[Tig] Re: how to prepare HD for transfer to film

[TSassoon at aol.com]

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In a message dated 7/3/06 9:53:28 AM, tig-request at tig.colorist.org writes:

> We sent it to other facility which does the film printing... Today we had a 
> screening, and what a disappointment it was!
> 

IMHO it's a big mistake to send an HD tape to be filmed out without at least 
testing a section. Much better, if you can do it, is do a final pass (at 
least) in RGB log data to Cineon files (not DPX) with at least one frame of LAD 
gray (444 across in 10-bit). Cineon includes gamma, black point and white point 
assumptions, so if you have solid data and the output house screws it up, it's 
their fault.



Tim Sassoon
SFD vfx & creative post
Santa Monica, CA



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