Resolution of super 16mm film although i have not yet been able to conduct my planed very critical super 16mm resolution test, i am confident that we can reach certain resonable conclusions based on knowlege of lens performance and published mtf data for available film emulsions. With film, you get the same resolution at color transitions greenmagenta, for instance as you get for lightdark transitions. If youre not sure what resolution to scan your negatives, you may get low quality image scans best resolution dpi when scanning negative film. The resolution is equivalent to 18k, and the screen fills your entire field of view. The hateful eight will first be presented on ultra panavision 70mm film, and at an aspect ratio of 2. Back in early december at the plus camerimage 2012 festival, panavision unveiled a prototype for a digital camera that will have a sensor equivalent to 70mm.
You could therefore say that if a 24mm wide piece of film negative resolves3. Low iso 35mm film, exposed under perfect conditions might get you 2k but its still going to look grainer than digital. Jan 06, 20 while there have been rumors for years about hollywood rental and camera company panavision developing a new camera to replace the aging genesis, thats pretty much all weve gotten. Words first 8k tv broadcast created from 70mm old film y. Deadline reports that instead of filming in digital, nolans dunkirk was filmed on imax 65mm film. If you dont see it in 70mm imax you wont be seeing it the way christopher nolan intended. However, the restoration scan of the 70mm film resolution lawrence of arabia was scanned at about 8,000 pixels, and the negative had even more information than that. Interstellar is playing this weekend in six different formats, including imax 70mm, 70mm, the imax experience, 35mm, 4k digital, and 2k digital. Til 35mm film has a digital equivalent of 6k resolution, while 70mm film has the digital equivalent of 12k resolution. Roughly, what are the megapixel equivalents of various. Resolution people throw around the supposed resolution of film like it is somehow equivalent to the square pixels we are used to in computers. Kodak always told me that original 35mm camera negative after 20002001 had equivalent resolution based on line pairs per millimeter and. Is it true that 80s 35mm photofilm had quality corresponding to 24 megapixels. So in terms of measurable resolution, if i want to be generous and say.
Best resolution when scanning different negative format types. If you are lucky, there is one that is at least 70mm in. The bigger issue is when you go to see a movie in imax, even if its the 70mm experience. The continue reading resolution of the super 16mm film. More recent 70 mm releases including the hateful eight have used standard 5. Nov 24, 2015 the first 70 mm format film was most likely footage of the henley regatta, which was projected in 1896 and 1897, but may have been filmed as early as 1894. Film resolution equivalent general discussion cinematography.
It is estimated that 35mm film has a digital resolution equivalent to 4k. For comparison purposes, 70mm film still considered by many to be the gold standard is roughly equivalent to a 12k resolution in digital terms. The best print of 35mm can equal 8k digital but there are many intermediate stages of film so it is more equivalent to 4k and a presentation print of 35mm will degrade every time it is put through the projector unlike digital. If im not wrong, the resolution 35mm film has to offer is 4k6k. How can studios release highdefinition versions of decades.
The biggest question for cinemas is probably less about resolution as brightness. Film scans resolve detail about as well as the original film, up to the resolution of the scanner. The merits of digital versus film photography were considered by photographers and filmmakers in the early 21st century after consumer digital cameras became widely available. They simply cost too much to produce, print and distribute. Film does not work this way, so its an applestopears comparison. So, a standard definition 8mm film transfer will only be able to capture 480 out of the 700 lines of resolution on your film. So to bluntly put it, every movie being shot is shot by a motion picture camera and is recorded over the photographic film. Of course, while celluloid offers increased richnessproponents of film like to cite the fact that even 35 mm offers resolution equivalent to 6kit. And this is not the digital camera pixel count which is really only half of that, this is film where each pixel would have full rgb rendition. This 70mm film negative has many times the area of a traditional 35mm film negative, allowing not only for more detail but much more pronounced depth of field. About a quarter, most of it on board rylances small boat, was shot on regular 70 mm, which looks dramatically different, in both shape and resolution, from the native imax film. The resolution of 70mm film is much better than 35mm, providing a. I know the best we can see is 4k because the bottleneck is the digital projector which is now only 4k.
According to imax, 35mm film has a digital equivalent of 6000 lines of horizontal resolution 6k, while 70mm film has the equivalent of 18,000 lines of digital resolution more like. There is no response to details finer than the resolution of the scanner, even if its on the film and visible in optical prints. Resolution aside imax estimates a digital equivalent of as much as 18k for its 70mm film, only the 4k laser systems can fully fill traditionallybuilt venues with screens of the 1. Sony alpha a7 ii fullframe mirrorless video camera with. This type of film also changes the aspect ratio of the film, stretching it to a wider 2. Should i assume 70mm imax to be theoretically equivalent of almost, well, 40k60k. The maximum resolution for an 8mm film transfer is limited by the film grain size and the size of the frame. We watched dunkirk in standard digital and 70 mm imax to.
According to imax, 35mm film has a digital equivalent of 6000 lines of horizontal resolution 6k, while 70mm film has the equivalent of 18,000. Generally speaking, the rule of thumb is that 35mm is equivalent to hd 4k range, and 70mm to 8k till imax. Heres every movie theater showing christopher nolans new movie on 70mm film imax film is the highest resolution film thats ever been used, but it had never. Jul 05, 2017 and now his latest world war ii thriller is getting a high resolution 70mm release. This is because 70mm is going to go away as is all film for full length movies. The gauge for most motion pictures is 35mm, and while most movies are still wonderful to watch, the difference when you jump to a 70mm gauge is quite noticeable. According to imax, 35mm film has a digital equivalent of 6000 lines of horizontal resolution 6k, while 70mm film has the equivalent of 18,000 lines of digital resolution more like 12,000 in reality.
