Avatar:
In epic adventure Avatar, director James Cameron the director of Titanic, takes us to a spectacular new world beyond our imagination. On the distant moon Pandora, a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization. The film was first conceived by Cameron 14 [...]
Given below is build 20 test done by Art Adams (www.artadams.net) for Red One Digital Cinema Camera.
For complete test results you can visit ProVideo Coalition.com (http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/aadams/story/red_build_20_torture_tests/P1/)
01. What is so special about the D-21?
The most noticeable difference between the D-21 and any other digital or HD camera is the picture quality it produces. The D-21 is renowned for a cinematic look that comes very close to 35mm film in terms of sharpness, colorimetry, exposure latitude and depth of field. This is [...]
Foundry launched Rolling Shutter plugin for Digital Cinema Camera for After Effects and Nuke.
RollingShutter
RollingShutter is a brand new plug-in tool for After Effects and Nuke which tackles image-distortion problems often experienced by users of CMOS cameras. Check out the following introductory video for more information:
Rolling shutter effects are commonly found with video cameras employing CMOS [...]
Open Source Digital Cinema Camera from Elphel.
Technical Specs:
Sensor:
The camera uses an Aptina CMOS bayer-pattern sensor with an optical format of 1/2.5″ (5.70mm x 4.28mm) and a native resolution of 2592×1944 (5 Megapixels). It features a 12 bit ADC and supports: region of interest, on-chip binning and decimation. Aptina claims that the chip has 70db of dynamic [...]