Like IMAX, Cinemark XD is also a popular movie format. XD. stands for “Extreme Digital Cinema”, while IMAX stands for “Image Maximum”. Cinemark has emerged with improved audio-visual systems and enhanced seating. Cinemark has the same screen size and resolution … Continue reading →

Image sensors built into today’s digital cameras and mobile phones mostly use either the CCD (charge coupled device) or CMOS technology. Both CCD and CMOS are semiconductor devices that serve as “electronic eyes.” While they both use photodiodes, they differ … Continue reading →

A filter specifies which transactions to collect data from. Sampling specifies what subset percentage or number of transactions to collect data from. Filters and sampling work at the root (or edge) transaction level. What is filtering of data means? Data … Continue reading →

In digital photography, the RGBE filter is an alternative color filter array to the Bayer filter (GRGB). It similarly uses a mosaic of pixel filters, of red, green, blue and “emerald” (“like cyan” according to Sony), and so also requires … Continue reading →

17 stops. Negative films have a huge dynamic range particularly Portra 400 which has 17 stops of dynamic range and can be overexposed by 10 stops and still have detail in the highlights. How many stops can you overexpose Portra … Continue reading →

The Cokin Yellow-Green filter is used primarily for black and white photography with a digital camera’s white balance set to black & white or for B&W film. The Yellow-Green is highly effective for outdoor portraits because red is rendered dark … Continue reading →

To capture color images, a filter has to be placed over each cavity that permits only particular colors of light. Virtually all current digital cameras can only capture one of three primary colors in each cavity, and so they discard … Continue reading →

Why yes, yes, they are dying in popularity. In 2020, 3D movies reported a $0.7 billion revenue. It’s a massive difference from when it was at its peak. Manufacturers don’t make 3D TVs anymore, and consumers are back to enjoying … Continue reading →

4:5 aspect ratios are used for 8×10 photos in printing. It’s also a popular aspect ratio because it’s Instagram’s vertical portrait ratio. A micro four-thirds camera uses this aspect ratio. 4×5 and 8×10 film cameras use these proportions as well. … Continue reading →

How much is a RED camera setup? The cameras themselves cost $49,500. That means a further $19,500 per camera for extras. Extras like a $2,750 LCD, a $1700 adapter that adds video output, a $200 proprietary cable so you can … Continue reading →

Getting back to image quality, the KOMODO promises to be among RED’s finest with the ability to capture up to 6K at 40 fps using the powerful 16-bit REDCODE RAW format. RED has simplified compression options, giving users a choice … Continue reading →

The KOMODO brain features a Canon RF mount that natively fits the compact Canon RF type cinema lens line, but if you want to use your existing PL mount cinema lenses, Wooden Camera has released a Canon RF to PL … Continue reading →

All different standards, all incompatible with each other. Modern digital cinema is better but still not completely standardised. Even movies which are shot exclusively on digital are transferred to film for archiving. And the digital master files are stored in … Continue reading →

Use the Alexa App to connect your Alexa Gadget. Make sure your Alexa Gadget is powered on and in pairing mode per the manufacturers instructions. Open the Alexa app . Select Devices . Select Echo & Alexa. Select the Echo … Continue reading →

Major films shot on digital video overtook those shot on film in 2013. Since 2016 over 90% of major films were shot on digital video. As of 2017, 92% of films are shot on digital. Only 24 major films released … Continue reading →