!!  Though it's a little bulky to take on family trips.... 
>  ;-)  Apparently Sony are going to work on that and make it a smaller 
> camera in the future... possibly to capture more of the richer side of 
> the consumer market.
>
> No I have the Panasonic GS400 which purports to capture in true 16:9 
> cinema mode (apparently there are more pixels on the CCD to capture in 
> 16:9). Though I do remember reading somewhere that true 16:9 is a 
> larger pixel count than the Panasonic captures in. Either way I'm 
> still happy with what I've seen from the GS400 so far. The only down 
> side on this camera is that the image in the LCD is squeezed narrow 
> (doesn't appear as letterbox) but it's not too bad when you get used 
> to it.
>
> Coj
>
>
>
>
> Kunga <Kunga at FutureMedia.org>
>
> Do you have the new Sony HDR-FX1 Cojcolds?
>
>  k
>
>  On Feb 9, 2005, at 4:47 PM, Brett Conlon wrote:
>
>  >
>  >
>  > 3rd time's a charm....  8-)
>  >
>  > I've been shooting in 16:9 recently (trying to look to the future) 
> and
>  > I'd love to know what kind of impact it will have on my projects.
>  >
>  > For example, approximately how much larger will a 30 min DV capture
>  > file to the Mac be compared with a 30 min 4:3 capture file?
>  >
>  > In regards to my earlier questions about authoring high quality 
> DVD's,
>  > will having 16:9 footage mean I will have to reduce the length of a
>  > DVD project to keep the quality up?
>  >
>  > Example:
>  > 4:3 single layer DVD = 1hr
>  > 16:9 single layer DVD = x mins
>  >
>  > Ta muchly,
>  >
>  > Cojcolds
>
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