High Definition For Feature Film Production

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High Definition For Feature Film Production

• Presented By
• Jeffrey Cree
• HDVS Market Development Manager
• Band Pro Film Digital Inc.

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High Definition And Feature Films
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HD Formats For Feature Films

• DVCPro-HD
• 100 Mbps Video Recording At 60P
• 422 Color Sampling
• Sub Sampled Recording
• 1280 X 720960 X 720
• 1920 X10801280 X 720
• 8 Bit Video Processing
• 16 Bit Audio Recording
• Camcorder 2 Channels
• Studio Deck 4 Channels
• Format 8 Channels
• Camcorder Available

• HDCAM
• 140 Mbps Video Recording
• 311 Color Sampling
• Sub Sampled Recording
• 1920 X 10801440 X 1080
• 8 Bit Video Processing
• 16 Bit Audio Recording
• Camcorder 2 or 4 Channels
• Studio Deck 4 or 8 Channels
• Format 4 Channels
• Camcorder Available

• HDCAM-SR
• 440 Mbps SQ Mode
• 880 Mbps HQ Mode (SRW-1 Only)
• Color Sampling
• 422 YUV
• 444 RGB
• Native Resolution Recording
• 1920 X 1080
• 1280 X 720
• 10 Bit Video Processing
• 24 Bit Audio Recording
• Portable/Studio Recorder 12 Channels
• Portable Recorder/Docking Transport Available

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Additional Formats

• XDCAM-HD
• Variable Rate Video Recording
• 35 Mbps Variable
• 25 Mbps Fixed
• 18 Mbps Variable
• Long GOP Recording
• 420 Color Sampling
• Sub Sampled Recording
• 1920 X 10801440 X 1080
• 8 Bit Video Processing
• 16 Bit Audio Recording
• Camcorder 2 or 4 Channels
• Studio Deck 2 or 4 Channels
• Format 4 Channels
• Camcorder Available

• HDV
• 15 Mbps MPEG 2 Video Recording
• Long GOP Recording
• 420 Color Sampling
• Sub Sampled Recording
• 1920 X 10801440 X 1080
• 8 Bit Video Processing
• 16 Bit Audio Recording
• MPEG 1 Compression
• Camcorder 2 Channels
• Studio Deck 2 Channels
• Format 2 Channels
• Camcorder Available

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The System Is Complete

• HD Is Now Viable Choice For Use In Feature Films
• Lens Selection and Lens Quality Has Improved
• Zeiss DigiPrimes and DigiZooms
• Expanded Palette of Lenses
• Fujinon
• Canon
• Angenieux
• Specialty Lenses and Mounts Are Now Available For
  B4 Mount
• Innovision Optics
• Pace 3D Systems
• Cobalt 3D Systems
• Cineflex Gyro Mount
• Gyron Stabilized Mount

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Directors That Have Made The Move

• Robert Altman
• Michael Bay
• Francis Ford Coppola
• George Lucas
• Michael Mann

• Mark Neveldine And Brian Taylor
• Robert Rodriguez
• Irwin Winkler

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Prairie Home Companion-Robert Altman

• Prairie Home Companion
• Greene Street Productions
• Directed By Robert Altman
• Director of Photography-Edward Lachman
• Camera/Recorder
• HDC-F950
• SRW-1/SRPC-1
• Two Additional HD Films Were In Preproduction
  Prior to His Recent Death

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Miami Vice-Michael Mann

• Miami Vice
• Michael Mann Production
• Director of Photography Dion Beebe
• Cameras
• Sony HDC-F950
• Thomson Viper
• Lenses
• DigiPrimes
• DigiZoom

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Crank-Neveldine/Taylor

• Crank
• A Film By Mark Neveldine And Brian Taylor
• Director of Photography Brian Taylor
• Cameras
• Sony HDC-F950
• Pace Advantage System
• Lenses
• DigiPrimes

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Home of the Brave-Irwin Winkler

