FCP-L: [FCP-L] Re: HDV Question

Perhaps I'm focusing more on Macroblock errors and not thinking in terms of motion artifacts. I can see how that would be exaggerated by 15 or 8 fps look. I think the series I worked on was shot 30P which would be more forgiving. I hadn't realized the cameras had 8 or 15 fps looks. Is that a menu setting or some sort of shutter trick. I haven't spent in quality time behind a lens since an HL-79 so I'm interested in what games the camera dudes are doing these days.

--- In FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com, Shane Ross <comeback@...> wrote:
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> No...what it is attributed to is the fact that they are shooting with
> a 15fps and 8fps "look." They are adjusting the shutter to give a
> very unique look to the footage, semi-film like, but with the low
> shutter that means actions create great looking motion blurs.
> Unfortunately, this increases the possibility of artifacting 10 fold.
> Yeah, they know about it, but they won't change the style. But we
> also have another series that doesn't do that, and I swear, every time
> there is a quick pan or zoom...BOOM, artifact.
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> And Discovery accepts this.
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> It is on the tape that way. Not an issue with FCP (which we edit
> with). And yes, we capture as ProRes via HD SDI and Kona LHe cards.
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> -shane
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> > Wow that has not been my experience at all. Could this point to a
> > particular camera and or source deck. I've cut several shows for
> > discover ID and many had lots of HDV and delivered on HDCamSR. I
> > haven't suffered anything like that. I'm working on Avid not that
> > that should make a difference on drop out/hits. Are your HDV sources
> > being captured of HDSDI? If your working with native HDV that is
> > different from my workflow which involves HDSDI to Avid DNX 145.
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> > --- In FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com, Shane Ross <comeback@> wrote:
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> > > I deliver two shows a week to Discovery (Investigation Discovery)
> > that
> > > are shot on HDV. I get a hit every 2 seconds on our recreations.
> > > Interviews, with NO movement, fine. But recreations are off the
> > > charts. They TOO go through the Discovery QC... but they "forgive"
> > > these HDV artifacts, as they know there is nothing to be done.
> > >
> > > Odd, they never "forgave" beta hits. Always had to spend thousands
> > or
> > > hundreds fixing those.
> > >
> > > We output to HDCAM SR.
> > >
> > > -shane
> > >
> > > On Oct 23, 2009, at 2:02 PM, johnrobmoore wrote:
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> > > > Wow I did 60 half hour episodes on HDV a couple years ago and I
> > > > didn't have but two or 3 tape hits for the entire season. I was
> > > > quite surprised and happy. These shows went through Discovery
> > level
> > > > QC so they had to be technically correct. I was using the HVR-1500
> > > > which is the only deck to use for HDV unless you are dealing with
> > > > the newer native progressive stuff. I guess the offline guys might
> > > > have avoided shots with drop outs but that's usually not the case
> > > > these days. I get shots all the time that are just plain wrong
> > with
> > > > iris shifts etc... that should have never been used so I doubt
> > that
> > > > series was any different. I was more surprised than anyone that
> > the
> > > > format worked so painlessly. I'm not debating image quality here
> > > > just technical drop outs etc... It beat the heck out of fixing all
> > > > the long interval drop outs from BetaSP from my experience.
> > > >
> > > > --- In FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com, Shane Ross <comeback@>
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Yeah, well, acceptable by some networks. Which is bad because
> > the
> > > > hits
> > > > > I see on GDV put hits on betasp tapes to shame. I have been
> > forced
> > > > to
> > > > > work with it for nearly a year. Even converted to prores doesn't
> > > > help.
> > > > > The damage has already been done.
> > > > >
> > > > > Shane
> > > > >
> > > > > Scent frum my iFone.
> > > > >
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> > > > > On Oct 22, 2009, at 6:23 AM, tcurren <tcurren@> wrote:
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> > > > > > On Oct 22, 2009, at 5:23:14 AM, Pat wrote:
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> > > > > > HDV is suitable for acquisition
> > > > > > That's debatable. Crappy format if ever there was one. :-(
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Terence Curren
> > > > > > Burbank, CA
> > > > > > www.alphadogs.tv
> > > > > > www.digitalservicestation.com
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