Hello,
I recently purchased a book (Practical DV Filmmaking) that states that if you want to make broadcast quality films that will be purchased or at least put on film, then your camera needs an aspect ratio of at least 4:2:2.
I was saving up for the JVC GY-DV700 and I checked out it's specs and it's only 4:2:0, which is bloody annoying. Why is camera so expensive then?
Finally, does anybody know if the DSR-570WSPL is 4:2:2? If it is then I should really just save up a little more.
regards
Ray
serious about nothin' 'cept film
What's my name?
Bernardo! Bernardo.
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Ah, the age-old 4:2:0/4:1:1 versus 4:2:2 discussion. I'll make this as short and non-geek-speak as possible. First off, this whole 4: whatever business is not an aspect ratio rather a sampling rate. In the case of 4:1:1 (NTSC DV format) or 4:2:0 (PAL DV format) The camera samples 4 bits of luminance (brightness) and 2 bits of chrominance (color) 1+1=2 2+0=2. For DVCAM the sampling is the same. A camera that samples at 4:2:2 uses a format like D1 (from Sony) or DVCPRO50 (from Panasonic). Then of course you need a special capture card since you can't use an IEEE 1394 connection.
Also 4:1:1 and 4:2:0 sampling is more than adequate for broadcast or transfer to film. Take a look at Dancer in The Dark by Lars Von Trier ( http://www.dancerinthedark.com/) it was the first piece that came to mind.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for this. Yeh sorry, it's not aspect ratio. Still with this answer I know which camera to purchase.
cheers
Ray
serious about nothin' 'cept film
What's my name?
Bernardo! Bernardo.
You're damn right...
