Suspect it because we're more fussy in PAL land ;-)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Quinsee-Jover [mailto:tony(at)hdheaven.co.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 3:17 PM
> Subject: RE: DNxHD downconverts
>
> Fwiw, the PAL downconverts are better than the NTSC one - dunno why.
>
> T :)
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM]
> On Behalf Of Rune Holm
> Sent: 15 December 2005 14:55
> To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: SV: DNxHD downconverts
>
> It is a hardware thing so unless they can improve on the
> quality with a firmware upgrade then we are stuck with a
> lousy downconverter. If it was an easy fix they should have
> done it by now.
>
> Rune
>
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> Fra: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM]På
> vegne af Scott Roy
> Sendt: 15. december 2005 15:21
> Til: DS(at)Softimage.COM
> Emne: RE: DNxHD downconverts
>
>
> Thanks for everyones support one this topic....I've convinced
> them to rent the deck for the HD output and the
> downconversions....Thank goodness!!
>
> Hopefully in V8 the downconversions will be acceptable...
>
> //s
>
>
>
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> - -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM]
> On Behalf Of Bob Maple
> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 10:37 PM
> To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: DNxHD downconverts
>
> > Bob,
> >
> > Good news, I think......I guess I would need to output an
> HD avi ref
> > file(project is 1080PsF 23.976), then create an SD sequence
> and link
> > to the HD file?? Then add a 2:3 expand and a DVE to suit??
>
> Yup.
>
> > With all this....Is it acceptable at the end of the day??
> Or pony up
> > for the HD deck??
>
> The only thing I'm not actually positive of is if you're incurring a
> YUV->RGB->YUV conversion because of the reference movie..
> which may or
> YUV->RGB->may
> not be a problem.
>
> Maybe Sylvain or someone can chime in and confirm/deny
> whether or not when DS captures it's own reference movies,
> can it access the raw component data or does the codec always
> give Windows an RGB frame which DS then has to convert back?
>
>
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