Great article from the always-great KenStone.net about creating proper SD footage from the new Sony XDCam EX1. A good read whether you own the camera or not, and are interested in HD / SD workflows.

Whenever a new technology hits the market there are always teething problems. In the case of new video cameras there are often new formats and codecs to work with. Does your NLE of choice have the new codecs and is it capable of handling the different flavors of the new codecs, frame rate, color space, frame size, progressive or interlaced, SD or HD, etc. Even when your NLE has been updated to accommodate these new technologies, problems can still arise, because users are trying finding their way, working to find the best approach to integrate it into their workflow.

[From Outputting Standard Definition in FCP from the Sony XDCam EX1 ]

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