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From what I understand, 4K is about the right size for getting most of the detail out of the film. It's sort of 35mm's native resolution. But because it's an an
by devindotcom 11y ago
From what I understand, 4K is about the right size for getting most of the detail out of the film. It's sort of 35mm's native resolution. But because it's an analog medium, it essentially has unlimited detail - doing it at a higher rez just means better detail on grain and so on, and also allows more latitude for future digital work.
In the same way, you could adequately document a painting with a 30-megapixel photo, but if you want to completely document it, you'll be working with x-rays, depth maps, restorers, color technicians etc. It depends a lot on your goal. For a great-looking copy of a movie you'll watch happily, 4K is great. But there may be other uses or applications out there that require or benefit from more.
- glomph 11y agoThe thing is you don't really get better detail on grain. You just get different noise. There just isn't more detail on a 35mm frame.
- devindotcom 11y agoOh, I know, the grain is the limit of detail provided by the film. I mean that with a high resolution scan you will actually get better detail on the grain itself, the shape of the actual crystals. Probably a needless level of detail, sure, but like capturing an image of a painting down to a level where you can see the individual hairlines in a brush stroke... hell, why not?
- erikpukinskis 11y agoDifferent kinds of grain have vastly different appearances. A pixel is not a pixel.