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matrices, detail enhancement, and color balance
processes can be used to pre-condition the sig-
nal during acquisition to adjust the image for
the desired result. In a traditional video work-
ow where signal processing such as knee circuit
clip image information from highlights, matrix,
and gamma modify the color space, and when
baked in, these decimations of image data can-
not be undone. The practice of color correcting
to achieve the nal look while shooting is an
outgrowth of the limitations of the rst genera-
tion of HD cameras. The cameras and workows
being used today in digital cinema ha