I have a Canon HV-30 camcorder than outputs 1920 x 1080 from the camera's HDMI port. I would appreciate any suggestions on ways to capture this HDMI video stream. When recording in the camera to HDV tape, the max that HDV tape supports is 1440 x 1080. The only way to capture 1920 x 1080 is to stream it from the camera to some sort of capturing device (computer with HDMI interface) while the camera is shooting. The camera cannot record the full resolution to tape because HDV tape doesn't support anything above 1440.
Cineform has a conceptual device that they have been talking about for a long time. I seriously doubt if they will ever bring it to market. If they do, it will be extremely expensive. http://www.cineform.com/products/CineFormRecorder.htm
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the 1440 on the tape is the same quality as the 1920 going out the hdmi. where else would the video is come from? the 1440 is recorded with non-square pixels and expanded to 1920 on playback. you need to do the same thing after transferring the tape to the computer. the pixel ratio on the tape is 1.3333 and should be specified in the recorded file, if not while in the encoder right click on the file/properties/pixel aspect ratio/HDV(1.3333).
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I have read that the video stream coming from the HDMI camcorder port while shooting has not been MPEG compressed and it is a true 1920 x 1080 video stream. Obviously this isn't the case when playing from the tape in the camcorder because it has already been MPEG encoded and is 1440 x 1080 at this point.
EDIT: Note to minidv2dvd, You didn't read my full question. You are talking about reading it from the tape; I'm not.
The Black Magic Design Intensity Pro http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/ looks like it will do the job. The gotcha is that to stream HD to hard disc requires a 4 drive RAID 0 to keep up with the data rate. -
Originally Posted by SCDVD
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i read it. afaik canon has never claimed the hdmi output hasn't been through the digic dv encoder chip to 1440 and decoded back to 1920. users have made that statement. canon doesn't even claim to capture 1920 on the sensor, they state "the CMOS sensor reproduces high-resolution images at 1920 x 1080 resolution with full HD information in video images" not quite the same.
and you have to have the cam constantly attached to a high powered computer with the HD capture card and a h.d. raid array to get the full uncompressed stream - it's not a convenient option. -
I sent an email to Black Magic asking them about this and here is their response:
"When the camera is connected to our products (via HDMI or component), the camera will do a process called un-line decimation that will allow for the original 1920X1080 to come out over HDMI or component directly to our card so you are capturing the original 1920X1080 that your footage originally was. Hence, working with uncompressed footage."
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Originally Posted by SCDVD
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This is for the hv20, but I think it applies to hv30 as well
http://www.hv20.com/showthread.php?t=7008
HDMI is captured on an card manufactured by Blackmagic Design called the Intensity, or with HDMI and component it's the Intensity Pro.
What you will actually get is 24p embedded in a 1080i stream. You then do pull down (there is freeware to do it, or Cineform). You end up with full 1920x1080 square pixel at 24p with 4:2:2 color space.
To compare:
Firewire capture: 1440x1080 with 1.333 pixel ratio and 4:2:0 colorspace.
HDMI capture: 1920x1080 with 1.0 pixel ratio and 4:2:2 color space.
The HDMI has 50% more color space. You can see the color difference. If you search the forums you'll see comparison images. More color is shown in the HDMI images. There is still some debate over the potential 25% increase in image data. We are still trying to get an answer out of Canon.
The CMOS sensor is advertised as full 1920x1080. (Actually it's bigger for the still photo capability but masked off for video.)
The increased image resolution is definately there at 1920 in HDMI captured images. The debate is whether the image is an internally upconverted data stream in the camera. In other words is it interpolated data or raw data.
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Originally Posted by SCDVD
1. Optical capture to CMOS Sensor and interlace processed to 1440x1080i YCbCr.
2a. 1440x1080i is MPeg2 encoded to 25Mb/s for output to tape or the IEEE-1394 port.
