HD Resource Documents
A while back i wrote about the very useful series of documents put out by Adobe that addressed Not sofware specific elements but the broader underlying technical base of all digital production. Avid likewise has a similar set of documents that look at HD specifications in clear language and also soem of the workflow processes involved. These documents from post-producion dinosaur Avid are remarkably free of corporate spin or marketing speak and serve well as informative refences.
I particularly liked the way Chris Jones summed up the hyperbole and bullshit often surrounding HDV and compressed formats in context of production history:
"The disadvantages are less apparent though, and rumour and myth don?t help either....I come from the days of film when all sorts of problems could occur, so for every single shot we took, we would also do a second take, whether we needed it or not. We considered the job mission critical and the technology NEVER 100% reliable. In fact, the more I think about it, film and old TV cameras were extremely restrictive and limited, and the complaints I hear about HDV are insignificant in comparison. All formats require care and attention when shooting, and HDV is no different."
There are 3 PDF documents that deal with HD formats and technology:
Understanding HD Part1Understanding HD Part2Understanding HD Part3Also:
The Lifecycle of a Project: The Camera Shooting HD on a budget The Lifecycle of a Project: Shooting Shooting HD on a budget ? in practiceand
The Lifecycle of a Project: Editing with HDV
Posted at 12:00AM Jan 12, 2008
by Mike Jones in video |
