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Re: Resolution of films in the theater

Posted by rico (A) on November 5, 2006 at 09:44:22

In Reply to: Resolution of films in the theater posted by violinist3 on November 4, 2006 at 10:39:29:

Resolution in various media:

DVDs are 720 by 480 (NTSC) pixels or 720 by 576 (PAL) pixels
High definition television is 1920 by 1080 pixels or 1280 by 720 pixels.

35mm movie film is scanned for release on DVD at 1080 or 2000 lines as of 2005.

35mm optical camera negative motion picture film can resolve up to 6,000 lines.

35mm projection positive motion picture film has about 2,000 lines which results from the analogue printing from the camera negative of an interpositive, and possibly an internegative, then a projection positive.

Sequences from newer films are scanned at 2,000, 4,000 or even 8,000 columns (line measured the other directions), called 2K, 4K and 8K, for quality visual effects editing on computers.

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