Science
behind the magic
BY Ryan SalazaR
Hi-Resolution:
Fact or Fiction?
It is interesting to note that the 4K digital cinema standard is native 4096x2160 resolution and the UMAX format is 3840x2160, which is double both the horizontal and vertical measurements of the 1920 x 1080 consumer standard or 1080p "Full HD." So, it isn't "true" 4K; but it's close enough that it won't matter.
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Most people can't really tell the difference between 2K & 4K, due to limitations of the human eye.
High-Resolution (or "Hi-Res") will probably be on the lips of everyone who has anything to do with the studio industry in perpetuity. No matter what the resolution is at any given time, there will always be a higher resolution being strived for.
While 4K has already become a reality for professional who record in it and perform post-production with it as well, it is because a 4K Ultra HD TV (or UHDTV) at eight million pixels delivers four times the picture resolution of 1080p Full HD, which is a mere two million pixels; in other words, many more pixels to play with.
Most in the industry believe that if their content is recorded in the highest resolution available, it will "future-proof" their content, ensuring its value for years to come. However, the industry changes so fast that even that hope is already outdated.
For example, following that logic, someone not too long ago would have reasoned that placing their super 8
Plasma is almost
entirely gone -
replaced with
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Apparently,
the secret
to all of
this is in
the elusive
"subpixel"
Broadcast Beat Magazine / Sep-Dec, 2014