Very good resource on HDV...

scwalter

Here's a site I bookmarked long ago called "Frank's Thoughts on HDV" that makes for good reading if you would like to know more about the HDV format, HDV equipment and other HD formats. It reads like a Wikipedia page on the history of HDV. It has been updated to include a little information on AVCHD and XDCAM as well.

The information may not be applicable to your daily editing tasks, but I like this kind of information, maybe you will too.

http://www.humanvalues.net/hdv/

Synopsis: The mission behind this Web page is to describe the major technical aspects of the HDV high definition digital video tape recording format and to be as comprehensive a reference resource as possible by listing essentially every HDV and HDV-related product ever offered by any manufacturer anywhere in the world. Coverage is also given to the tools commonly used to edit HDV footage and some of the considerations related to the proper display of HDV footage, both during the editing process and at the final stages of delivery and viewing. The Sony XDCAM EX format is also covered, since that's the logical step-up format above HDV in the Sony product line. Complete coverage is also given to the Panasonic/Sony AVCHD format, since that's the next step below HDV in both audio/video quality and cost.

To that end, there's brief coverage of both computer display devices (monitors) and high definition televisions (HDTVs), as well as the new high capacity optical disc storage mediums, including both Blu-ray Disc (BD) and HD DVD (High-Definition Digital Versatile Disc) media. Some comments are also made with regard to the Panasonic P2 HD format and the Panasonic AVC-Intra (H.264 Compliant) codec and the relationship of those formats to the HDV format. There's also mention of Sony's XDCAM HD and HDCAM formats, since there are XDCAM HD and HDCAM products for which HDV-related options are available.