2HDV = High Def Value
Paul M. J. Suchecki
If you’re eager to leap into High Definition production, but prefer to limit your six-figure purchases to real estate, then HDV is for you. In the same way that miniDV revolutionized standard definition shooting, the not quite three-year-old HDV format is doing the same for Hi Def. Affordable HDV is available today, but myriad variations can confound a buyer.
At first glance, you might suspect that the video princes have sidestepped their usual format wars. HDV was created by a partnership of Canon, Sharp, Sony and JVC. Much is in common. HDV records in MPEG-2 on miniDV cassettes. The aspect ratio is wide screen 16:9, while the output is 1080i (1080 pixels horizontally scanned interlace) or ...
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