Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 1407)

Both of these acquisition formats have color sampling of 8 bits per channel. High definition
tape decks also exist with color sampling of 16 bits per channel, for film scanning,
mastering, and archival purposes.
Recorded bit
rate Compression
type Compression
ratio Color
sampling
Maker Digital format
17.5 MB/sec. DCT 7.1:1 3:1:1 Sony HDCAM
12.5 MB/sec. DCT 1.7:1 4:2:2 Panasonic DVCPRO HD
Supported DVCPRO HD Formats
Motion natively supports the following DVCPRO HD formats.
Scanning method Dimensions MotionEasy Setup Format
Interlaced 1920 x 1080 DVCPRO HD - 1080i60 1080i60
Progressive 1280 x 720 DVCPRO HD - 720p60 720p60
Progressive 1280 x 720 DVCPRO HD - 720p30 720p30
Progressive 1280 x 720 DVCPRO HD - 720p24 720p24
Source timecode (in
Motion)
Timebase (in Motion) Timebase (on tape) Format
30 fps 29.97 fps 29.97 fps(59.94 fields
per second) 1080i60
30 fps 59.94 fps 59.94 fps 720p60
30 fps 29.97 fps 59.94 fps(flagged as
29.97) 720p30
30 fps 23.98 fps 59.94 fps(flagged as
23.976) 720p24
Note: Motion also supports additional uncompressed high definition formats using
third-party PCI cards. The table above shows only DVCPRO HD formats currently supported
by Motion.
Data Rates of Common High Definition and Standard Definition Formats
The table below shows the relative data rates of some commonly used high definition
formats. These data rates can be used as a reference for deciding how much hard drive
space you may need for the media you want to use in your project.
Bytes per second Bits per second (video only) Format
11.75 MB/sec. 100 Mbps DVCPRO HD, 1080i60
11.75 MB/sec. 100 Mbps DVCPRO HD, 1080i50
11.75 MB/sec. 100 Mbps DVCPRO HD, 720p60
11.75 MB/sec. 50 Mbps DVCPRO HD, 720p30
1407 Appendix B Video and File Formats