Difference between HD and HDTV setting?

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Rhyno Author

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Difference between HD and HDTV setting?

What is the difference between the two settings?

Dual 1.8 Ghz G5, Mac OS X (10.4.2), FCP 5,DVDSP 4, 8 GB RAM, 850 GB storage

Posted on Dec 20, 2005 6:06 PM

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Answer 1

Robbosaur

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Dec 20, 2005 8:15 PM in response to Rhyno

Was wondering the same thing - only found it when I was fiddling around trying to match dvcpro hd clips to seq settings.

In the end I used an Easy setup - too simple.

The question remains, however ...

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hanumang

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Dec 20, 2005 8:46 PM in response to Rhyno

What is the difference between the two settings?

I take it you're talking about all the Aspect Ratio choices under Sequence Settings?

If so, the 2 HDTV settings - 720p HTDV & 1080i HDTV - correspond to the 2 broadcast standards for display: 1280x720 for 720p HDTV, 1920x1080 for 1080i HDTV.

The 3 settings for HD correspond to how the different HD recording formats store footage on tape...
HD (960x720) is how DVCProHD does 720p
HD (1280x1080) is how DVCProHD does 1080i
HD (1440x1080) is how Sony's HDV cameras do 1080i

(720p HDV - ie how JVC does HDV - is 1280x720, from my understanding, but I don't have hands-on experience with it)

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