Re: [photo-3d] Re: Films days are numbered??

[Rory Hinnen <Rory.Hinnen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Brian Reynolds wrote:
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> Toy Story 2 has the advantage that the entire film was produced
> digitally.  I had wanted to see Mission to Mars at a digital theater
> last March when I was down in Orlando at a conference, but I didn't
> have time to hunt down the theater.
> 

Hmm. There are some problems when you take something with the dynamic
range of film and move it through a different media. Unless the color
timing is handled well, you can have some noticeable artifacts. If I can
offer, watch for blacks and highlights clipping at the digital
screening. What you'll actually be seeing is probably an effect shot
where the color was clamped before it went to film. The color timer then
times a sequence, not a shot, and the effect shots fall apart (I know
this because I worked on it - and I saw the difference in techniques
used by us at DreamQuest vs what went on at ILM & Tippet).

You'd really notice it if you saw the film version of Star Wars, and
then saw the digital projection.

.r.