Okay, I started at the top, with Canal+. That document reads:
Video.
T
he video signal compliant with "Broadcasters RFB Technical Recommendations" will be encoded
with the following characteristics:
Video resolution HxV : 1920x1080i
Field frequency : 50Hz ( 25i )
Coding : MPEG2 Long GOP “XDCAM HD” 422P@HL 50Mb/s
Fixed GOP of 12 IBBP ( N=12, M=3 )
« Closed GOP » preferably.
So I went to look up "Broadcasters RFB Technical Recommendations". Among their specifications:
- ficam.JPG (128.02 KiB) Viewed 1578 times
Look, I really don't care, no dog in the fight. Just curious.....