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High Definition and 24P Cinematography
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High Definition and 24P Cinematography

by Paul Wheeler
October 2012
Intermediate to advanced
240 pages
6h 33m
English
Focal Press
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There are some who say there is no point in shooting HD when the finished product is only ever going to be shown on television – I disagree. Just as a film originated on 35mm looks better on either PAL or NTSC than one originated on 16mm or Digi Beta, the same is true for HD, as it is a picture of very similar quality to 35 mm. This is known as retaining its headroom.

As an HDCAM tape recorded in the 24P format is rapidly becoming the international exchange format, we can expect a gradual increase in picture quality for prestige programming. It is possible to play a 24P HDCAM tape out of, say, a Sony HDW F500 VTR, where the output is already converted to the PAL or NTSC formats. Even using this simplistic ...

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