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HDR 10+
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Is it even possible? I was quite shocked to read how dim the cinema projection is, even compared to SDR tv screens. I wonder how much brightness reserve is there even available in the cinema projection equipment?
lol Abfab, what ya likeNo excuse for bad screening in cinemas these days, at least the salmon bagels and champers made up for it
Haha yes!!! Funilly enough, we enjoyed it far more watching it at my house on the Apple TV!!! Seriously upset with the soap opera effect on the cinema screening! Really Really bad!!!It was like watching a 24fps film at 30fps on steroids!!! The BBC have done this kind of thing with TV shows. Thank God the iTunes version was PERFECT!
I got it (I hope)
Still, I would like to know, if your proposition is actually possible in current digital cinema projection systems.
I have no idea.
That's EXACTLY why they are doing it and why they picked LG's OLED as their CONSUMER reference monitor.
Off topic but I figured I’d ask since we have so many SMEs in this thread.
What resolution is Hollywood recording these days? As I understand it the movies first shot in digital are harder to convert to 4K because the data simply isn’t there versus traditional film. My assumption is that Hollywood would try and future proof based on this experience. As such, are they shooting in 8k now? Some other resolution?
What resolution is Hollywood recording these days? As I understand it the movies first shot in digital are harder to convert to 4K because the data simply isn’t there versus traditional film. My assumption is that Hollywood would try and future proof based on this experience. As such, are they shooting in 8k now? Some other resolution?
There are production cameras coming out now which are recording in 8K 60p so take up will be slow, 6K a little more common 4K for nearly everything else, it's always down to budget. Broadcast is still quite a way behind cinema, but that's always the case as broadcast is limited to platform/bandwidth, 1080 is still pretty much the standard.
First all your devices have to be upgraded to HDR10+. And that's up to the manufactures to release firmware updates. It may never happen for devices you already own. LG and Sony already said no. Older devices may never see an update. I haven't heard if my Denon receiver will get updated. Doesn't matter as my LG OLED won't be.
Samsung said they would update their 2017 tv's.
It still doesn't catch up to DV. It's still 10 bit vs 12bit and doesn't approach DV's peak brightness.
While HDR10+ is royalty free, samsung is going to charge an annual "administration fee" for it. I don't know what sort of cost that is.
Samsung said they would update their 2017 tv's.
It still doesn't catch up to DV. It's still 10 bit vs 12bit and doesn't approach DV's peak brightness.
While HDR10+ is royalty free, samsung is going to charge an annual "administration fee" for it. I don't know what sort of cost that is.
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There's an awesome feature on imdb that shows you the technical specifications of each movie, if they've been made available. Quite a few big films have still been captured at sub-4k resolutions, but they're either mastered at 4k or 2k. There has been a noticeable trend of more films being captured at higher resolutions, so I think Cell hit the nail on the head when they said that it really comes down to budget. As the tech gets cheaper and faster, more and more production crews will take the plunge.
Another aspect of what the studios are filming doing (and have been doing for many years) is also camera and lens manufacturers doing a tie-ins with a production house or studio to use their gear on a production. Manufacturers use it as a big marketing thing when their latest kit has been used on a big movies, especially it's a big block buster.
Panavision are one of the leaders in this, although some of the "smaller" companies such are Arri and Blackmagic are chomping at their heels. It can also keep the production costs down with this type of sponsorship. I've heard some eye watering figures on how much companies have paid studios to be involved with certain films for showcases.
Panavision are one of the leaders in this, although some of the "smaller" companies such are Arri and Blackmagic are chomping at their heels. It can also keep the production costs down with this type of sponsorship. I've heard some eye watering figures on how much companies have paid studios to be involved with certain films for showcases.