Mark Schubin, HPA Technology Retreat, 2012 February 15 1 Beyond-HD-Resolution Cameras & Their Workflows NHK STRL open house Sony F65 Bayer 4K.

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Beyond-HD-Resolution Beyond-HD-Resolution Cameras Cameras

& Their Workflows& Their Workflows

NHK STRLopen house

SonyF65

Bayer4K

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Panasonic 150-inch/3.8-m plasma TV atPanasonic 150-inch/3.8-m plasma TV at2008 2008 ConsumerConsumer Electronics Show Electronics Show

4096x21604096x2160

One Heck of a Home TVOne Heck of a Home TV2006 August 16, 2006 August 16,

Stan Glasgow, pres.Stan Glasgow, pres.Sony Electronics,Sony Electronics,

““next big leap” in HDnext big leap” in HD[beyond 1080-line][beyond 1080-line] could be 3-5 yearscould be 3-5 years

30-cpd (1862)30-cpd (1862)20/20 (6/6) vision20/20 (6/6) visionmatches 1080-line rezmatches 1080-line rezat ~ 70-inch @ 9’at ~ 70-inch @ 9’70-inch:1080-line::70-inch:1080-line::140-inch:2160-line140-inch:2160-line

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based on 20/20 visionbased on 20/20 vision

HDTVHDTV≈≈

““2K”2K”

courtesy of ARRI, used with permissioncourtesy of ARRI, used with permission

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Problems with 30-cpd Problems with 30-cpd TheoryTheory

EdgesEdges 3 chart3 chart lineslines belowbelow 20/2020/20 April 2008 SMPTE April 2008 SMPTE Motion ImagingMotion Imaging Journal:Journal:NHK “Research on Human Factors in UHDTV”NHK “Research on Human Factors in UHDTV”

possible to distinguish between 78 and 156 cpdpossible to distinguish between 78 and 156 cpd 156 cpd is more than five times the 20/20 criterion156 cpd is more than five times the 20/20 criterion

““realnessrealness” is a function of image detail” is a function of image detail rises rapidly to 50 cpd rises rapidly to 50 cpd continues rising through 156 cpdcontinues rising through 156 cpd

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Beyond-HDTV Spatial Beyond-HDTV Spatial ResolutionResolution

Cameras from:Cameras from: ARRI, ARRI, AstroAstro, ,

Canon, Canon, Dalsa, Dalsa, Hitachi, Ikegami,Hitachi, Ikegami, JVC, JVC, Lockheed-Lockheed-Martin, Martin, Meduza,Meduza, NHK, Olympus, NHK, Olympus, Red, Sony, Vision Red, Sony, Vision ResearchResearch

Displays from:Displays from: CMO, JVC, LG, CMO, JVC, LG,

Panasonic, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, ToshibaSony, Toshiba

Other gear:Other gear: codecs, codecs,

recorders, up- & recorders, up- & down-convert, down-convert, productionproduction switchersswitchers

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Beyond HD AdvantagesBeyond HD Advantages More detailMore detail Reframing/Reframing/

stabilizationstabilization Single-sensor 3DSingle-sensor 3D

Increased Increased sharpnesssharpness

Desired HDDesired HD

Skewed HDSkewed HD

Resulting HDResulting HD

4k4k

Zepar S3D lens on VR Phantom 65Zepar S3D lens on VR Phantom 65

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Real MTF CurvesReal MTF Curves

EOS 10D 3072 x 2048

EOS 20D3504 x 2336

14% linear increase in sensors14% linear increase in sensorscourtesy Bob Atkins courtesy Bob Atkins www.bobatkins.com

used with permissionused with permission

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Real-World Sharpness Real-World Sharpness ChangeChange

EOS 10DEOS 10D 3072 x 20483072 x 2048

EOS 20DEOS 20D3504 x 23363504 x 2336

courtesy Bob Atkins courtesy Bob Atkins www.bobatkins.com used with permission

Also Also DisDisadvantagesadvantages lens qual., sens., dyn. rangelens qual., sens., dyn. range

compensate with larger compensate with larger sensorsensor

or lower resolutionor lower resolution

data-rate rises by square of linear rez data-rate rises by square of linear rez riserise

compressed increase should be much compressed increase should be much lessless

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The PanelThe Panel

ARRIARRI CanonCanon JVCJVC

RedRed SonySony Vision ResearchVision Research

PanasonicPanasonic

For more intro (including high frame rate, For more intro (including high frame rate, high dynamic range, and a tiny bit on high dynamic range, and a tiny bit on S3D), download “Beyond HD” at S3D), download “Beyond HD” at SchubinCafe.comSchubinCafe.com