A Grading System for the Integration of Differing Camera Technologies

Christopher C. Woollard

Managing the look from different acquisition camera technologies and grading these for a single production is a challenge. Productions may use a number of camera technologies, with different sensor characteristics (resolution, color space, latitude) and require these to be successfully cut together and graded, including of course 35mm negative. — This paper presents such a system developed with the lower budget filmmaker especially in mind. Examples such as Alexa, RED, and 35mm negative are considered along with lower cost digital camera technologies such as the 8-bit DLSR camera systems, where possible codec's are an important aspect. An important new development, IIF, is also central to this system. — Support is provided to help the Cinematographer predict what is possible with the given choices.

Published
2011-10
Content type
Original Research
Keywords
Grading, color space, latitude, compression, education, IIF, Education
DOI
10.5594/M001090
ISBN
978-1-61482-940-9