RE: A-minima, and R vrs S-16

["Vic Alexander" <valexander@stan.csustan.edu>]

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Hi, there again

Okay, I can accept the part about blowing up to 35mm, but what about
straight to video? Can you tell the difference between a movie shot on Super
16 and regular 16, viewing it on the TV monitor?

What about HD, is the difference there as pronounced as the blowup?

Vic
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 I would guess that the A-minima is probably meant to keep folks that are
 currently doing higher budget TV-type work in Super-16 from switching to
 video (because there are prototype HDTV cameras that are as about small as
 camcorders; they were used in making the movie "TIMECODE" --- the A-minima
 would theoretically take away that size advantage). I don't think that the
 A-minima is intended for low-budget filmmakers who are torn between
whether
 to spend $3,000 vrs $5,000 on their 30 year-old equipment purchase. I'm
 certain that it is aimed squarely at keeping Super-16 alive in the high
end
 as a "B" camera for hand-held use; In effect, it protects the $50,000
Aaton
 for a while.

 I've blown up to 35mm from Regular-16 and from Super-16. There is
absolutely
 no comparison. It isn't merely a matter of "a little more shapness."  It
is
 the difference between something that looks excellent versus something
that
 looks inferior. The extra 46% image area makes all the difference in the
 world. It will be equally important in HDTV.


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