Posted by Joe on 07/29/07 12:10

Frank, you're web site is awesome- as a video newbie, it's exactly what I've
been looking for on the net.

Joe


"Frank" <frank@nojunkmail.humanvalues.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:28:46 -0000, in 'rec.video.production',
> in article <Purchasing A DV/HDV Camera, Need Advice...>,
> jonathandowns@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>i'm interested in buying a new camera for a variety of uses (weddings,
>>short films, etc) in the $4000-$6000 price range (my current camera is
>>a Sony PDX10).
>>
>>my first choice was the Sony DSR-250, but i'm tempted by the JVC GY-
>>HD110U. for the time being, my machine cannot handle working with HD
>>footage (PowerMac G4 w/ FCP 4.5), so i'd probably be using the JVC is
>>SD mode (or downconverting, i guess?). is the JVC in SD mode on par
>>with the DSR-250? how does the downconverting process work? a friend
>>of mine once used a Sony HVR-Z1U, and i thought he said he was able to
>>shoot in HDV mode and import into FCP as SD footage...which supposedly
>>yielded a high quality picture. is that possible with the JVC?
>>
>>sorry about all the questions, and please excuse my ignorance about
>>this stuff. i greatly appreciate any help.
>
>
> I only have a second or two to spare right now, so I can't get
> involved in your camcorder purchase decision making, but let me at
> least address the HD to SD downconversion question.
>
> As I'm sure you know, HDV comes in two flavors, 720p and 1080i. JVC
> HDV products are 720p and Canon/Sony HDV products are 1080i. Virtually
> all 1080i HDV products have the ability to downconvert from HDV to DV
> over FireWire. The JVC GY-HD110U, being a 720p product (emphasis on
> progressive), does not have this ability.
>
> I believe that the thinking at JVC was that if you're going to shoot
> in progressive mode then you're going to deliver in progressive mode,
> so this 720p to 480i (NTSC) / 576i (PAL) via IEEE 1394a capability was
> not implemented.
>
> What you would have to do is to use the analog component output jacks,
> which means that your NLE is equipped to accept such a signal. Various
> AJA, Blackmagic Design, etc. products provide this capability. The
> other choice is to use the composite video output of the camcorder as
> input to your NLE, perhaps first passing the signal through a
> converter box that encodes to DV over FireWire so that you can ingest
> via FireWire.
>
> You might want to review the GY-HD110U FAQ at the following URL.
>
> http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/faq.jsp?model_id=MDL101642&feature_id=13
>
> See the question, "Can the GY-HD110U provide a downconverted DV signal
> via the 1394 connector?".
>
> Good luck!
>
> --
> Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
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