Frame line in playback question

[steve green]

Hi everyone, I'm doing a shoot for a corporate event and the screen is 6480x1080. It'll be 120' wide, 6 to 1 ratio. I've got my frame lines on my E-W at 6.5K FF with a scale of 97.35 to give me the exact 6480x1080 ratio. Below is a frame for reference....

A couple of questions:

If I change that scale to 100% I get a larger field of view (which I'm looking for) the pixels are 6656x1109, still 6 to 1 ratio. I'm looking for confirmation that the higher pixel count will still fit on the 120' screen without having to crop from what we frame for on set.

Is it possible to keep the frame lines in playback? Now when I switch to playback, no frame lines. If so, how do I get there?

This is an action sequence with cars, motorcycles, jet skis, etc., with all that action on that size screen do you think a 90 degree shutter is a plus? It needs to feel fast but I'm thinking the motion blur on that size screen might not be good. I don't want to take all the blur away.....Looking for a happy medium.

Any other tips offered would also be greatly appreciated.

As always thanks for the help!

 

[Satsuki Murashige]

Your delivery pixel ratio does not have to exactly match your in-camera pixel ratio. It might be better to oversample by shooting the full width of your sensor in the 6:1 aspect ratio to maximize your vertical resolution, then downscale in 6480x1080 in post. In fact, you could double your vertical resolution by shooting with 2x anamorphic lenses and unsqueezing in post.

I don't believe you can keep the in-camera frame guides on playback, but you could mask off the monitors to the in-camera frame guides while live with either monitor functions, showcard, or just paper tape. Then when you played back, you would still have a frame guide overlay for your clients.

Cutting the shutter for fast motion seems like a good plan in this case, but the best thing to do if possible is to shoot a test and see it on the actual display. Otherwise, it's all just an educated guess.

 

[steve green]

Your delivery pixel ratio does not have to exactly match your in-camera pixel ratio. It might be better to oversample by shooting the full width of your sensor in the 6:1 aspect ratio to maximize your vertical resolution, then downscale in 6480x1080 in post. In fact, you could double your vertical resolution by shooting with 2x anamorphic lenses and unsqueezing in post.

I don't believe you can keep the in-camera frame guides on playback, but you could mask off the monitors to the in-camera frame guides while live with either monitor functions, showcard, or just paper tape. Then when you played back, you would still have a frame guide overlay for your clients.

Cutting the shutter for fast motion seems like a good plan in this case, but the best thing to do if possible is to shoot a test and see it on the actual display. Otherwise, it's all just an educated guess.

Thanks,Satsuma, great suggestions. Unfortunately it won't be possible for a test on the display, so I'm going to have to wing it.

 

[Trent Lillehaugen]

You can see frame guides in playback. Check your settings in: Menu > View

 

[Satsuki Murashige]

You can see frame guides in playback. Check your settings in: Menu > View

Good to know! Thanks!

 

[steve green]

You can see frame guides in playback. Check your settings in: Menu > View

Thanks, Trent, I'll set that up in the morning.