Dan Streetman wrote on Thu, 17 May 2007 > On 5/15/07, Terje J. Hanssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Sony FX7E (i.LINK CONV ON) features a built-in hardware down convert >> > from HDV on tape to DV output via the i.LINK cable, as so-called wide >> > screen (anamorphic) DV. >> > >> > 1) Is this DV format useful to edit DV in Cinelerra as a base for >> > creating DVD? > > Yes - since DVD is not HD. The DV your camera produces is just normal DV. >
What I merely thought of was the fact that HDV is 16:9 wide while I think downconvert output using iLink becomes a DV 4:3 squeezed format. That is a HDV circle becomes a vertical positioned elipse. Can this anamorphic DV geometri be corrected in Cinelerra or possibly using ffmpeg? - corrected to DV 16:9 wide - corrected to DV 4:3 letterbox >> > 2) Is this useful as DV draft or intermediate codec to edit in >> > Cinelerra, before re-capturing full HDV using timecode to create a final >> > BD/HDVD? > > No. If you downconvert the video, you cannot convert back to HD. The > conversion reduces the resolution to normal DV resolution (i.e. > NTSC/720x480 or PAL/720x576). > See my second reply >> > 3) Or is native HDV capturing and editing in Cinelerra the prefered way >> > to make maximum BD/HDVD quality video? > > If you want the final product to be HD, the source material has to be HD also. > See my second reply Thanks, Terje J. Hanssen _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list [email protected] https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra
