How will these new films work with the latest scanners and other digital postproduction technology?
DISTANT: Whether they are transferring film on a telecine or scanning it for digital intermediate applications, our customers should realize improved results compared to our previous daylight-balanced, medium-speed stock. The new film increases their ability to extract more information from the highlights in digital postproduction without the risk of introducing image artifacts. This improvement is due to the more linear tone scale, the higher signal-to-noise response in both the shadow and highlight regions, and the resolution qualities of the film. These improvements will result in time saved and reduced costs during digital post. QUESTION: If you scan all the information off a frame of 35 mm film, would that result in a 4K file? DISTANT: If you were able to capture all the information from film, the true result would be a digital file in excess of 4K resolution. Film gives you the highest image quality of any capture medium available by far, which results in elevated picture excelle
