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1080p vs i

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gregt

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I am using a MacBook Pro running 10.6.4 with 2.66 Duo processor, 4GB RAM
I am planning on using final cut express to edit video. I am considering a camcorder that runs1080p (panasonic tm700k). Is 1080p going to be too much to handle for my dual processor machine?
 
hey, your machine should be able to handle it fine, i edited ALOT of 720p video on a 2.13 ghz c2d with 2 gb of 667 mh ddr2 ram in a first gen macbook. So being you are running a bigger system you should be good, it will take a while for the video to render and export and all that but your dealling with some pretty big files.

1080i = 540p

the i means that it is only showing you half of the lines so 720 is a higher resolution then 1080i.
 
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TopHatPlus said:
hey, your machine should be able to handle it fine, i edited ALOT of 720p video on a 2.13 ghz c2d with 2 gb of 667 mh ddr2 ram in a first gen macbook. So being you are running a bigger system you should be good, it will take a while for the video to render and export and all that but your dealling with some pretty big files.

1080i = 540p

the i means that it is only showing you half of the lines so 720 is a higher resolution then 1080i.
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No, 1080i still has twice the width as compared to 540p.
 
TopHatPlus said:
hey, your machine should be able to handle it fine, i edited ALOT of 720p video on a 2.13 ghz c2d with 2 gb of 667 mh ddr2 ram in a first gen macbook. So being you are running a bigger system you should be good, it will take a while for the video to render and export and all that but your dealling with some pretty big files.

1080i = 540p

the i means that it is only showing you half of the lines so 720 is a higher resolution then 1080i.
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"i" is short for interlaced, thus one has 1080 vertical lines, just that they alternate, and it is surely not 540p.
 
acedickson said:
That's commonly mistaken by so many people though.

The best way I explain 1080p vs i is both have 1080 lines of resolution, progressive refreshes every line while displaying video and interlaced refreshes every second line.

Interlaced vs Progressive
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What is commonly mistaken?
The fact, that 1080i is using alternate fields and provides the same resolution as 1080p and is NOT 540p?

I know, that 1080i is not the same quality as 1080p, especially with fast moving objects, which your link relied on, but it is more than 540p or 576i.
http://www.digitalphotographywriter.com/2010/08/hd-1080p-vs-1080i-videos-progressive.html
 
Yeah 1080i60 has similar overall resolution to 1080p30.
This camera the OP has however is 1080p60, I doubt you will be able to edit it at true 60 progressive frames a second at 1080 without a professional program like final cut pro or avid. I'm a FCP user so I'm not 100% on this but FCE will likely put it into a 1080i60 or 1080p30 timeline, you'll lose the progressive resolution if it's 1080i60 or you'll lose the smooth motion/framerate if it's 1080p30.
 
simsaladimbamba said:
What is commonly mistaken?
The fact, that 1080i is using alternate fields and provides the same resolution as 1080p and is NOT 540p?

I know, that 1080i is not the same quality as 1080p, especially with fast moving objects, which your link relied on, but it is more than 540p or 576i.
http://www.digitalphotographywriter.com/2010/08/hd-1080p-vs-1080i-videos-progressive.html
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It's commonly mistaken by people like jlw2387, not you, that 1080i is 540p. I was agreeing with your post.
 
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