Netflix Originals: Production and Post-Production Requirements v2.1

Re:Netflix Originals: Production and Post-Production Require... by dood on Friday June 23, 2017 @03:54AM (#14617633)

4k is less resolution than 35mm film, which was used very successfully for most of the history of cinema. Chris Nolan shot Interstellar & his Batman films on 70mm, which exceeds 8k resolution.

So I think you're quite wrong about 4k being "too much resolution for closeups" or being "incompatible with... shorter shot lengths".

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Re:Netflix Originals: Production and Post-Production Require... by foldr on Friday June 23, 2017 @05:30AM (#14617969)

4K is about 25MP. That's around the resolution limit of 35mm film in still photography. The exposed area is considerably smaller in movies as the film is run vertically rather than horizontally.

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Re:Netflix Originals: Production and Post-Production Require... by dood on Friday June 23, 2017 @07:09AM (#14618297)

Without getting into the old and terribly complicated film vs digital argument, I think it's widely agreed that 35mm and 4k are at least in the same ballpark of resolution, and that IMAX exceeds 4k, so I maintain that shooting 4k does not present any new issues around closeups or quick cuts.

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Re:Netflix Originals: Production and Post-Production Require... by neukoelln on Friday June 23, 2017 @07:13AM (#14618320)

How is it 25 MP? 4096 × 2160 pixels = 8.8 MP.

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Re:Netflix Originals: Production and Post-Production Require... by foldr on Friday June 23, 2017 @08:31AM (#14618654)

Oh, oops, I thought 4k referred to the vertical resolution. In that case, yeah, film possibly has a bit more resolution still.

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Re:Netflix Originals: Production and Post-Production Require... by imeron on Friday June 23, 2017 @08:03AM (#14618518)

If you do that for three colors separately that is around 25MP.

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