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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Neil Grubb" data-source="post: 1478759" data-attributes="member: 11055">Some good points, Bodger - yes in terms of resolution the XL-H1 series would be regarded as 'small format' HD by broadcasters (I guess you're talking about the XL-H1 series rather than XL-1 (which only records SD)). XL-H1 HD video can be imported into an AVID edit suite, it's done using Media Composer at 1080i 59.94. Depending what you want to do with the video it can be transcoded afterwards. Recording onto tape this is compressed HD (although the camera can capture uncompressed video onto a drive array) and not of the standard obtained by most broadcast systems.The gear used for snow leopard footage wasn't Canon XL series, but the cameras were emblazoned with 720p HD. For much wildlife work portable gear will be used and other than for the blue chip BBC and National Geographic-type programmes recording is done by single or two man crews where portability is a big issue to get on location.I agree that starting out, SD format is fine just now and Overread, starting out and on a limited budget, would learn his / her craft well in this way. Neil</blockquote>