F1 not in HD!!!!!!

[centurian]

Oh, it's not even filmed in HD? That is bizarre. I'd figured someone richer had got the HD rights

It's even more bizarre than that...

Apparently it is filmed in HD this year, but the feed provided to broadcasters is SD.

There may be technical reasons for this. Simply using HD cameras is one thing, but it's all the mixing and distribution facilities that are the tough parts

And they probably need to supply dual feeds because the on screen captions will get positioned differently for HD - making full use of the 16:9, whereas for SD, they keep to the 4:3 area, even though the feed itself is 16:9

[DS23]

No change there in F1 despite rule changes to make it more interesting.

whs

the best racing was in the lower orders. well done lotus getting two to finish and one of them above an established lower order.

[norrahe]

Lots of teething problems that will hopefully be ironed out in the next few races.

[Badger]

It was boring anyway. HD wouldn't have helped.

[d000hg]

Oh, it's not even filmed in HD? That is bizarre. I'd figured someone richer had got the HD rights


F1 in HD would be a beautiful sight.

[centurian]

Not really the BBC's fault though. The race pictures are provided by FOM, which doesn't provide them in HD - apparently they might be using HD cameras this year, but the feed to broadcasters is very much SD. HD is scheduled for 2011.

The BBC could take their own HD cameras, so that Jake Humprey / Martin Brundle's etc. could be in HD, but not much point if the race itself is SD.

Not that HD would have made today's race any less boring...

[fullyautomatix]

No change there in F1 despite rule changes to make it more interesting.

[DiscoStu]

It's not the BBC's fault - they buy the feed from Mr Ecclestone, who is yet to make an HD feed available.

[HairyArsedBloke]

They have better things to spend the money on.

[d000hg]

One imagines the HD rights cost even more than the exorbitant SD rights. Haven't you wondered why MOTD is not in HD either? We're talking tens of millions of pounds...

[NeverBeenNorthOfTheM25]

What the hell are the BBC playing at? The pinicle of motor sport and they are not providing it in HD!!!

Bunch of cocks

language .......

[minestrone]

I was going to say the same thing, i don't really like F1 that much but thought I would give it a shot on HD, i ain't on

[badger7579]

What the hell are the BBC playing at? The pinicle of motor sport and they are not providing it in HD!!!

Bunch of cocks