RE: XDCAM HD anyone?

["Chasteen, Howard" <Howard.Chasteen(at)fotf.org>]

It does use GOP MPEG2 or is it too late to change the course of events? Which is it. It may not be too late to get Sony to reconsider. I think the primary reason they would do that is media compatibility. I suppose it still works at "uncompressed" in the DigiBeta compression mode for SD or will it even shoot SD?

 

Thanks

H.

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From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Timothy Duncan
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 1:16 PM
To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Re: XDCAM HD anyone?

Howard,

It uses long GOP MPEG2, very much like 
HDV.

td

On 8/1/05, Chasteen, Howard <Howard.Chasteen(at)fotf.org> wrote:

 Revised: Rumors I have heard about the XDCAM/HD version:

 
The price for the camera will be about the same as for the XDCAM SD
It will use 1/3" or 1/2" target chips  [cant remember] 
It will work at 4:2:2, full 1920x1080  [who knows?] 
It will use the same style media with back compatibility as the XDCAM


What have you folks heard or seen concerning the XD/HD format? I know
some of you have used XDCAM.

Anything at Siggraph?

Howard