This is something the Mini-DV kids at school keep saying to me about my
shooting synch-sound Super-8, but my experience has been that software
"film-look" filters just make a bad situation worse in that realm. Of
course, you can't compare Mini-DV to digital still photography. The
resolution is just so low and the exposure latitude sucks so bad.
Shooting Kodak 200T I have about seven stops of latitude to work with
vs. about two on a camcorder. I routinely overexpose by a stop or two
because in telecine pulling down the exposure is artifact-free, but
boosting it pixelates the image. Of course, neither of these are pro
formats and I'm sure if I had the option of shooting with a Panavision
or Sony Cine-Alta Vista 24P rig I'd be a lot more impressed with
digital, but for right now I'm not seeing it as much of an option. It's
a shame pro-sumer video hasn't kept pace with still photography as far
as resolution and color rendition. I know it all ends up being screened
on NTSC televisions, but that extra quality at the point of image
acquisition makes a huge difference even on crappy TV systems.
And I have now ranged a little too far off-topic. Forgive me. ;-)
-Rob
On Monday, December 16, 2002, at 02:09 AM, C.H.Ling wrote:
On the other
hand if you need grain I'm sure it can be simulated by software.
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