Hi Tony I have tried both the Apple intermediate
codec which for some reason when you capture has a bigger window on your screen
than the native HDV codec. I don't know if that is significant. There appears to
be no difference maybe you know more about that one. As for what does it look
like if the exposure is good then the pictures are pretty good but there is not
much margin for error when shooting. Its as sharp as digibeta up-resed on an
m2000/p with out the aliasing issues the 50i looks better than the 25p. The 25p
smears on movement (Like film with the shutter at180 degrees) I don't know if
you can control that on either the domestic or "semi professional"
camera.
Conclusion: using FCP to conform HDV and then play
straight to DS Via HDSDI is not a bad way to go. No machine control issues no
audio issues and you won't need to transfer the source timecode to DS just an
EDL to show you where the breaks are. Think of it as a really smart VTR (I feel
an Apple lashing comming on). I am finishing the feature I am doing on FCP and I
plan to do another version through DS time permitting to compare the result of
the two work-flows.
Contact me off list if you want more
detail.
Graham
