1) I've only used a PAL HV20, but even with the US version, you don't *have* to shoot in Progressive, do you? It's just an option, isn't it? (And one that Canon has failed to implement properly - with no pulldown flags) So surely you can just shoot in the normal 60i mode without all this trouble and then add a film effect at the end?
2) I know the PAL version of the HV20 has a 25P option instead of 24P and I'm pretty sure that with 25P you don't have to go through this ridiculous circus. I don't see any reason why anyone should care whether they're shooting on PAL or NTSC for web use (or even for broadcast - you can export any res/format you like) - so perhaps if you *really* want to shoot in Progressive mode for whatever reason, it's a good idea to buy a European HV20 or HV30 from somewhere like Amazon.co.uk or Ebay. Correct me if I'm wrong about any of this. I don't have a deep technical knowledge. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 22-Jul-08, at 7:43 AM, Eric Rochow wrote: hey thanks for all the info. what a pain. i'll stick with my XHA1 my Canon HV20, 2 months old, is now for sale. thx, eric. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