3a. 25Mb/s HDV stream (from camera or tape) is decompressed and H stretched to 1920x1080i for output over HDMI port.
So the video quality would be the same from the IEEE-1394 port at 25Mb/s (3.13 MB/s or 11.25 GB/r) or the HDMI port at ~ 960Mb/s* (120MB/s or 421 GB/hr).
Camcorders capable of true optical 1920x1080 generally sell for far more than $799 online. Pro HD lenses start around $8,000.
* RAID or real time encoding required. BlackMagic provides an MJPeg software coder. Alternative is Cineform.Recommends: Kiva.org - Loans that change lives.
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hehe i like that, "un-line decimation" i'd take that to mean they drop any frame they can't handle. and it's a feature, not a defect.
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Might be less expensive just buying an HG21, which does AVCHD at 24mbs with full 1920x1080 recording.
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Originally Posted by mrswla
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Originally Posted by edDV
Assuming that is the case, there is nothing to gain from using the HDMI port to output from while shooting. -
Originally Posted by SCDVD
Alternate designs might include 1440x1080i to 1920x1080i stretch before encoding. This would only work for the live feed. Feeds from tape would still be HDV decompressed.
A higher end 3 sensor camera section may make true 1920x1080i to the HDMI port.
Question: Has anyone on the www.HV20.com site ever reported a superior picture over the HDMI port? I did a quick search. Nothing yet.Recommends: Kiva.org - Loans that change lives.
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Question: Has anyone on the www.HV20.com site ever reported a superior picture over the HDMI port? I did a quick search. Nothing yet.
I did see a thread at HV20.com on the subject, with posted pictures of HDMI vs Firewire out. -
Originally Posted by Soopafresh
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Originally Posted by SCDVD"Shut up Wesley!" -- Captain Jean-Luc Picard
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Ownership, king and all of that stuff is nice but if you have a party and no one comes, who is there to be a king over?
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Here is the HV20.com thread that makes the case that the HDMI port taps ahead of the HDV compressor for the live camera feed. He (Duke) compared the live feed to tape playback.
http://hv20.com/showthread.php?t=7228
Still the 25 Mb/s HDV vs. 960 Mb/s penalty for HDMI capture should be considered. 960 Mb/s means 422 GB/hr capture files!
From BlackMagic Intensity Pro manual
True, you can realtime software compress to MJPEG or Cineform to a single drive using a beefy CPU.Recommends: Kiva.org - Loans that change lives.
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Originally Posted by SCDVD"Shut up Wesley!" -- Captain Jean-Luc Picard
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Hello,
I have a macbook pro, and a canon Vixia HFS200 with 2 SDHC 32 gig cards. Here's my goal.
Capture hi-def video from the camera directly to my macbook pro (external 1.5 TB Drive). I'm a coach, and I need a quick way to video a game and have it available asap without having to plug the mem card into the macbook pro and allow imovie to encode it. .MOV is ok but i really need it encoded to mpeg2 in real time...due to the fact that our game software editing system only sees avi's, mpegs and wmvs.
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I received this recently from a video exchange supplier:
"...This year we have a live capture option using an external device connected to your camera & computer. This will allow you to capture HD footage directly to our MP4 files for upload. This can drastically reduce your workflow time as you can have files to upload directly after the game. Your setup would be like this...
-2 people, camera, recorder, computer FOR EACH CAMERA VIEW REQUIRED, ie for side AND end view need 4 people, 2 cameras...
-camera connected to recorder via HDMI/component/composite
-recorder connected to either Mac or PC via usb
-along with the cameraman, you'll need someone controlling the capture app on the computer marking in's & out's
...here is an Amazon link for the hardware:
http://www.amazon.com/Blackmagic-Design-Recorder-Distributes-Websites/dp/B005ABJ0H8/re...0659442&sr=8-2 ..." -
S9300 - Can I display the camera image on my PC while filming? How? I have a mini-HDMI from the camera to a usb port on the PC.
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