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Broadcast Requirements for Commercials and Informercials
Before sending a video to a television or cable station for airing, learn the broadcast requirements.
Build Your Own Steadicam-type Stabilizer for the XL1
Build your own camera stabilizer.
Is it Broadcast Quality?
Is it broadcast quality?
One of the things we do is news gathering for ABC, CBS and NBC local affiliates as independent news gatherers. I have captured footage (that has aired) on BetacamSP, Hi8, and DV (using the PC7 and VX1000.) One piece shot on the VX1000 was satellite fed to New York for Fox. They liked the quality. Visually the VX1000, with its 3 chip, 4:1:1 color sampling looks great. But when we put it on a waveform and vectorscope, we can see that it is not up to “broadcast spec”. If I look at two adequately lit video segments – one shot with BetacamSP and one with VX1000, they both look great. 90% of the population would never tell the difference. The differences are subtle, but they are there. Qualitatively, both are superb. Quantitatively, they are different. I have shot news video with the VX1000 and when my story is aired next to a story shot on a BetacamSP, I can see the difference.
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