Camera Fact Sheet Sony HDV Cameras

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Camera Fact Sheet - Sony HDV Cameras
Tested Sony cameras
The following Sony HDV cameras have been tested by Avid:
.. HVR-A1U
.. HDR-FX1
.. HVR-Z1U
Compatible Avid products
Sony’s HDV cameras are supported by the following Avid editors:
.. Avid?Media Composer?software
.. Avid Media Composer Adrenaline.
.. Avid NewsCutter?Adrenaline
.. Avid NewsCutter XP
.. Avid Xpress?Pro software
.. Avid Liquid. software
For updated information, go to: www.avid.com > support and training > knowledge base > device lists
Format support
Sony HDV cameras support SD via DV format recording and HD via HDV format recording. Media Composer, NewsCutter, and Avid Xpress Pro systems support all SD DV formats. For HD, these Avid systems support the following:
Sony Format
Resolutions
Actual Format/Rate
Avid Project
1080i 60
HDV
1080i 59.94
1080i 59.94
1080i 50
HDV
1080i 50
1080i 50
1080i 30F
HDV
1080p 30
1080i 59.94Camera Fact Sheet - Sony HDV Cameras
Avid workflow benefits
.. Native HDV support. Native capture of HDV material means no transcoding and no quality loss.
.. Avid Open Timeline. HDV material can be mixed with SD material in the same timeline, in real time, as well as with any other HD material that uses the same time base. (Common frame rates and rasters are required for mixing different formats and codecs.)
.. Smart Splicing. Only material that has been altered in the edit is re-rendered for output, along with a small number of frames on either side of each cut point, dramatically reducing render times on output.
.. Avid DNxHD encoding. Mix and match HDV with mastering-quality Avid DNxHD?encoded media. Avid DNxHD encoding can be used to render multi-layer composites and import animations, overcoming the quality issues of editing with HDV media.
Sample workflow
.. Capture HDV from Sony HDV camcorder at 1080i/59.94
.. Edit using Avid Xpress Pro software
.. Output back to HDV tape using Avid Xpress Pro
.. Output an SD master using Avid Xpress Pro with Avid Mojo?SDI
.. Output an HD master using Media Composer…