[Tig] semantics: definition vs. resolution

[Rob Lingelbach]

I have a friend here in Brasil who works in the same field I do  
(colorist).
In conversation yesterday he defined 'definition' as distinct and  
different
from 'resolution' when referring to an image reproduced either optically
(projection) or electronically (video).

I found this perspective, semantically speaking, contrary to my own,  
which
considers the terms synonymous.  My friend's point was that  
definition applies
to the image as recorded on film (assuming a film capture), including  
the
qualities of the optics and the film itself; resolution, on the other  
hand,
applies only to the post-production process, and can include (for 2  
examples):
a film shot in 16mm with a top-of-the-line lens, great DoP, and  
perfect exposure
which translates to 'best available definition' .. but perhaps is  
recorded on
standard def video, so the end 'resolution' does not match the  
'definition' of
the capture medium.  One can easily envision the opposite, where a  
larger format
of film is used and 'definition' is best but the 'resolution' (if,  
for example,
is limited to "HD") does not do justice to the 'definition.'

As I'm always interested in perspectives regarding language and  
semantics, does
anyone else hold this kind of distinction between the terms  
'resolution' and
'definition' ?

thanks in advance.
Rob
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