Re: Cineframe 30/Cineframe 25 resolution loss vs. 60i

[Sanjin Jukic] "But FX1E and Z1 with 50i option are perfectly designed for film use by Sony.
Hate to disagree, but no, I wouldn't say they were "perfectly designed" for film... rather I'd say that they would be the least compromised way of using the FX1E or Z1 to make film-looking video. It's hard to argue that limiting a 1080i camera to 575 lines of resolution, which then needs to be speed-converted down 4%, is a good solution. It's probably a better solution than any other way of using the camera, but it's certainly not a perfect design. 1080/24p would be "perfectly designed" for film use, and that's what JVC's promised. 1280x720/24p would be much better than 1080/50i, and Panasonic will someday deliver that for us.

1080i60 for film was always the last option if you are not able to get 1080i50. And 1080i50 is often used and always recommended as the best way in video to film production from the early days of video."
Actually, in Hollywood, 1080/60i and 1080/50i are rarely ever used. 1080/50i has existed a long time, but nobody really bothered to make any movies on high def until Sony introduced the 24P option on the CineAlta. It is the *combination* of 24P and high-def resolution that has revolutionized and energized the shift towards HD production. We've had HD1080/50i and HD1080/60i since 1997, but I can't think of any big-screen productions who have used it to make a movie with.


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