Confrom From Hell - Done

[David Mullen ASC]

Film was framed for 2:40 - shot in 4K 2:1.

We will grade in 2:40 - master to HDCAM SR 2:40 letterboxed, then we will Pan & Scan to full frame 16x9 and 4x3 versions.

Wouldn't it be a little better to make the 16x9 and 4x3 1080P HD versions from a 2:1 master, either 2K or 4K, or even 2:1 letterboxed on HDCAM-SR, rather than from a 2.40 letterboxed 1080P image?

[M Most]

Wouldn't it be a little better to make the 16x9 and 4x3 1080P HD versions from a 2:1 master, either 2K or 4K, or even 2:1 letterboxed on HDCAM-SR, rather than from a 2.40 letterboxed 1080P image?

Exactly what I was going to suggest. Crop the 2:1 and blow up/panscan only what you must to lose extraneous items (mic booms, dolly track, etc.). I think you would find very little pan and scan to be necessary, unless they shot a lot of *very* wide compositions.

[RivaiC]

Darn impressive. Comforming in less than a day, it added the plus of Scratch and of course the capabilities of you, Offholywood !

Congrats :weight_lift:

[mezmo]

Wouldn't it be a little better to make the 16x9 and 4x3 1080P HD versions from a 2:1 master, either 2K or 4K, or even 2:1 letterboxed on HDCAM-SR, rather than from a 2.40 letterboxed 1080P image?

Just a thought but if it's framed 2.40:1 it may have mike down to
the top of frame, requiring Mark to Pan & Scan, .......naughty boys.
mezmo

[Mark L. Pederson]

Wouldn't it be a little better to make the 16x9 and 4x3 1080P HD versions from a 2:1 master, either 2K or 4K, or even 2:1 letterboxed on HDCAM-SR, rather than from a 2.40 letterboxed 1080P image?

16 x 9 and 4 x3 are both all made from the 4K RAW file.

I should not have said "master" - what I mean was that the 2:40 was the "hero" version.

We then just pan & scan in Scratch - always working from from the 4K RAW files -

[Mark L. Pederson]

Just a thought but if it's framed 2.40:1 it may have mike down to
the top of frame, requiring Mark to Pan & Scan, .......naughty boys.
mezmo

I always tell filmmakers to protect the entire image sensor whenever possible. No, we don't have any booms in the 4K 2:1.