RC 8:1 or 3:1?

[Clark McCauley]

So I'm shooting a music video in broad daylight, its winter here so it could be foggy but who knows, in any case it will be very light outside. I'm shooting on a RED Scarlet and am delivering in 1080p but want the room to work in post... a lot of room. Assuming we're delivering in 1080p, is it better to shoot at RC 4:1 3k HD and have the lower compression but only downscale a little bit to 1080, OR shoot in 4k HD at RC 8:1 or 6:1 and downscale a lot to 1080p.


(assuming crop factor isn't an issue and a lens is picked accordingly)

 

[Mark Phelan]

I would always prefer using more of the sensor, i.e. 4KHD at 8:1 or 6:1, it's more photosites thus more information.

 

[Matthew Quinn]

I vote for 4k shooting on scarlet MX

 

[Clark McCauley]

Thanks for the input will do!