Phantasmic said:Nvr2fst said:Pretty much what I said.
Except for asking a question, the guessing part, and the lack of a detailed explanation.
Phantasmic said:Nvr2fst said:Well excuse me for being so stupid.
I never posted that. If that's truly how you feel then you need thicker skin.
Not really. In theory, you can record at 1080i60, then slow it down to approximate 1080p30 slow-motion. But 1080i60 is only half-frames - a relic from when we had interlaced tube-style TVs and displays. You can also get slow-motion by shooting at 720p60 on the Phantom and slowing that down. Which is better? Probably depends on the subject matter - for fast-moving objects, 720p60 might give smoother motion. For more static scenes, 1080i60 might give you more image detail.Butcher99 said:so is there a real optical advantage to be had at 60i?
Phantasmic said:Nvr2fst said:Your confirmation would have been fine but you felt the need to come blasting in here to save the day with your incredible knowledge.
That's you being butthurt once again. Pretty ironic given your rants about newbies, etc.
Thanks for the laughs.
jimre said:Not really. In theory, you can record at 1080i60, then slow it down to approximate 1080p30 slow-motion. But 1080i60 is only half-frames - a relic from when we had interlaced tube-style TVs and displays. You can also get slow-motion by shooting at 720p60 on the Phantom and slowing that down. Which is better? Probably depends on the subject matter - for fast-moving objects, 720p60 might give smoother motion. For more static scenes, 1080i60 might give you more image detail.Butcher99 said:so is there a real optical advantage to be had at 60i?
But other than slow-mo effects? No real use that I can think of for 1080i60, unless you're planning to broadcast it over the air to ancient tube-style HDTV sets.
Fair enough - calling 1080i "antiquated" or "ancient" is a bit of an exaggeration. It is indeed the highest-resolution format used by broadcast TV stations all over the US. I'm amazed that US television still doesn't support broadcasting in 1080p yet, despite virtually every TV and display sold for the last 10 years being natively progressive-scan devices. As the original poster found out, many - if not most - PCs, devices, and video-playback software will simply ignore that it's 1080i at all, automatically de-interlace it, and tell you it's 1080p30 anyway - the exception being more advanced video-editing software.Gizmo3000 said:Actually, 1080i is far from an antiquated format and happens to be the preferred format for a majority of broadcasting networks and stations. And all new TV's display it. (some use the interlaced picture for creating 3d as well).
If you want the highest quality 60fps video to view on your TV, 1080i is the way to go, as it has slightly more detail than 720p60.
1080/30p will have more image detail, but less temporal info)
-however if you want to do post stabilization and certain other post-effects with 1080i, you'd need to use editing software that can deal with interlaced video.
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