VIDEO AND FINAL CUT PRO: Shoot using either HDV cameras (cameras that shoot HD on standard miniDV tape) or a real HD camera. If you use real HD, be prepared for slow and irregular playback since a lot of our current equipment can't handle that much data at that speed.
If you are shooting HD to miniDV tape, be careful not to switch formats in the middle of shooting on a tape . At times the tapes have difficulty handling the back and forth between formats. Basically stick to one format throughout.
The other big issue, unless you have a good hard drive and fast processor, is that you will not be able to PLAYBACK "realtime" HD editing in FCP or After Effects at full res with a lot of effects etc. This stuff is changing rapidly and updates come online for HD editing.
You can, however, use the most recent iMovie and FCP to CAPTURE full res HD 1920 x 1080 in realtime very well (through firewire from tape), but playback can be spotty. |