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Chapter 3 Preparing to Capture
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Table 12 Compression Resolution Specifications
Resolution
Field Size
(Pixels)
Fields
Per
Frame
Drive Striping
Requirements
Quality
15:1s 352 x 248 (NTSC)
352 x 296 (PAL)
1 None Offline
Maximum storage with
enough image detail to make
basic editing decisions (you
can check lip-sync on a
medium shot)
4:1s 352 x 248 (NTSC)
352 x 296 (PAL)
1 None Offline
A good storage resolution
combined with a good offline
image quality
2:1s 352 x 248 (NTSC)
352 x 296 (PAL)
1 2-way striping Online
Provides enough detail for
finishing multimedia jobs
such as CD-ROM and Web
authoring
20:1 720 x 248 (NTSC)
720 x 296 (PAL)
2 None Offline
Useful for mixing storage-
efficient offline footage with
online-quality resolutions
10:1 720 x 248 (NTSC)
720 x 296 (PAL)
2 None Offline/Online
A good compromise for
high-quality, two-field offline
or low-quality online that
saves disk space
3:1 720 x 248 (NTSC)
720 x 296 (PAL)
2 2-way striping Online
A medium-quality online
resolution that can sustain
two-stream playback on
2-way striped drives