Mixed Resolution Footage

[Alpha Video]

I'm looking to purchase a dslr to add to my set up. Both of my Sony cameras do HD at 1080I (PAL) AVCHD. The dslr I'm looking at has a max resolution of 1280x720p. Just wondering how this will work mixing 1080 interlaced and 720 progressive footage. Most of the time we are downcoverting for output to DVD, but occasionally to Blu Ray.

[dpalomaki]

Should not be a problem. I mix 720P from a GoPro with 1080i from Canon camcorders without issue.

I generally edit as a 1080i project

[Liverpool TV]

You should really stick with the same format all the way through a production, unless it is for special shots. Mixing interlaced and progressive from the outset as a shooting decision, may be a really bad decision. You will have no consistency what so ever mixing the two formats, and will have more problems than usual when mastering to a specific output.

It sounds like you are in a position to dictate your next camera purchase. You may want to consider using the same format across your cameras. This format is likely dictated by what you are reshooting for and your outputs.

[Khoi Pham]

What DSLR only have 1280X720?

[Alpha Video]

What DSLR only have 1280X720?

Canon 1100D

[Alpha Video]

You should really stick with the same format all the way through a production, unless it is for special shots. Mixing interlaced and progressive from the outset as a shooting decision, may be a really bad decision. You will have no consistency what so ever mixing the two formats, and will have more problems than usual when mastering to a specific output.

It sounds like you are in a position to dictate your next camera purchase. You may want to consider using the same format across your cameras. This format is likely dictated by what you are reshooting for and your outputs.

At the moment my choices are dictated by necessity and budget - I really need a back up camera that is inexpensive (sub £500), smaller than my shoulder mount cameras, and will also give a bit more creativity, such as using a DSLR's DoF for pull focus effects etc.

The 2 cameras I am looking at are the Nikon 3100D, which shoots at 1920x1080 progressive and the Canon 1100D, which is 720p. I'm swaying towards the Nikon. In a sense then this would mean that the issue would be mixing .MOV progressive files with the Sony's AVCHD .mts interlaced files.

What exactly are the issue with mixing interlaced and progressive files? I thought Edius could make sense of this as in 'Edit Anything'. Please advise me.

[Liverpool TV]

At the moment my choices are dictated by necessity and budget - I really need a back up camera that is inexpensive (sub £500), smaller than my shoulder mount cameras, and will also give a bit more creativity, such as using a DSLR's DoF for pull focus effects etc.

The 2 cameras I am looking at are the Nikon 3100D, which shoots at 1920x1080 progressive and the Canon 1100D, which is 720p. I'm swaying towards the Nikon. In a sense then this would mean that the issue would be mixing .MOV progressive files with the Sony's AVCHD .mts interlaced files.

What exactly are the issue with mixing interlaced and progressive files? I thought Edius could make sense of this as in 'Edit Anything'. Please advise me.

Edius can and does deal with both formats, and can mix them, but that is not the point. Both formats are completely different, and their temporal differences designed for different application. For instance, cinema and traditional tv.

For technical reasons, it is a really bad idea to mix them. Bear in mind that your timeline is only ever going to be one or the other.

While DSLRs can and do give great results, they are designed for stills and not video, and are missing many things that you will take for granted on a video camera. If it is video that you are doing, you may want to consider if using a DSLR is the best choice.

For most types of shoots, you only need one camera. If you have two or more of the same types of camera, then you can open up more possibilities than you would have with just one. But needing two or more for a shoot and only having one, is a real pain. I do appreciate that finance is a key to your choice, as it normally is. But if you can suffer the inconvenience, you may be better off holding onto your money until you can match two similar cameras.

If you understand the issues with shooting DSLR, you may want to consider cheaper cameras. I have worked with a lot of this type of footage, and after a point they are much of a muchness, and it's the glass that will make the big difference, as it does with proper video cameras. You could even pick up two brand new Canon 600Ds for about £600.00 for the bodies.

Here is an edit with a bunch of 600 clips. It is a YouTube 1080 rip, so the bitrate is quite low, but it is ok for quality. The clips were shot and graded for a certain look, but you should get the ponint.

Whether you go DSLR or proper video camera for your two camera setup, I would strongly suggest you stick with the same format for shooting.

https://mega.co.nz/#!hIAXUTKA!RvTVOCSYr1kd2NT9eR4pfGHQfm4Z0QkKPt8n0gEkJmg