The document discusses the motion picture imaging chain and how film is used from capture through distribution, noting that film can be scanned into a digital format to allow for digital postproduction and effects before being reconverted to film for final output to theaters. It also examines how digital video and film differ in terms of resolution and color spaces when used within the digital intermediate process in postproduction.

1. Motion Picture film in the
Digital World
Eastman Kodak Confidential
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2. The Motion Imaging Chain
Film Path
Copy and Theatre
Film Capture
Duplicate
Tele- Scan Record
cine
Manipulate, Effects Lossy Digital
Digital Postproduction and Computer Graphics Compress Cinema
V to D D to V
DDR DDR
Electronic De- Video Post- Lossy • DVD
Capture comp production Compress • TV
Electronic and Video Path Thin lines = image degraded by lossy compression
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3. Three different types of image Film, Data, Video
Film Path Film
Copy and Theatre
Film Capture
Duplicate
Tele-
Data Digital Intermediate - DI
Scan Record
cine
Manipulate, Effects
Manipulate, Lossy Digital
Digital Postproduction and Computer Graphics
Effects and CG Compress Cinema
V to D D to V
DDR DDR Video
Electronic *De- Video Post- Lossy • DVD
Capture
Video Capture comp production Compress • TV
Electronic and Video Path Digital Video - DV
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4. Resolutions & Color Spaces
FILM @ 10 Bit Logarithmic FILM @
6k, 4k,2k | 4k
| 14 Bit Linear |
FILM @ | FILM @
1920 to 2k HD 8:8:8 2k
| | |
FILM > HD 4:4:4 HD Video
HD Video | |
| HD 4:2:2 SD Video
HD Video | |
| SD 4:4:4 DVD
Dvcam | |
| SD 4:2:2 Etc…
Etc… Etc…
Input Manipulate Output
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5. Video to Film is not Digital
Intermediate
FILM @ 10 Bit Logarithmic FILM @
6k, 4k,2k | 4k
| 14 Bit Linear |
FILM @ | FILM @
1920 >2k HD 8:8:8 2k
| | |
FILM > HD 4:4:4 HD Video
HD Video | |
| HD 4:2:2 SD Video
HD Video
| Video to |
SD 4:4:4 DVD
|
Dvcam |
Film
|
| SD 4:2:2 Etc…
Etc… Etc…
Input Manipulate Output
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6. Digital Video is not Digital
Intermediate
FILM @ 10 Bit Logarithmic FILM @
6k, 4k,2k | 4k
| 14 Bit Linear |
FILM @
Digital Video
| FILM @
1920 >2k HD 8:8:8 2k
| | |
FILM > HD 4:4:4 HD Video
HD Video | |
| HD 4:2:2 SD Video
HD Video | |
| SD 4:4:4 DVD
Dvcam | |
| SD 4:2:2 Etc…
Etc… Etc…
Input Manipulate Output
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7. This is Digital Intermediate
FILM @ 10 Bit Logarithmic FILM @
6k, 4k,2k
| Digital Intermediate
|
14 Bit Linear
4k
|
FILM @ | FILM @
1920 >2k HD 8:8:8 2k
| | |
FILM > HD 4:4:4 HD Video
HD Video | |
| HD 4:2:2 SD Video
HD Video | |
| SD 4:4:4 DVD
Dvcam | |
| SD 4:2:2 Etc…
Etc… Etc…
Input Manipulate Output
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8. Kodak s Areas of research, development
and products
Film Path Film
Copy and Theatre
Film Capture
Duplicate
Data
Tele-
Scan Record
cine
Manipulate, Effects Lossy Digital
Digital Postproduction and Computer Graphics Compress Cinema
V to D D to V
DDR DDR Video
Electronic *De- Video Post- Lossy • DVD
Capture comp production Compress • TV
Electronic and Video Path
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9. Film In the Digital World
• At 24 fps…..4K resolution…12 bit (log)
• 1000ft roll V2 camera neg is equal to
nearly 2 Terabytes of storage
• No compression…..world wide
standard…untethered on set
• Archiveable for 200 years
• Can match any display standard to day
and tomorrow….Futureproof
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