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Table Of Contents
- Final Cut Pro 5 Working With High Definition and Broadcast Formats
- Contents
- About High Definition andBroadcast Formats
- Working With HDV
- About HDV
- Native HDV Editing Workflow
- HDV Apple Intermediate Codec Editing Workflow
- Using the Canon XL H1 HDV Camcorder
- HDV Format Specifications
- Working With DVCPROHD
- About DVCPROHD
- Working With DVCPROHD in FinalCutPro
- Working With Variable Frame Rate DVCPROHD Footage
- DVCPROHD Format Specifications
- Combining Standard andHighDefinition Video
- Working With 24p andVariableFrame Rate Video
- Working With IMX
- Working With Panasonic P2 Media
- About Panasonic P2 Cards and Media Files
- Working With Panasonic P2 Cards and FinalCutPro
- About the Import Panasonic P2 Window
- Example Panasonic P2 Workflow
- Recording Footage With a P2 Camcorder
- Mounting P2 Cards, Disk Images, and Folders
- Using the Browse Area
- Using the Preview Area
- Using the Logging Area
- Using the Transfer Queue
- Reingesting Clip Media
- Working With Spanned Clips
- Using Print to Video to Output to P2 Cards in the AG-HVX200
- Archiving P2 Cards
- Setting Preferences
- Capturing Over FireWire as if the P2 Card Were a Tape in a VTR
- Panasonic AG-HVX200 Camcorder Compatibility
- Panasonic P2 Card Format Specifications
- Working With Sony XDCAMHD and Video Disk Units
Chapter 1 Working With HDV 33
HDV Format Specifications
Storage Medium
HDV is recorded on standard mini-DV videocassette tapes.
Video Standards
The HDV standards were jointly created by a consortium of manufacturers including Sony,
Canon, Sharp, and JVC. HDV supports 1080i, 1080p, and 720p high definition standards.
Aspect Ratio
HDV has an aspect ratio of 16:9.
Frame Dimensions, Number of Lines, and Resolution
The HDV format supports two HD video resolutions:
 1080 lines: 1440 pixels per line,1080 lines (displayed with an aspect ratio of 16:9,
or 1920 x 1080); interlaced or progressive scan
 720 lines: 1280 pixels per line, 720 lines; progressive scan
The native and displayed pixel dimensions are shown below.
Frame Rate
Final Cut Pro supports the following HDV frame rates:
 NTSC-compatible frame rate: 29.97 fps (1080i60, 720p30)
 PAL-compatible frame rate: 25 fps (1080i50, 1080p25, 720p25)
 Film-compatible frame rate: 23.976 fps (1080p24, 720p24)
1280 x 720
1
920
x 1
080
1440 x 1080
720 lines
1080 lines