The Arriflex Contrast Meter: A New Nonsubjective Method of Measuring Contrast on the Set

The human eye is able to record a broad range of contrast because of its highly adaptive nature. The contrast range that the eye is able to accommodate is well in excess of the current capabilities of either film or video. It has, as a result, always been difficult for cinematographers to correlate what they see with what they can record on film. The new contrast meter allows a cinematographer to measure contrast on a set quickly and accurately and to precisely match that to the final image that will be recorded on film.

Print ISSN

0036-1682

Published

1989-10

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J02643