Posted by Mike Kujbida on 10/14/05 05:51

Richard Crowley wrote:
> "Lansworth" wrote ...
>> I couldn't phrase it better than what I put in my subject line, so I
>> won't: SVHS -- Apparently Kicks VHS's butt, but how does it compare
>> to others? I am aware it doesn't live up to formats like DVCAM,
>> DVCPRO, etc. (thats a given), but does it produce a fairly decent
>> image? I have
>> heard it does have a fair amount of resolution, at about 400. Not
>> excellent, but better than VHS. Thoughts? I want to hear what you
>> have to say.
>
> Somewhere out there on the WWW is hierarchical rank-
> list of most all video formats you've ever heard of. In order
> of quality. But I can't find my link to it, and I can't come up
> with the right key words for a Google search to find it. :-(


Maybe http://adamwilt.com/DV-FAQ-tech.html
"How good are the DV formats compared to other formats?"
(4th heading down on this page.


> S-VHS is indeed better than VHS, but not likely better than
> DV. It wouldn't surprise me if S-VHS was better than MPEG2
> (DVD quality).


With a decent 3-chip camera, I'd be very surprised if this were the case.
In theory, DVD is capable of more resolution (500 lines?) than SVHS.

Mike

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