Stuart Brereton Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I've got a promo coming up later this year. We're shooting HD with a F-750. The director will be cutting the promo on FCP. The camera has both the HD-I and SD-I boards in it. What I'm wondering (stupidly,perhaps) is whether the in-camera downconversion to SD is comparable in quality to a capture card based downconvert (probably a Blackmagic Decklink). The card hasn't been purchased yet, which is why i'm wondering if they can get away with downconverting in camera and capturing to a SD card, rather than spending 3 times as much on an HD card. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Williams Posted November 10, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted November 10, 2005 I've got a promo coming up later this year. We're shooting HD with a F-750. The director will be cutting the promo on FCP. The camera has both the HD-I and SD-I boards in it. What I'm wondering (stupidly,perhaps) is whether the in-camera downconversion to SD is comparable in quality to a capture card based downconvert (probably a Blackmagic Decklink). The card hasn't been purchased yet, which is why i'm wondering if they can get away with downconverting in camera and capturing to a SD card, rather than spending 3 times as much on an HD card. thanks. Stuart, I have used the SD output of a 750 without problems. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 Stuart, I have used the SD output of a 750 without problems. Stephen Thanks, Stephen, I've used the SD-I to downconvert as well. I was pleased with the results, but I am curious to know if there is a qualitative difference between that and a Card based downconvert. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Williams Posted November 11, 2005 Premium Member Share Posted November 11, 2005 Thanks, Stephen, I've used the SD-I to downconvert as well. I was pleased with the results, but I am curious to know if there is a qualitative difference between that and a Card based downconvert. Stuart Hi, Someone on CLM was recommending the Snell & Wilcox down-converter over the SDI output of HDCam studio recorder at a facilities house. So I guess there can be advantages but the Snell & Wilcox box does not come cheap! However nobody seconded the idea. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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