Producing in High Definition

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Jargon Buster

HD Camera Setups

Colorimetric &
Resolution Req'ments

Panasonic
AJ-HDX900

Panasonic
HPX500

Panasonic HPX2100

Panasonic 'Varicam'
HDC27F and H

Sony HDW-F900

Sony HDW-F900/3

Sony HDW-750

Sony HDW-730

Sony HDW-F900R
and HDW-790

Sony PDW-700

More setups are
available from the
BBC R&D website...

Dolby E VT Setups
[PDF]

Sony HDCAM
SRW-5500

Sony HDCAM
HDW-F500

Sony HDW-M2000

Surround delivery
Dolby settings

BLITS ident
[zip, wav]

BLITS Ident wav -
courtesy of Martin
Black and Keith Lane

Requires software
to open .zip files

PDF files to Download

Programme Delivery to BBC HD (34KB)

High Definiton Production Guide (1.9MB)

Summary of Delivery Formats (153KB)

Delivery for BBC Worldwide (41KB)

5.1 Sound Seminar - Jargon Busting (by Hugh Robjohns, Editor, Line-up Magazine) (350 Kb)

Acquisition and Later with Jools case study - by Mike Felton (370 Kb)

Discovery Campus HD Symposia, May 06 - by Tim Wallbank (7 Mb)

(External)

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BBC HD

The BBC and HD

The BBC sees high definition television as the future for programme delivery.

We have been commissioning programmes for HD delivery since 2006, and showcase our HD content within the BBC HD channel and through the BBC iPlayer .

The steady growth in HD connectivity, and feedback from our existing audiences, means that we are now accelerating the speed at which we want to migrate all our commissioning to HD.

Top Tips

HD Production Guide

The HD Production Guide is intended for programme-makers and is designed to offer an overview of High Definition.

It delivers the information production staff require, in order to make decisions about the High Definition production path, and understand the consequences of each option.

You can find more information on producing HD in this High Definition Production Guide:

High Definiton Production Guide (PDF)

HD: Summary of Delivery Formats PDF document

Approved HD Cameras & Settings

The following cameras are presently approved by the BBC. You can find more information about these cameras and others, along with pointers for camera set-up, in the downloadable user guides on the right hand side of this page.

Panasonic HDX 900
Panasonic 'Varicam' HDC27F & H
Panasonic HPX 2100, 2700 & 3000
Sony HDW 750
Sony HDW 790
Sony HDW F900R
Arri D21
Panavision Genesis
Thompson Viper

* For use by Independent productions only:

Red One
Sony PDW 700

Your Guide to HD

HD Post-Production & Delivery

Information on HD Post-production and delivery is available in the following guides:

Programme Delivery to BBC HD (PDF)

Programme Delivery to BBC HD PDF document

HD: Summary of Delivery Formats (PDF)

HD: Summary of Delivery Formats PDF document

HD: Delivery for BBC Worldwide (PDF)

HD: Delivery for BBC Worldwide PDF document

More information on other Delivery formats is available in the Summary of Delivery Formats here .

PDF
Top Tips and Camera Settings are available to download in PDF Format. File sizes are less than 50 Kb. PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free (External) here .

Online modules

Online modules have been designed to illustrate key aspects of producing in HD:

5.1 Surround Sound

5.1 Surround Sound:

HD Production

HD Production:

This content is produced in Flash and opens in a new pop-up window. Users without Flash or with accessibility issues should contact Tim Wallbank for further information in an accessible format.

To get your own copy of the Macromedia Flash player, follow these step-by-step instructions to download the latest version.

Information supplied by BBC Training and Development.

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