• Home of the Brave
• Irwin Winkler Production
• Director of Photography Tony
  Pierce-Roberts
• Cameras
• Thomson Viper
• Lenses
• DigiPrimes
• DigiZoom 6-24
• Fujinon Zoom 10-100

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HD Features

• Current Feature Production is Currently Being
  Completed With One of Five Camera Systems
• Sony
• HDC-F950/SRW-1
• HDW-F900
• Panasonic
• Varicam
• Thomson
• Viper
• Panavision
• Genesis
• The Market is Demanding Systems Designed to Meet
  the Needs of the Feature Film Production

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Cameras Designed For Features

• Cameras Are Beginning to Be Designed And Produced
  To Meet the Specialized Demands of the Feature
  Market.
• Multiple Manufacturers Are Trying to Meet The
  Demands From The Feature Community.
• Panavision-Genesis
• Dalsa-Origin
• Airriflex-D-20
• Red-Red One

• Silicon Imaging
• Sony F23

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The Next Generation of CineAlta Cameras
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CineAlta Evolution
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Sony F23
Introduced InterBEE Nov. 2006

• New Compact Rugged Design
• Provides Cable Free 444 and 422 Capability
• Compatible With Film Accessories
• Variable Frame Rate Operation
• Planned Delivery Late Spring 2007

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Sony F23

• F
• Indicates CineAlta 24P Capability
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• 2/3 Imager

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Lets Make This Perfectly Clear!!!The F23 Is
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Sony F23 Is NOT

• The New F23 is Not a Commercial Version of the
  Genesis.
• It is Not a Baby Genesis
• It is an All New Camera
• Different Imager Technology
• New and Different Image Processing
• B4 Mount Instead of PL Mount
• All New Body Design

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Design Criteria

• Design to Film Like Conventions
• Cable Free 444 System
• Improved Dynamic Range
• Advanced Video Processing
• Off Speed Capable
• Reasonable Cost Point

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Flexible Design
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New F23 CineAlta Design Features

• Size Shape Similar to Many Film Cameras
• Top or rear VTR docking (Cable Free Connection)
• Top bottom hard-points for mounting on a crane,
  jib, or dolly
• Flat top panel suitable for Steadicam Low-mode
  (mount below the gimbals).
• Compatible with film accessories
• Weight Targeted For Under 5.0 kg
• Indicators and Controls Layout Follow Film
  Work-Style Conventions
• Hardened B4 Lens Mount
• Stronger Mount
• More Temperature Stable
• 12 24 Volt DC Accessory Power Outputs
• Current Camera Power Requirement 54W w/o Lens,
  VF, and VCR

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Camcorder Configuration

• Interchangeable Transport Position
• Top Mount
• Tripod
• Dolly
• Back Mount
• Hand Held
• Steadicam
• Two Channel Audio
• 24 Bit
• 48 kHz Sampling
• AES Or Analog

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Two Piece Application

• Dual Interfaces
• Dual Link HD-SDI
• Single Link HD-SDI
• Processor Provides Multiple Outputs
• HD-SDI YUV 422
• SDI Down-convert
• Crop
• Squeeze
• Letterbox

• Expanded Audio Inputs
• 12 Channels
• 24 Bit
• 48 kHz Sampling
• Selectable Audio
• AES
• Analog
• Camera Remote Interface Via Fiber (Proposed)

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Sony Is Listening

• Modification of the Prototype Shown at NAB-2006
  Have Been Made to Better Suit the Needs of the
  Filmmaker
• Viewfinder to Lens Clearance Has Been Increased
  to Improve Visibility
• Mounting Has Been Standardized to Better Fit
  Existing Accessories
• Menu Control and Navigation Have Been Simplied

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Modified Design
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Sony F23
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New F23 CineAlta Imager

• Three 2/3type 1920 x 1080P Power HAD EX CCD
• Modified Version of HDC-1500
• Improved CCD Drivers Better Matched to the Imager
• Hardened B4 Mount
• Better Stability
• Stronger for Heavier Lenses
• Supported Frame Rates
• Progressive 1080/23.98P, 24P, 25P, 29.97P,
  59.94P, and 60P
• Interlace 1080/50i, 59.94i

