[opendtv] Re: 625 video quality is good enough....
- From: "Dale Kelly" <res0xtey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 21:11:33 -0700
Thanks Alan,
I should have mentioned that my reference was for the 2003 performance. I
eagerly await your 2004 HDTV broadcast. In my opinion this event is a
cultural treasure and one of the finest broadcast productions each year.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Roberts" <roberts.mugswell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 3:07 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: 625 video quality is good enough....
> Possibly a wrong assumption. If you were watching the 2004 "Last Night of
> the Proms", I can confirm that it was shot exclusively in HDTV, using Sony
> HDC950s and recorded on HDD5. I was involved with setting this up and was
> in
> the OB truck for the event, standing behind the Vision Supervisor. It was
> shot in 1080/50i, using a mixture of lenses, some genuine HD, some good
> SD,
> one dubious SD. Generally, lenses were placed where their performances
> could
> be used to best effect, but with some necessary exceptions. I suspect you
> were seeing softness from the least good lenses.
>
> I didn't see the broadcast programme, for obvious reasons.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dale Kelly" <res0xtey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 7:43 PM
> Subject: [opendtv] 625 video quality is good enough....
>
>
>> You might recall a recent posting suggesting that HDTV might be of little
> value in countries using the 625 line system since that system's quality
> was
> likely good enough. My position was, that as good as that image might be
> relative to other analog based standards, it could not compete in quality
> with true HDTV video displayed on a 720 or 1080 large screen display.
>> I'm revisiting this subject only because I saw a very graphic
>> illustration
> supporting my argument last evening when viewing the BBC production of
> "Last
> Night at the Proms", on the Discovery HD channel. This is an excellent
> program in every way but it was produced in the 625 (580? DTV) 16X9
> format*
> and compared to other HDTV programming on the same network was noticeably
> softer, particularly on the medium and long shots which are such an
> integral
> part of that program. Clearly the viewers in Britain would have noticed
> and
> wanted the difference.
>>
>> * my assumption.
>>
>>
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