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Posted by Kill Bill on 11/23/07 16:46
Denny wrote:
> Hello, for the past 5 years I have been producing a home video and
> sending copies to family and friends around Christmas time. It's about
> 60 minutes and consists of skits, stories and various light-hearted
> shenanigans. I switched from VHS to DVD-R 3 years ago, and most
> everyone on my mailing list now has a DVD player.
>
> My camera is a standard def Panasonic PV DV953 that I'm quite happy
> with. I use a PC for editing and once I've burned the finished video
> onto a DVD, I use a Pioneer DVD recorder to make copies to send out.
>
> My questions relate to moving up to high def. HD video cams are now
> available as is the editing software to support HD. However, how would
> I get in onto an HD medium and deliver it?
>
> I understand that there are 2 proprietary HD DVD formats - Blu Ray and
> HD DVD (the VHS and Beta showdown all over again). Looks like you have
> to pick one of the above and go with it?
>
> Are there recordable Blu Ray/HD DVD discs available? What about the
> machines to record onto one or the other?
>
> Then, just as some of my recipients still clung on to their VCRs, they
> would have to own an HD TV as well as a player that reads Blu Ray or
> HD DVD.
>
> Have I sized up the situation properly? I'm thinking I'll stick to std
> def for quite a while yet before making any committment.
>
> Thank you in advance for your help,
> Denny
I would most definitely go with a HD camera, but I would hold off on
going with an HD delivery method until the smoke clears a bit. By
capturing in HD and editing in HD, you'll ensure getting your content
for the future, plus when you down convert it always looks good, even
though it's delivered in SD format.
Also.. There's other methods of HD delivery these days too.
DivX, which are small HD files that play in Windows Media with a codec
from divx.com. Divx can be embedded on a website, given to your
audience via download, CD, or DVD data disc. Divx files can be played
on any PC, Mac, or compatible Home DVD players that are cheap in price
these days.
Flash, HD content can be compressed using Adobe Flash, and played
though websites. Any website host supports this, and any person with a
web browser can view these.
-bill
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