Originally posted by: Laserschwert

Originally posted by: mcfly89
HDV is true HD

No, that's not correct... I think. True HD would be 1920 x 1080, while HDV is working at the anamorphic 1440 x 1080, which has to be stretched to the correct 16:9 aspect ratio.

There are a number of standards for HD, in terms of resolution, frame rate, and interlaced or progressive. If you want to look only at resolution, Lucas shot AOTC using Panasonic Varicam HD cameras, at a resolution of 1280 × 720 (less considering he CROPPED the 16:9 image to 2.35:1). Most interlaced HD (like the Sony camera) doesn't go higher than 1440 lines, but I've upsampled to 1920 and deinterlaced and the image is still stellar.

Obviously, $5,000 HD is not the same as $90,000 HD, but the compromises don't make it any less "True." That would be like saying DV isn't "True SD" because it's compressed, or because it's shot with a chip with less lines of resolution than the broadcast standard.