SD 4:3 still worth it?
KevinRietveld
24 Oct 2011 11:23
Hi all,
wondering here if its still worth the effort to edit and upload my old 4:3 SD pall clips?
What do think?
Cheers
Kevin
wondering here if its still worth the effort to edit and upload my old 4:3 SD pall clips?
What do think?
Cheers
Kevin
AcmeStudios
24 Oct 2011 13:04
Well.. all I can say is that I still see SD being sold here on a regular basis, most of it NTSC/DV - which supports the fact that "it's the content" that buyers are looking for first, format issues are secondary.
If it will help them tell their story, they will buy it.
If it will help them tell their story, they will buy it.
WorldViewImages
24 Oct 2011 13:25
I had two SD sales last night.
Maguiremedia
24 Oct 2011 15:10
I sold 3 SD clips this year all in 4:3 so still a market for them. Some editors are editing SD clips into HD title sequences. The clips are made into PinP clips so SD is not a problem if there kept small.
jdennis
24 Oct 2011 17:08
Can the SD clips originate from SD cameras or must they be reformatted from HD cameras?
Is it necessary to upload both HD and SD versions or can buyers choose downloading options based off one HD original?
Is it necessary to upload both HD and SD versions or can buyers choose downloading options based off one HD original?
LUXORPYRAMID
24 Oct 2011 17:40
@jdennis - Yes you may upload SD clips from SD cameras. I do and they still sell. Yes you may down-convert HD into SD but do not up-convert SD into HD and yes you can crop an SD size clip from an HD clip and upload it. You can also crop an 720x1280 clip from a full 1920x1080 clip and upload it. There are members here that down size and crop clips from 4k Red One cameras.
You can also make a montage from SD clips to create a full HD clip.
As long as you are down-converting and not up-converting you clips will not be rejected unless they are of poor quality.
P5 does not auto-convert to lower sizes. If you upload an HD and a SD of a file with the same scene on the bottom of the upload edit page tell the curator the clip numbers of the videos. This way he will combined them in a single page where buyer can select if he wants the HD version or the SD version.
My perception is that most members do not take the added time and effort to down-convert because they have concluded it is not worth it.
You can also make a montage from SD clips to create a full HD clip.
As long as you are down-converting and not up-converting you clips will not be rejected unless they are of poor quality.
P5 does not auto-convert to lower sizes. If you upload an HD and a SD of a file with the same scene on the bottom of the upload edit page tell the curator the clip numbers of the videos. This way he will combined them in a single page where buyer can select if he wants the HD version or the SD version.
My perception is that most members do not take the added time and effort to down-convert because they have concluded it is not worth it.
jdennis
24 Oct 2011 18:01
Many thanks,
I'm guessing customers could special request an SD version of an HD clip if they knew that was an option offered by the the artist. I wasn't sure if customers we're more likely to purchase a less expensive SD clip over HD. Maybe in most cases the quality of HD out ways the extra expense for customers
I'm guessing customers could special request an SD version of an HD clip if they knew that was an option offered by the the artist. I wasn't sure if customers we're more likely to purchase a less expensive SD clip over HD. Maybe in most cases the quality of HD out ways the extra expense for customers