Appendix 1

The Filmmaker’s Guide to Final Cut Pro Workfl ow
Figure A3.1 Sony HDWF 900 Cine Alta HD Cam Camera/Recorder
DV, DVCam, DVC Pro, DVC Pro 50, DVC Pro HD, and HDV
DV, DVCam, DVC Pro, DVC Pro 50, DVC Pro HD, and HDV are the DVC tape formats and all
are widely used. HDV and DVC Pro HD (also known as DVC Pro 100, shown in Figure A3.2) are
high defi nition, the rest are SD formats (CCIR 601 720 × 480). DV, DVCam, and DVC Pro are all
basically the same format. Except for dropout rates, the image quality is virtually the same among
these formats.
Figure A3.2 Panasonic HD 1700 DVC Pro HD Recorder
Some DV camcorders support 24P. These cameras produce only 23.98 FPS; however, they convert
this and still record at 29.97. Using Final Cut Pro version 4.5 HD or newer, the extra fi elds can be
removed while capturing, allowing editing of the original 23.98 or “24P.” There is much more on
this in Chapter 2 on digital video workfl ow.
Tape speeds are different between the formats as the track width on the tape is different. DV also
supports an “LP” mode to fi t two hours of program on a one-hour tape, with loss of quality due to
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