Re: Pro film dropping faster then consumer

In article <43EE4F29.1070702@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Gordon Moat <moat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Resolution is not everything. An image that has lots of resolution can
sometimes look soft, or all the extra details could be lost.

Why do you think that lost of resolution is going to look soft? A LF
contact print isn't soft, is it?

Of course, details can get lost.

Take a
piece of paper into a movie theatre, and hold it up at arms length so
that the movie screen is mostly covered; many find out that the screen
is not really that large compared to the average photo print. I think 4K
is the limit of reasonable resolution, in that any more will either look
soft, or contain detail information so small that 90% of the audience
will not see it. Contrast and edge definition can be more important.

I think it depends on the aspect ratio. With the very wide screens that
are common, you can probably use up a lot more horizontal resolution than
in a typical 8x10" print.

Another thing is that with digital there is essentially no longer a
copying cost. This means that if the projectors become cheap enough,
you have probably more opportunities for optimizing the angle of view
of the public, than with traditional projection.

The cost of putting
35 mm film into a 4K editing environment is huge. Of course, considering
that a system like the daVinci starts at $US 1 million, the conversion
would only be a small part of a film production expenses.

The question is of course how long such systems remain at that price point.
Any manufacturer involved in HD editing is likely to go for slice of that
market.


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