Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 4/9/02 Steve LeHuray wrote: > >I remember 20+ years ago in the world of cinema when video was starting to >come in, that film would be dead in just 5 years. Now film still seems to be >doing well with 75% of prime time TV shot on film, Hollywood features are >still the exclusive domain of 35mm (despite HDTV/digital being around for >many years), a 3 to 6 month waiting list to buy a $150,000 Aaton or Arri >16mm camera. Despite the gains of digital still cameras, 35mm still cameras >and film sales showed a 6% increase last year. > But this is starting to change rapidly. The advent of 24p HDTV cameras, and the editing software, is making a HUGE difference. Production companies are learning to light for digital cameras now, digital is a LOT twichier than film as we all know. But the editing workflow is much easier. There's no scanning in the film so dailies come up very fast and you're working without generation loss which makes a quality difference in the released work. We're now seeing 24p DV cameras which will put the hurts on super16 I think. Once theaters start putting in digital projectors...there'll be an even greater reason to go to an all digital production. Adam - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html