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October 27, 2015
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what is the difference between DV and HDV

  • October 27, 2015
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premiere pro makes you choose between HDV and DV before you can start a project.

    Correct answer Warren Heaton

    Hi Isaiah:

    These are are the two digital tape formats that Premiere Pro supports directly.

    If you're workflow is tapeless, you can ignore this.

    If you're workflow includes DV tape or HDV tape, you can pick the one that corresponds to the format you're using; however, you can change it at any time as needed.

    DV is a standard definition tape format (480i60 if shooting NTSC) and HDV is a high definition tape format (1080i60 is common, but other settings are supported).  Each can be recorded to a MiniDV tape cassette.

    -Warren

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    Warren Heaton
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    Warren HeatonCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    October 27, 2015

    Hi Isaiah:

    These are are the two digital tape formats that Premiere Pro supports directly.

    If you're workflow is tapeless, you can ignore this.

    If you're workflow includes DV tape or HDV tape, you can pick the one that corresponds to the format you're using; however, you can change it at any time as needed.

    DV is a standard definition tape format (480i60 if shooting NTSC) and HDV is a high definition tape format (1080i60 is common, but other settings are supported).  Each can be recorded to a MiniDV tape cassette.

    -Warren

    Community Expert
    October 27, 2015

    I think this is only the setting for firewire capture, dv is standard definition, hdv is a form of HD that uses a similar data rate to dv.

    Participant
    October 27, 2015

    thank you

    Mannahata Movies
    Inspiring
    October 9, 2017

    Hi Isaiah, I saw your post regarding HDV and DV. I'm just starting an ew project and it is my 1st time using Adobe Premiere. I see that I have to choose either DV or HDV. Being that I am shooting 4k on SD cards, I am not sure what to choose. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks