Small question

[USLatin]

For maximum color manipulation with 1080p output, what one would ask for is 4:4:4 right? Getting 2k or other bigger pictures would not help with CC in post at all or would it?

If it does then how does this benefit compare to the benefit of having it in 4:4:4 as opposed to 4:2:2? Is it a big difference or is most of the benefit going to come from the color space.

I am asking this to gauge the benefit and of getting something like Hydra and to figure out for myself if it would be a good investment for "blue ray productions", but mostly just to learn.

 

[Drew Ott]

4:4:4 will certainly help with color correction. Hydra footage can be tweaked (in theory) way more than non-4:4:4 footage.

Would your audience notice this difference? No, probably not. Will you? You bet.


I recommend you check Barry's (I think) article on color space if you have not already.

 

[USLatin]

Hey Bball, yes I did so I understand that the higher color-space will help a ton, but would the higher resolution help too? I wonder if it would thought once you are uncompressed I guess there is no use in going bigger but maybe there is?

My understanding is that when you have compressed color, if you have a bigger picture than you will end up with say shot in 1080 but pushing SD DVDs then the multiple pixels that would be averaged out to form one single pixel act as additional information helping in CC and lowering the imperfections.

So from this understanding of mine I come to the conclusion that if you are going to push blue-ray and you have 4:4:4 1080p, then there is no use for bigger footage.

Of course I am not considering other imagers which could be completely different in their abilities. My question is merely theoretical for learning purposes and also to possibly help me decide on where the investment for hydra would stand, if it ever happened.