Film scans also have complete rgb color information and resolution at each pixel. When we look at 35 mm film, it has a surface of 35 x 24 864 sq mm. He also points out that most theaters project films at a resolution of about 2,000 pixels, which is comparable to bluray. Jul 25, 2017 of course, while celluloid offers increased richnessproponents of film like to cite the fact that even 35 mm offers resolution equivalent to 6kit also increases the likelihood of visible.
Everything you need to know about 70mm film plus how it will. Dec 03, 20 this 70mm film negative has many times the area of a traditional 35mm film negative, allowing not only for more detail but much more pronounced depth of field. Rather, the film equivalent, not that there really is a directexact one, is the grain of the film, sort of. How can studios release highdefinition versions of. Somebody told me so today, and i find it surprising. Comparing the image quality of film and digital petapixel.
Where as 70mms frame is over twice the width of 35mms and about double 1. Mar 07, 2016 the resolution of 70mm film is much better than 35mm, providing a richer visual experience and extremely detailed images that are a joy to watch. Theres just so much more going on in these 70mm prints. Where as 70mm s frame is over twice the width of 35mms and about double 1. Words first 8k tv broadcast created from 70mm old film. This list does not include any of the hundreds of 35 mm films which have been optically enlarged to 70 mm for deluxe exhibition, including such titles as logans run, jesus christ superstar and akira. Resolution of the super 16mm film format cinematechnic. The brandconfused world of imax and liemax john canfield. Arri estimates the equivalent pixel size to match the resolution of a 65mm camera with modern optics and film at 8746 x 3855 pixels. First man was a good demonstration of different film types in the same movie. You might as well watch it on your phone as your home theater. Roughly, what are the megapixel equivalents of various different 35mm films. The first 70 mm format film was most likely footage of the henley regatta, which was projected in 1896 and 1897, but may have been filmed as early as 1894.
Consequently, while more films are being captured using cameras capable of 4k resolution, the majority of films continue to be released in a lower 2k resolution, the equivalent of hd television. Imax claim that their 70mm film is an equivalent of 18,000lines in digital, but practically probably much less. You cannot use bare 70mm film in that sort of camera. The paper has markings on the back so you could advance the film by looking through a. Feb 05, 2016 116 film was a roll film, that is film spooled onto spools approx. With resolution equivalent to 8k twice as high as the modern 4k digital standard gives you the absolute best picture quality with the warmth and texture of genuine celluloid film. For comparison purposes, 70mm film still considered by many to be the gold standard is roughly equivalent to a 12k resolution in digital terms, so digitals still got some catching up to do on. In digital terms, whats is the theoretical resolution of 35mm film and 70mm imax film. What is 70mm film, and why is it worth seeing on the big screen. I know the best we can see is 4k because the bottleneck is. Imax is recorded on 70mm film which, intuitively, youd think would result in twice the resolution. Imax claim that their 70mm film is an equivalent of 18,000lines in digital, but.
Find out what dpi to use if you have 35mm, 70mm, 120, 240, medium and large format negative film. While you cannot make a resolution comparison between film and video, because film does not have a pixels to count, imax states that 70mm film would be the rough equivalent to 39k as opposed to 8k. How many megapixels would it take to equal a 35mm film. Neither reproduces frequencies up to the limit perfectly fine, then suddenly mushes everything to the average after that.
On the other hand, in film you have full r, g and b resolution at every point and get endless amounts of color information and details throughout the image. Digital photography and digital cinematography have both advantages and disadvantages relative to still film and motion picture film photography. Which is technically visually of higher quality 70mm. The results are very impressive and from our comparisons we think scanned color slide film has a digital equivalent resolution of between 12mp and 24mp depending on what aspect you look at 12mp. I would like to state the basics that 70mm is different from all and is quite the latest thing to be joining the video recording methodology. The lesser used but absolutely enormous 6570mm film has, as youd guess, roughly double the potential resolution of 35mm film and could be converted into a 3040 megapixel image. Til 35mm film has a digital equivalent of 6k resolution. To be fair, this insanely high resolution 70mm film format is only used in the huge freestanding imax theaters found in museums and parks throughout the world. Shop sony alpha a7 ii fullframe mirrorless video camera with 2870mm lens black at best buy. While there have been rumors for years about hollywood rental and camera company panavision developing a new camera to replace the aging genesis, thats pretty much all weve gotten.
Research has shown that 8mm film has the equivalent of 700 lines of horizontal resolution. Christopher nolans dunkirk gets biggest 70mm release in 2. Regardless of how they are shot, most films will be. Aug 03, 2016 35mm film, the kind of film used for most old movies, can easily be considered around 20 megapixels or greater in resolution. Ilford hp5 plus black and white negative film 70mm double. The contrast falls off with frequency, so the resolution spec is some arbitrary point along that curve. Additionally, there is a very finite limit to the resolution were capable of experiencing, and its measured in arcminutes.
Everything you need to know about 70mm film plus how it will look in theaters and at home. A space odyssey film was shot on super panavision 70mm format, and thus was suitable to be scanned to produce the ultra high resolution 8k imagery. We watched dunkirk in standard digital and 70 mm imax to see if. Even the 70mm moon shots still had lower fidelity than modern 4k digital. To this day, imaxs 2d 15 perf perforation camera from 1976 remains the highest resolution camera in the world far better than any digital camera. Everything you need to know about 70mm film plus how it. With film, the image is continuous in all three dimensions. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The hollywood theatre is currently the only film venue in oregon able to. The resolution of 70mm film is much better than 35mm, providing a richer visual experience and extremely detailed images that are a joy to watch. With film, you have complete r, g, and b resolution at every point. I cant speak to the resolution, but you should keep that in mind.
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