[opendtv] Re: RGB mania
- From: Cliff Benham <cbenham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 23:38:25 -0500
You may have seen movies with plenty of details in black especially if
you have seen B&W films
made in the 1930s and 40s which were shot on silver nitrate negative
stock with the prints
made on low contrast silver nitrate stock as well. These represent some
of the most beautifully
well photographed movie images ever to be seen.
Doug McDonald wrote:
>>We want the "printing" latitude we enjoy today with film
>>
>>
>>>negative, where we have enough information to bring out details in
>>>the blacks
>>>
>>>
>REALLY?
>
>I have never ever seen a movie with detail in the blacks.
>
>Do you in fact, if you use a gray card or incident light
>meter for setting film exposure, correctly rate the film speed
>to get details in the blacks? That is, set the ASA rating
>an absolute minimum of 2/3 stop slower than the manufacturers
>ratings and more typically 1 or 1 1/3 stop slower? IF using
>a spot meter, do you set the exposure so that the absolute
>darkest part of the scene is well up on the toe?
>
>Doug McDonald
>
>
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