High Definition Resolutions (720p & 1080i)
At DreamPictures something to think about is how your video will be formatted when it comes out of our labs, All Video's are presented in DVD format, however, the world of technology can get very confusing when talking about different definitions of quality, so below you will find a quick explanation on the differences between our different Definition options.
To take full advantage of HDTV's ability to render spectacular clarity and detail, you must find an LCD, plasma, or DLP device that has a native resolution of either 1,280 x 720 pixels (720 lines progressively scanned with a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio) or "1080i" (1920 x 1080), which represents a 16:9 widescreen image with 1920 pixels across each of 1080 interlaced scan lines.
These are the only two High Definition formats defined by the HDTV standard. All network broadcasters use one or the other for their HD programs. Broadcasters choose one or the other for different reasons. Progressive scanning (720p) produces a smoother, more film-like look, but a 1080i image actually contains greater detail. Though it has fewer lines, the native progressive scan format (720p) eliminates motion artifacts that originate in interlacing. For subject matter that contains a lot of rapid motion--Football, basketball or rugby games, for example--720p will produce a clearer, more stable picture than 1080i. Alternatively, for subject matter that has very little motion, 1080i is capable of rendering more picture detail. And because 720p has the highest data bandwidth and horizontal scan rate, it usually means that 720p programming is converted or "scaled" to 1080i for transmission (it occupies less digital "space" than 720p)