Caio Pedron Peres Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Hi, everyone! I recently filmed with 7213 stock (Kodak, 200T Vision 3) on Super 16. Now I'm watching it on a ".MOV" (QuickTime), HD (1920x1080), codec: Y'CbCr 10 bit 4:2:2 HD (1-1-1) from the lab telecine. I just see it too noisy for my taste, since it's well exposed and there's no color grading. The monitor is an IMac blacklit LED display with higher resolution. Isn't it supposed to be a "clean" image? Thank you! Caio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Syverson Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 (edited) Post an image... 16mm at 1080p will definitely have some visible grain, but it's impossible to know how much is too much without seeing it. Edited June 27, 2011 by Ben Syverson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Will Montgomery Posted June 27, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted June 27, 2011 If you're new to film and used to the "pristine" quality of digital, even well exposed S16 footage make look a little noisy depending on exposure and lighting. Also, remember that a still or paused frame will have more noticeable grain than when it is actually playing. This is one reason why it's good to sit in on the transfer session and you can ask them to dial in a little noise reduction if it is really an issue. It could also be a transfer on a cheap telecine by an operator that didn't take the time needed to clean it up so maybe if you post something we can give a better qualified opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caio Pedron Peres Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 OK! Here is an example! What do you think? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Williams Posted June 27, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted June 27, 2011 OK! Here is an example! What do you think? Thank you. What did you rate the stock at and what was the telecine, seems reasonable but could be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Film grain always looks worse when you see a still image. Choice of Telecine machine can also make a big difference. A Spirit will give you far better results than an older Ursa Diamond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caio Pedron Peres Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 I rated it 125 ASA, because I had a 85 filter on camera, since there was a HMI one meter and a half from the little boy's face. Just the old fashion way. The transfer was a HD (1920x1080), codec: Y'CbCr 10 bit (linear) 4:2:2 HD (1-1-1), ".MOV". And, yes, I was full open on this one, I know it´s the worst resolution, but I also shot a lot on T4.0 and in this kind of visualization it's tha same noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Syverson Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Looks slightly out of focus to me, but grain-wise it looks about right for 200 speed film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Vincent Sweeney Posted June 28, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted June 28, 2011 Looks a little like outdated film to me, on top of maybe a cheap or old lens/focus issue. To me, this is not typical of S16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Lumina Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 i've had the same problem, i've never been able to pay for scene to scene supervised telecine and stuff with some dark comes out noisy. my guess is since it's being scanned through a process much like when a digital video camera tries to adjust to a dark scene, it adds noise in it's struggle to find detail. i'd rather they just let scenes have more black in them but it doesn't seem to work that way since i can't afford supervised. i use neat brand noise reduction plugin or fcp, it works well and it still looks like film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Lumina Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 on looking at your sample it looks more like grain than noise as it lacks the outright "wrong" color flecks of true noise (ie green on his face). neat still smooths that, it'll look more like 35mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mei Lewis Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Wow that's noisey. Have no idea what film is supposed to look like but that looks like ISO6400 or higher on my 5Dii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Burke Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Wow that's noisey. Have no idea what film is supposed to look like but that looks like ISO6400 or higher on my 5Dii. Not really "supposed" to look that way or any way in particular. Who told you that it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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