HD Dreams - HDV Often Looks Great, But Not Always

Here’s Why And Here’s How Format Supporters And Their Main Competitor Are Responding

I’m in a dealer’s showroom, stuffed with equipment used by Hollywood DPs—ARRI cameras, DigiPrime lenses, etc. The owner shows me a prototype HD camera so new it’s still in an unopened box. He hands me a cassette that looks like a shrunken 3/4-inch cartridge or maybe an 8-track tape. The camera looks like a small ENG camera without a VTR and doesn’t seem special in any way. But Michael, the proprietor, excitedly explains that the camera records a 4:2 image.

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