Home Movies not looking HD?
Hello All,
Here is my breakdown:
iMac
Canon HV20 HD camcorder
imovie 08
50" Panasonic Plasma
When i publish out of imovie to Apple TV(large file) then watch the home movie on Apple TV it does not look well, i see banding in flat areas....renting HD movies look AWESOME...why not for my HD home movies?
Any suggestions?
Message was edited by: Scott Hennessy
Well simply put, I have the ability to stream the same footage exported from a PC at 720p to a 60" plasma or with the press of a the Plasma's input selector from the Apple TV at 960 x 540. There is quite a big difference in picture quality to say the least. If Apple is going to have a 720p ATV, it only make sense from the consumer point of view to make Imovie 08 and Quicktime transfer to ATV in 720P. This is why I bought it last week. So that my kids could make HD content on their Imacs (or I could on mine) and then play it in HD on the Family Room plasma without bothering my PC setups. Pretty simple concept really. I had intended to purchase several more for each family member to have their own content, but for now, I will simply continue to feed from a PC. When Apple gets its act together about ATV I will look at it again.... tomorrow , I will simply return the ATV to Apple. IMHO Apple doesn't have this ready to do what their ATV specification sheet says it will do... plain and simple. 960 x 540 is simply not HD period, not 720P for sure. There is a difference and ones eyes can plainly see it. I only bought the ATV because of its 720p support (or supposed support) combined with Apple's simply interface for the kids. I can get beautiful 720p results from my PCs, but I don't let the kids touch them, and I like the thought of making quick little Video camera to HD transfers on my Imac as well.
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