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1920 x 1080 pixels x 14-bits x 24 fps x R, G, B
2,090 Gbps
New Advanced Video Processor
A/D
14-bit linear
AMP
14 Bit
14-bit linear
AMP
14-bit linear
AMP
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Why CCD

• More Stable Than CMOS Sensors
• Repeatable Linear Response
• Dependable Dynamic Range
• No Bayer Filtering Required
• Virtually No Fixed Pattern Noise
• Noise Level Constant Through Full Dynamic Range

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Video Processing

• 14-bit AD conversion
• Advanced DSP Providing The Highest Level of
  Imaging Performance
• Improved Signal to Noise Ratio for Better Blacks
• Expanded Dynamic Range for Improved High Light
  Handling
• Surpasses Any Existing Sony Camera or Camcorder

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New F23 CineAlta Color Sampling/Frames Rates

• Color Sampling
• YUV 422
• RGB - 444
• Standard Frame Rates
• 422
• Progressive 1080/23.98P, 24P, 25P, 29.97P,
  59.94P, and 60P
• Interlace 1080/50i, 59.94i
• 444
• Progressive 1080/23.98P, 24P, 25P, 29.97P, and
  59.94P
• Interlace 1080/50i, 59.94i
• Selectable Frame-rate Capability (SR Motion)
• 1fps 30fps _at_ 444 mode
• 1fps 60fps _at_ 422 mode

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Advance Video Processing

• 14 Bit A/D
• The Most Advanced Video Processing In A Sony
  Camera
• High Level Quantization (Greater Than 28 Bit For
  Non Linear Functions)
• High Bandwidth Required For 60P Operation
• Digital Output
• HD-SDI
• Dual Link HD-SDI

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Custom Lookup Tables

• Supporting CVP File Editor (Gamma Creation
  Software)
• Due to 14 Bit A/D The Files Are Different Than
  HDW-F900 or HDC-F950 Files
• Also, Presetting Log-like Gamma Is Under Review
• Custom Matrix Tables
• Preset Tables
• User Tables
• Multi Matrix Tables

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Motion Control

• Selectable Frame-rate Capability (over under
  cranking using SR Motion)
• 1fps 30fps _at_ 444 mode
• 1fps 60fps _at_ 422 mode
• SR Motion Compatible
• Selectable Frame Rate Recording (Select Fps)
• Slow Shutter
• Interval Recording

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SR Motion - Interval Frame (Time Lapse)
Recording 422 1080/10P
Capturing _at_ 60P
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Transfer _at_ 60P from Camera to VTR
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60P
VTR Selects Frames to Buffer Based On Selected
Time-Lapse Rate
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SRW-1 SRPC-1 w/ HKSR-102
Interval frame (Time-lapse) Recording _at_ 10fps
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Selected 10 frames
HKSR-102 Memory Control Process Stores only
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Frames to HKSR-102 Frame Buffer
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SR Motion Slow Shutter (Requires HKSR-101)
Recording RGB 444 1080/10P
Capturing _at_ 10FPS
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10FPS (6 accumulate frame)
Tranfer _at_ 60P from Camera to VTR
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HKSR-102 Memory Control Process
Stores only active frames to VTR internal frame
memory
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SRW-1 SRPC-1 w/ HKSR-102 HKSR-101
All Active frame
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SR Motion Select Fps W/F23
Recording 422 1080/50P
Capturing _at_ 50FPS
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Transmit _at_ 60P from Camera to VTR
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Memory Control Process by VTR with HKSR-102
Store only active frames to VTR internal frame
memory
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The F23

• Film Camera Like Ergonomics
• Convertible Design
• Docked Transport
• Two Piece System
• Advanced CCD Imagers
• 60 P Capable
• Variable Frame Rate Capable
• Hardened Mount for Larger Lenses
• Advanced Video Processing

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The New Direction
The Sony F23
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Thank You

• Jeffrey Cree
• HDVS Market Development Manger
• Band Pro film Digital Inc.