New HD Specs for QVC...Need some clarification

Sab wrote on 3/9/2009, 7:53 PM

Hi,

We've shot many videos for QVC and HSN over the past few years in SD. Now they're going HD and released the following specs for acceptable video:

Please supply video with the following specifications:
Video Format:
1080i 60 (59.94i)
Video Resolution:
1920x1080
Aspect Ratio:
16:9 with 4:3 action safe area

Media Accepted:
XDCAM HD 4:2:0 35mbits or 4:2:2 50mbits
DVCPRO HD 100mbits
Blu-Ray – HD Content only

Files Accepted:
Quicktime wrapped self-contained DVCPRO HD 100
MPEG2 >35mbits 1080 60i (59.94i)
MXF (.mxf) Op1a wrapped DVCPRO HD 100
P2 MXF file format (.mxf) (On DVD, Hard drive, or Blu-Ray data disk only)

I have to confess I'm a little in the dark about some of these specs. We have a Sony Z7U. I was hoping we could use it to provide footage in MPEG2. We edit with Vegas. Am I able to use what i have or do we need to step up to an XDCAM camera like the EX1 or 3?

I really appreciate any help or advice in this matter. A search didn't come up with what I need unfortunately. Thank you in advance.

Mike

Comments

Spot|DSE wrote on 3/9/2009, 11:00 PM

They're telling you how they want you to deliver, which suggests in part, how they want you to acquire.
EX1/3, XDCAM HD are both viable choices.
But...
CNN's specs are much the same. Yet we've delivered at least two hours to them on XDCAM HD@35Mbps, acquired in AVCHD, and I have no idea how many hours of HDV we've supplied on HDCAM (note they don't accept HDCAM?), on XDCAM HD, or on HDD.
it's humorous they'll blow off HDV but they'll accept 1080 from an HVX.

What I'd do? Shoot a test submission piece, burn it to BD as XDCAM/mxf, deliver it, ask them to provide feedback. Don't mention the acquisition format.
Twenty bucks says they can't tell the diff.
They need a delivery standard. They're not telling you how to acquire. What they are *suggesting* by the delivery standard, is what they're hoping you'll use for aquisition.

Sab wrote on 3/10/2009, 7:30 AM

Thank you Douglas, that's just the info I needed.

Mike