John, The highest-resolution specified HDTV format is 1920 wide by 1080 high 16:9 widescreen format). Note that the HDTV specification defines many, many resolutions and formats. I think that this should be adequate for present and future work, and it would permit you to reformat later for full resolution.
However, I think that DVD, broadcast and cable HDTV are currently less than this, typically 720p (progressive), 1280 x 720 resolution. Current DVD formats do not support full HDTV, and the HD-DVD vs. BluRay DVD battle is still being waged. For a computer display at the nominal 100 dpi PC display resolution this would correspond to a 20 by 11 inch display, which few people now have. I do not know what resolutions Windows Media Player and Flash support. If you are going to project this for group viewing, then check the specs for digital projectors. If you are going to crop your photos then the digital camera resolution should be correspondingly higher. I would suggest that you capture images to support the highest resolution (thus supporting future upgrades) and that you then reformat for the equipment that you are currently using. Good luck! Gordon http://computing-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/DTV http://computing-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/HDTV --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
