How to get Red footage into something DCI-compliant for 2K projection?

[hunterrichards]

There is a theater with new 2K projectors in my town and I wanted to do a screen test with a few people before we go into production.

I understand that 2K-DCI compliance looks something like this:

2048x1080p @ 24fps JPEG2000 with a maximum datarate of 250Mb/s?

But the ticky part for me is the MXF playlist and how 2.6 gamma is applied during projection.

How do I get something ready so the theater can screen this test just like they would screen something from a studio?

Many thanks!

-Hunter

 

[Mark L. Pederson]

There is a theater with new 2K projectors in my town and I wanted to do a screen test with a few people before we go into production.

I understand that 2K-DCI compliance looks something like this:

2048x1080p @ 24fps JPEG2000 with a maximum datarate of 250Mb/s?

But the ticky part for me is the MXF playlist and how 2.6 gamma is applied during projection.

How do I get something ready so the theater can screen this test just like they would screen something from a studio?

Many thanks!

-Hunter

Quvis Wraptor will do the trick for you.

http://www.quvis.com/?Action=Products&SubAction=wraptor

 

[Radoslav Karapetkov]

Does something similar exist for Windows?

 

[hunterrichards]

Thanks Mark!

 

[hunterrichards]

Have you used Quvis Wraptor in the past?

 

[Christian Berg]

I have not used this but they say it takes AVIs and QuickTime.

http://www.qubecinema.com/qmx/default.htm#

Windows right now, Mac version in the works.

 

[Gunleik Groven]

Wraptor is pretty cool, but prepare for some calibration if you want to grade for DCI directly out of color.

We've made an "RGB to wraptor lut" to accomodate those who don't grade directly for DCI delivery through wraptor, that has become pretty nice, but correcting drectly for the projection, gives far better results.

 

[Radoslav Karapetkov]

I have not used this but they say it takes AVIs and QuickTime.

http://www.qubecinema.com/qmx/default.htm#

Windows right now, Mac version in the works.

Thank you!

Do you know how much it costs? The site doesn't say.

I suppose it should be similar to the wraptor, or less...

 

[Gunleik Groven]

It's more...

 

[Radoslav Karapetkov]

One can buy such a suite (+ the appropriate hardware) and offer mastering services to indie\low-budget filmmakers... :sorcerer:

 

[hunterrichards]

gunleik:

What precautions do you take when grading for projection at 2.6 gamma? Should I set my monitor to 2.6?

Thanks.

 

[Gunleik Groven]

That'd give the opposite efect of what you want...

We have spent so far 3 days @ a dci theatre and 2 days back in the studio (with both Barcos and Christies) to make LUTs for grading and RGB transcoding with wraptor.

It's not a "push-button" experience, but it starting to look rather good.

The last 10%...


We are

 

[hunterrichards]

What gamma/colorspace should I set my grading monitor to Gunleik?

 

[Radoslav Karapetkov]

Actually, wouldn't REDRAY be a more interesting investment?

Since it will be able to hook to pretty much everything?