[MacDV] Re: 16:9 vs 4:3

[Brett Conlon]

Yes, true.... I'm not using HD.

However, I would think that the capture file of 16:9 footage would be 
bigger than 4:3 if the frame size (in pixles) is larger, correct?

I'm still trying to close off a few 4:3 projects on my PBook so I don't 
have the room to download any 16:9 footage yet to do my own 
experimentation.

Has anyone burned a 16:9 DVD project yet? Did you notice any difference in 
the length of footage you could have on the DVD to maintain highest 
quality.

Cheers,

Coj



sb <videovideo at mac.com>

I replied to the original message.
There was no mention of HDV in the original poster's message.

 sb


On 2/10/05 3:22 PM, "Kunga" <Kunga at FutureMedia.org> wrote:

> But HDV (different format MPEG-2 On Tape) is more per hour I think. See
> Sony HDR-FX1 review in March DV magazine pp. 16-21
> 
> Apple's new codec changes all of the code to a full set of i-frames on
> the fly to the hard drive then back to MPEG-2 when writing back to tape
> or authoring to DVDSP or iDVD 5 from iMovie HD [5.0.1 (v99)] or
> upcoming Final Cut Express HD (3). Both applications use the same new
> Apple engineered codec to convert MPEG-2 to all i-Frames and back. I
> asked at MacWorld Expo.
> 
> I think the HDV format crams more GB per hour on magnetically denser
> HDV tape than does DV shooting on lighter density DV tape (same size
> cassette). But I still don't know the size per hour. Anyone know if I
> am thinking correctly or not?
> 
> k
> 
> On Feb 10, 2005, at 3:11 PM, sb wrote:
> 
>> DV is about 13GB per hour, whether you shoot 4:3 or 16:9.
>>  IDVD will hold 2 hours maximum of either.
>> 
>>   regards,
>> 
>>   sb
>> 
>> 
>>  On 2/9/05 4:47 PM, "Brett Conlon" <brett_conlon at sonymusic.com.au>
>> 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