I agree with you that it would be wonderful if all footage could be preserved with maximum spatial and temporal resolution, and maximum dynamic range (and, for

I agree with you that it would be wonderful if all footage could be preserved with maximum spatial and temporal resolution, and maximum dynamic range (and, for that matter, some day become part of the public domain!) All I was saying is that realistically, and unfortunately, the economic realities of film production make it unlikely that anything will be shot with quality much higher than what the stakeholders can make use of in the short to medium term.