The History of the Perfect Aspect Ratio

Schubin, Mark

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“…It's not the color space of film, which can come in either color or monochrome, and even color can vary with film stock or technology, e.g., dye transfer versus film printing. It's not the resolution, since there are a number of different aspect ratios available on film today [5]. It's not the sound: there is not only analog sound, but at least three different digital sound systems in existence in theatres.…”

Section: Film Is Unchanging (Except For the Scratches)mentioning

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Film versus digital cinema: the evolution of moving images

Tinker¹

2003

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Film has been used for movies for over 100 years. D-cinema will soon produce images that equal or surpass film. When that happens, movies will take their basis from computer technology, leading to higher quality, lower cost, and greater flexibility for all aspects of the industry. For example, d-cinema will allow higher frame rates, flexible subtitles, alternative content, and resolutions and color spaces beyond film. Given these opportunities, we must not simply emulate the mechanical past. Insisting, for instance, on a single type of compression or security scheme is misguided. Both these areas are evolving, and we should take advantage of that evolution, while promoting standards that allow that evolution to happen in an orderly way. Mechanical projectors can play back only one kind of film; computer servers can play back any number of formats. It would be wrong to select a single format at this time, only to have the technology become more capable in the near future. We must allow the continuously evolving technology that characterizes computers, not the frozen technology that has characterized mechanical systems. We must work toward an environment that allows interoperability of d-cinema technologies-not systems that limit us to a single technology.

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Section: Film Is Unchanging (Except For the Scratches)mentioning

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Film versus digital cinema: the evolution of moving images

Tinker¹

2003

SPIE Proceedings

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The History of the Perfect Aspect Ratio

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Film versus digital cinema: the evolution of moving images

Film versus digital cinema: the evolution of moving images

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