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HDV Upgrade List
If you're considering the move to HDV, here are
some considerations of workflow and equipment.
To enjoy maximum framerate playback on a desktop
system, you need the fastest processor available. Processors
slower than a 2.8Ghz can certainly manage the HDV streams;
framerates will be far less than optimal. Additional RAM is
wonderful. You'll absolutely require a separate drive for HDV
media, and it's a good idea if they are set up as a RAID. Dual 320
SCSI is the grail for HDV, but it's certainly not necessary. We
edit HDV on a laptop with a 1394 drive on a Firewire 400 bus. It's
not optimal, but doable.
- Upgrade costs:
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First, you can
shoot HDV now, archive the media, and downsample the media to
DV resolution. This is the least expensive option. The Sony
FX1 and Z1 cameras can downsample the video in-camera. Most
NLE's should be able to do this. You'll edit and deliver in
SD, just like you currently do with DV, except you'll have a
better picture and archived HDV for reconforming later. |
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Upgrade costs:
$150.00 |
Shoot HDV, edit
HDV, monitor HDV-720p, deliver to WMV-HD. Currently, WMV-HD is
only playable on a computer or on a compatible DVD player such
as the
IOData player. The only additional
upgrade required is an intermediary codec such as the Cineform
or Lumiere intermediaries. You may also use HUFFYyuv as an
intermediary, although playback will be stilted and slow. You
can preview this on a standard computer monitor that can do
1024 x 768 with very reasonable previewing results, but the
higher the possible resolution of the computer monitor, the
better the experience. |
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Upgrade costs:
$2000.00-$4000.00 |
Shoot HDV, edit
HDV, monitor HDV @1080i, deliver to WMV-HD or to hard drive to
be sent to HD service bureau. For this, you'll need an
intermediary codec and an HD-capable monitor. You'll need a
monitor that can manage 1900 x 1200 pixels, such as the
Sony,
Samsung, or
HP monitor displays. |
- Upgrade costs:
- $8000-$20,000
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- Shoot HDV, use Cineform codec, preview in
HDV on CRT or LCD monitor, deliver to Blu-Ray or to HDCam
using either service bureau or HD output device.
- You'll need a dual channel RAID, a 1900 x
1200 monitor, and we'd recommend a dual Xeon system with 4
gig RAM for best results.
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