CanonHV20 High Definition Video Camera
Excuse me while I get up to speed. I've just bought a CanonHV20 - the new High Definition Video Camera that allows you to shoot in a 16:9 Widescreen aspect with a Cinema Mode at 25p - 25 frames per second like shooting on film. The best part is you get all this for around about a thousand bucks. So far I've only shot test footage. See the front page. But it looks stunning. Uploading and compressing is a pain in the neck though. I'm on iMovie but I have Final Cut Express and I'm about to use that. On a iMac G5 with added RAM. Why is High Definition Video better?
Here's some test footage using the Cine Mode HDV on automatic. Yeah it's wobbly and rough and ready. When I have more time I'll give you a work of art. Oh yeah...it loses a lot with the Flash conversion on YouTube. Looks pretty good as first generation - from the camera into iMovie. I have Final Cut Pro but I'm not up to speed on it. I find iMovie a piece of cake. It's very quick and easy to use. Doesn't have all the bells and whistles of FinalCutPro but at least you don't need a PHD to use it.![]()
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click to enlarge Look at the difference in Compression Codecs. The clip on the left is Sorensen Squeeze. And while it compressed the 2:17 movie down to less than a Meg from 5 Gigabytes its lost a lot of detail and brightness. The one on the right is H264 and although its a much bigger file - 48.5 Mg it's also a lot better. Especially when it's going to be degraded by the YouTube Flash fiasco. If you play the YouTube video and stop it just as the motor-scooter is about to go under the tree - at 2:02 - you'll see what I mean. Bloody awful.
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