Other: XAVC-I vs. ProResHQ

NorBro said:
You could get a very good idea of what a final product could look like with proper monitoring. .
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Yes, in a studio or other location with a good monitor and ideal viewing conditions you can expose by how the picture looks. As CML founder Geoff Boyle used to say, "if it looks good, it is good." But relying on proper monitoring is impossible for sports, wildlife, news, documentaries, reality TV, etc. That's why we need to use more scientific methods of hitting the right exposure target. Some things should not be left to judgement calls, and that is why we have audio VU meters, tachometers, thermometers, artificial horizons gauges in aircraft, etc. Just ask JFK Jr. about the dangers of making judgement calls.
 
Every does indeed have their own methodology. These are old (~2016 ) pics of my battle station, it's revised a bit since then but most of the tools are still in place. Calibrated Sony A250 reference monitor, Scopebox software running on a Mac Mini with waveform, RGB parade and vectorscope, a 7" Shogun usually displaying false color (and usable for reference playback) and an ATEM switcher to switch between sources on the big monitor as well as reference frame grabs. That last part has been the most helpful for me as I can track the lighting and framing continuity across an entire shoot. Depending on the nature of the shoot I may use very little of these tools, or all of them. I just like having the choice of whichever is the right one at the moment.
 

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Speaking of Jaws, over the weekend I was watching the Tour de France on Peacock (horrible experience, by the way, but that is a topic for another day) and when the race ended, a few minutes later Jaws started streaming for no reason. So, naturally it caught by attention. Although Charles says I should not use the term "print", the print they are streaming at Peacock looks awful compared to the Blu-ray I've owned for a few years. No comparison at all. Makes me wonder if I should be going back to Blu-ray when I really want to have a nice experience with a quality classic film.
 
There is absolutely no comparison when it comes to quality on Blu-ray vs streaming. I started to watch a movie yesterday that I'd seen before (Kelly Reichardt's Meek's Cutoff) and had to stop within 5 minutes. The combination of some grain in the image plus lots of movement onscreen (fields of grass and such) meant the image was a mess. Some streaming services are better than others, but if you really want to experience a well shot film Blu-ray is it.

Plus with a Blu-ray you actually own the movie, rather than just a license to use it for however long the streaming service lets you.

EDIT: to correct the movie title
 
I don't know how good streaming services are these days and which HQ options they offer for the best networks and screens, but if someone doesn't have the best technology for all that streaming potential than I would think the more consistent, better compression on the disc would be more desirable.
 
I don't think the future remains bright for disk formats. Yes, the quality is dependably reliable, but there is if not quantitatively better, at least more recent contents and series from streaming sites AppleTV, Netflix, Prime, Vudu, YouTube, Hulu and the rest. Out here in Royal Gorge region, streaming is inconsistent, varying from perfect 8K60p YouTube to completely unwatchable 480p at other times. I find it hard to sit through most feature length movies at one sitting, yet can binge watch a series or always find something interesting on YouTube.
 
Future isn't bright just for the fact that not many will be going to the store to buy a physical object to put into something to then watch it.

On a related note: I have a pretty large video game collection from the 90s/early 2000s and even I went all-digital for my Switch games (but I do kind of regret it because they are usually the same price as the digital ones - if not sometimes cheaper - and I could have added 50+ physical Switch games to my collection).
 
CharlesPapert said:
Every does indeed have their own methodology. These are old (~2016 ) pics of my battle station, it's revised a bit since then but most of the tools are still in place.
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Holy crap, that's almost exactly the same setup I use for setting exposure when I'm shooting wildlife in the forest. It's heavy, but worth every pound. :)
 
Doug Jensen said:
Holy crap, that's almost exactly the same setup I use for setting exposure when I'm shooting wildlife in the forest. It's heavy, but worth every pound. :)
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I would think shooting wildlife requires more of a high powered rifle, but what do I know.

Of course, all that hardware on that cart does a lot more than simply set a T-stop. Sometimes I have to drill down deep. On one show we shot pickups for a scene from the pilot--different DP, shot on location, ours was a two-wall set on stage recreation. To make things more complicated, we were only replacing some of the dialogue, so I had to exactly duplicate the coverage. Top is original, bottom is from the new footage (slight angle change due to top shot being during a dolly move). So having the ability to split screen/half dissolve aka onionskin images via the switcher, compare levels on the scopes, false color using a two-up display....all these tools make this sort of thing much faster and easier.
 

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CharlesPapert said:
I would think shooting wildlife requires more of a high powered rifle, but what do I know.

Of course, all that hardware on that cart does a lot more than simply set a T-stop. Sometimes I have to drill down deep. On one show we shot pickups for a scene from the pilot--different DP, shot on location, ours was a two-wall set on stage recreation. To make things more complicated, we were only replacing some of the dialogue, so I had to exactly duplicate the coverage. Top is original, bottom is from the new footage (slight angle change due to top shot being during a dolly move). So having the ability to split screen/half dissolve aka onionskin images via the switcher, compare levels on the scopes, false color using a two-up display....all these tools make this sort of thing much faster and easier.
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I was just joking. The cart looks awesome and I'm sure everything has it's purpose.
 
lmao, Doug, I thought you were serious as well...it's like the joke that I tried to pull on you the other day that didn't land well.
 
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