Everything You Need to Know About High Definition Wedding Videos
It seems like one of the greatest injustices in the world that a wedding only lasts for a single day. If you could go back and relive those vows, that magic and the feeling of love and resolve whenever you liked, you might be able to transport that feeling of magic into the harder days in the rest of your life. This is why at InStyle Videos, we shoot nothing but HD wedding videos ... so that when watching film of your wedding day in many years time it is realistic enough to bring all the memories flooding back. Today we check out what you can expect from high def wedding videos, and what you need to know about the equipment and what it can do for your wedding video.
Quality difference
The picture quality of a HD wedding video from InStyle Videos differs from that of the old analogue tape wedding videos in several important ways.
Number of lines: The resolution of a high definition wedding video is far better than a standard video because of the increased line count. In Australia, 480 lines is standard definition, while anything over 625 lines is high definition.
Scanning mode: Older television broadcasts and videos used interlaced scanning, where the even-numbered lines are displayed first, then the odd numbered lines. On larger screens this creates jagged edges on the picture. Hi def wedding videos use progressive scanning, where all the lines are displayed simultaneously. This keeps that gorgeous dress and pairs of meeting lips looking smooth and ultra-realistic!
Note that your family and friends don't need to have HD DVD players to notice the difference in your hi def wedding video quality - you'll see the smoothness and precision even on an ordinary player.
Not all high definition wedding videos are created equal
However, you should be aware that not all HD cameras produce the same quality picture. Line rate and scanning type are only two components of camera setup that go into creating a gorgeous HD wedding video. The camera and equipment your wedding video crew use should work well in low light as well as standard lighting; this requires cameras that are built for excellence as well as meeting the base requirements to be considered HD.
3CCD cameras
InStyle Videos uses 3CCD cameras for your high def wedding videos. Many HD cameras have only a single CCD (charge coupled device). Our camera records the red, blue and green values of every pixel separately to create:
- Truer-to-life colours
- Better image resolution
- Better image quality
InStyle Videos use the broadcast quality camera equipment to create your high def wedding video. If you want to look back on your wedding day in 20 years time, and still feel that you are in that very room, ask us about the quality of our HD wedding videos today!
