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Posted by Mike Kujbida on 11/21/06 21:38
The downconverted HD will look much better than straight SD because
you're starting with a higher quality to begin with.
Since you mentioned editing on a Mac though, I do have to bring up
something that wouldn't be an issue in SD.
I read the following post and response on a Sony Vegas forum just the
other day and thought of you when I saw your post. I'm not sure if
this issue has been resolved yet or not but I wanted to bring it to
your attention.
"Dear Vegas Friends: I'm one of those sufferers with a JVC GY-HD100UA
and Final Cut Pro...where we see these errant scene-breaks occur when
we bring video from the camera into our computers. I get the impression
that others here are experiencing NO such problems in Vegas. Well we
are not about to throw all our FCP licenses (and FCP editors!) out the
window, but I wonder if we could benefit by buying one copy of Vegas 7
and using it to import all our raw footage onto an external drive in
some format or another that could then be opened in FCP. Does anyone
hereabouts know if that would work? Over on the MAC boards the talk is
all about 'workarounds' -- if this works it could be the easiest
workaround yet...
"The workaround that I use to transfer my windows files to FCP is to
capture the m2ts in Vegas and then transfer/convert that using MPEG
Streamclip to Apple HDV 720p24 or AIC. However, I only do this if I
have to because the process is very long and painful. If I know I'll be
using FCP from the start, I just use the built-in capture to Apple HDV
just like the rest. If you capture in Vegas, you might as well edit in
Vegas :-) You may like it."
Check out sites like the various forums on DVInfo at
http://dvinfo.net/conf/index.php
They have one specific to the JVC camcordr line as well as various HDV
editing forums.
Bottom line in all of this is to make sure you go into it with your
eyes wide open to any and
all potential pitfalls. I believe you said that you've never shot or
edited HDV before. A doumentary shoot is not the time to be learning
new technology that you're not familiar with.
Forewarned is forearmed.
Mike
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edwin@gorpproductions.com wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Do you think the SD of the GY-DV5100 is better looking then down
> converted HD of the GY-HD110?
>
> Edwin
>
>
> Mike Kujbida wrote:
> > edwin@gorpproductions.com wrote:
> > > Hi Guys,
> > >
> > > We're doing a documentary in Nepal on a charity organization called
> > > FOST and we need to purchase some video equipment.
> > >
> > > My questions to you is: What would choose if your budget is around
> > > 6000 dollar for a camcorder and you would want the best quality?
> > > GY-DV5100U or GY-HD110.
> > >
> > > I have macbook intel core duo 2 mghz and need to edit on this machine.
> > > I don't know about or look for HD and down conversion......
> > >
> > > I'm really looking forward to your recommendations.
> > >
> > > THANKS,
> > >
> > > Edwin
> >
> >
> > While the GY-HD110 has some very nice features(true 24 frame 720P), if
> > you've never shot or edited HDV before, I'd suggest sticking with the
> > GY-DV5100U. I use a pair of it's predecessor, the 550U at the college I
> > work for and have been quite happy with them. One suggestion is to, if the
> > budget allows for it, upgrade the stock lens to something better.
> >
> > Mike
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