2008/7/11 Adam Hatia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Inferior to Sky HD / Freesat / Virgin V+ then (broadcast at 1080i25), or > is the compression lower? > Yes. They are going to squeeze three HD channels into the 30Mb/s.
> > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Brian Butterworth > *Sent:* 11 July 2008 11:10 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [backstage] BBC iPlayer - why the missing TV channel? > > > > I guess 720p24 *is* technically a true, actual high definition standard, > although I would be very sad to see it widely adopted... :-) (I think that > for most *video* material, of actual moving subjects, you'd be better off > picking a lower spatial resolution and a higher frame rate. Except for > material where the director has deliberately chosen a low frame rate for > effect, of course.) > > > 25fps, 1280x720, 16:9 (0.87 megapixels) is what is going to be in "Freeview > HD", the DVB-T2 service. > -- . Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
