12 Chapter 1 Working with HDV

HDV Formats Supported by Final Cut Pro

Within the HDV specification, 1080-line and 720-line formats using several frame rates

are defined. Final Cut Pro supports the following HDV formats.

59.94 fps Formats

25 fps Formats

Format
Final Cut Pro
Easy Setup Frame dimensions V ideo data rate
1080i60 HDV - 1080i60 1440 x 1080 25 Mbps
1080i60 (Canon) HDV - 1080i60
FireWire Basic
1440 x 1080 25 Mbps
1080F30 (Canon) HDV - 1080p30
FireWire Basic
1440 x 1080 25 Mbps
1080F24 (Canon) HDV - 1080p24
FireWire Basic
1440 x 1080 25 Mbps
720p60 HDV - 720p60 1280 x 720 18.3 Mbps
720p30 HDV - 720p30 1280 x 720 18.3 Mbps
720p24 HDV - 720p24 1280 x 720 18.3 Mbps
Format
Final Cut Pro
Easy Setup Frame dimensions V ideo data rate
1080i50 HDV - 1080i50 1440 x 1080 25 Mbps
1080i50 (Canon) HDV - 1080i50
FireWire Basic
1440 x 1080 25 Mbps
1080F25 (Canon) HDV - 1080p25
FireWire Basic
1440 x 1080 25 Mbps
720p50 HDV - 720p50 1280 x 720 18.3 Mbps
720p25 HDV - 720p25 1280 x 720 18.3 Mbps