[videoblogging] Progressive vs Interlace Cameras for the Web
I have a video blog of videos of horses often in fast action. I am considering a move to HD. I would continue to put my web videos on SD because I insist on a birate no greater than 512 kbs in Flash for my visitors and would lay the HD originals off for future purposes. I see that there are a few camcorders in the consumer/prosumer range that offer 1080i from Sony and Canon. The only progressive HD I saw in a low price range was a Sanyo Xacti HD7000. My questions are: For action filming, wouldn't 720 progressive scan, even at its lower resolution, be sharper than the 1080 interlace? In general, wouldn't 720 progressive have a better look on the web in the first place? Now, when I compress my DV I deinterlace anyway. Am I getting a true progressive image? Any ideas? Stan Hirson http://hestakaup.com
RE: [videoblogging] Progressive vs Interlace Cameras for the Web
For action filming, wouldn't 720 progressive scan, even at its lower resolution, be sharper than the 1080 interlace? Yes, 720p is much better for action filming if you are truly getting 60 progressive frames per second. In general, wouldn't 720 progressive have a better look on the web in the first place? Now, when I compress my DV I deinterlace anyway. Am I getting a true progressive image? If you're de-interlacing your video, you are converting fields to frames, effectively combing the top and bottom fields to a single frame. Jake Ludington http://www.jakeludington.com
