Can somebody explain to me this 2K, 3K, 4K, 5K thing? According to Ted from Red, HD is just a delivery format but lacks the resolution. I understand that. However, I'm not on top of it. How many K's does HD resolution and/or XD CAM EX have? In other words what is my K? Can we have some explainations on these K issues?
What is my K?
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K=kilo (from Latin = 1000)
So 2K is a resolution of 2000 pixels, 3K is 3000 pixels and so on.
"Full HDTV" is 1080 pixels so it would be 1.08K (that´s what the XD CAM EX is)
35MM film is in the neighborhood of 4k on the negative and around 2K in theater projection.
This is only a ruff explanation, there is much more to it. Wikipedia is a good starting point to get an overview, for more specific questions, ask us.
Frank
So 2K is a resolution of 2000 pixels, 3K is 3000 pixels and so on.
"Full HDTV" is 1080 pixels so it would be 1.08K (that´s what the XD CAM EX is)
35MM film is in the neighborhood of 4k on the negative and around 2K in theater projection.
This is only a ruff explanation, there is much more to it. Wikipedia is a good starting point to get an overview, for more specific questions, ask us.
Frank
check this out:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/28k_RED_CAMERA.png
that should give you a good idea. then read this: aspect ratio
it's not a rule for sensors/displays, but this is how it goes:
1K = 1,024
2K = 2,048
3K = 3,072
4K = 4,096
but when you're dealing with RAM and HDD, it is the rule:
1 kilobytes = 1,024 bytes
2 kilobytes = 2,048 bytes, and so on.
of course, in decimal numbers (metric system) it's:
1 kilosomething = 1,000 something
1 kilogram = 1,000 grams.
so, full high definition is just a little under 2K (1920 vs 2048).
but this also doesn't take into account physical sensor size.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/28k_RED_CAMERA.png
that should give you a good idea. then read this: aspect ratio
it's not a rule for sensors/displays, but this is how it goes:
1K = 1,024
2K = 2,048
3K = 3,072
4K = 4,096
but when you're dealing with RAM and HDD, it is the rule:
1 kilobytes = 1,024 bytes
2 kilobytes = 2,048 bytes, and so on.
of course, in decimal numbers (metric system) it's:
1 kilosomething = 1,000 something
1 kilogram = 1,000 grams.
so, full high definition is just a little under 2K (1920 vs 2048).
but this also doesn't take into account physical sensor size.
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