[Tig] Spirit vs. DSX

[Ken Metzker]

Hi all,

I just cannot resist this subject and need to give my two bits. I am not going to go into any major details, I'll just say:

If I am doing a commercial where I know the DP is going to go in for some serious looks...give me a DSX (as long as the servo was replaced recently).
If I am doing 2 commercials in a day and they both need to be done before I go home...give me a Spirit.

ken

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> To: tig at tig.colorist.org
> From: rob at colorist.org
> Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:13:24 +0200
> Subject: [Tig] Spirit vs. DSX
> 
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> 
> this is possibly going to open more than one can of worms, but I  
> thought it worthwhile to hold forth on a subject that can be, well,  
> subjective in the extreme.
> 
> I've worked recently on a DSX and on a Spirit.  Independently of  
> resolution, my basic observation is as follows:
> 
> DSX:  Depth.  "filmic."  images that bring a feeling of film in the  
> sense of having the properties of film.   Very hard to put into words.
> 
> Spirit: Color rendition much better than DSX, in separation terms.   
> Certain hues, in particular cyan, are more faithful and seem  to defy  
> the CIE colorspace and the phosphors of our trusty Sonys.   But: a  
> flatter image than DSX - initially lacks depth (the portuguese word  
> serves it well: profundidade) but can be adjusted and perfected by  
> good colorist with various tools.
> 
> --
> Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an  
> unhabitual way.
> --William James
> Rob Lingelbach   http://www.colorist.org
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