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Appendix B Video and File Formats 947
Supported DVCPRO HD Formats
Motion natively supports the following DVCPRO HD formats.
Note: Motion also supports additional uncompressed high definition formats using
third-party PCI cards. The table above shows only DVCPRO HD formats currently
supported by Motion.
A Comparison of Data Rates of Common High Definition and
Standard Definition Formats
The table below shows the relative data rates of some commonly used high
definition formats. These data rates can be used as a reference for deciding how
much hard drive space you may need for the media you want to use in your project.
Format
Motion
Easy Setup
Dimensions Scanning method
1080i60 DVCPRO HD - 1080i60 1920 x 1080 Interlaced
720p60 DVCPRO HD - 720p60 1280 x 720 Progressive
720p30 DVCPRO HD - 720p30 1280 x 720 Progressive
720p24 DVCPRO HD - 720p24 1280 x 720 Progressive
Format
Timebase
(on tape)
Timebase
(in Motion)
Source timecode
(in Motion)
1080i60 29.97 fps
(59.94 fields per second)
29.97 fps 30 fps
720p60 59.94 fps 59.94 fps 30 fps
720p30 59.94 fps
(flagged as 29.97)
29.97 fps 30 fps
720p24 59.94 fps
(flagged as 23.976)
23.98 fps 30 fps
Format Bits per second (video only) Bytes per second
DVCPRO HD, 1080i60 100 Mbps 11.75 MB/sec.
DVCPRO HD, 1080i50 100 Mbps 11.75 MB/sec.
DVCPRO HD, 720p60 100 Mbps 11.75 MB/sec.
DVCPRO HD, 720p30 50 Mbps 11.75 MB/sec.
DVCPRO HD, 720p24 40 Mbps 11.75 MB/sec.
D-5 HD 210 Mbps 26.25 MB/sec.
DV 25 Mbps 3.6 MB/sec.
DVCAM 25 Mbps 3.6 MB/sec.
DVCPRO(25) 25 Mbps 3.6 MB/sec.
DVCPRO 50 50 Mbps 6.25 MB/sec.
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