David Cunningham Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Hi All, Here is some Super16 E100D footage shot with a Kern Switar 25mm AR lens on a Super16 converted Eclair ACL. There is noticeable "halo" around anything bright white. Strong examples at 1:24 and 1:44. My question is, do you think this is caused by: 1.) The scan - note it's around the perfs too... although that may be a different halo 2.) Chromatic Aberrations in the lens - I originally thought this was it, but then realized I usually at least had it stopped down to f8. So, I figure that is unlikely. 3.) Lack of anti-halation layer on E100D (leaning towards this). Also at 1:24 notice that you cannot read any of the text on the bouncy-house. This is a 4K scan. You cannot read it even on the original. Do you think this is: 1.) Lack of resolution of the E100D film 2.) Lack of resolution/mtf of the lens 3.) Imperfect focus of the lens (I don't think this is it as it's a 25mm lens, about 25 ft away, at about f8). Thanks for your input! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Cunningham Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 So, FYI that I answered a bunch of my own questions by re-watching this footage a few times on my trusty Kodak Pageant projector... The hallos are not there. So, it's something in my video. Working with Premeire and the original Prores 4K 4444 files now to try and get rid of it. But, the good thing is: 1.) It's not on the film 2.) It's not caused by the film (no anti-halation, etc) 3.) It's not the Switar lens. Also, the text in question at 1:24... I can read when projected. So... just not high-enough res a scan, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted December 16, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted December 16, 2014 If it's a 4K scan of Super-16 and the grain is in focus, the image isn't going to get any sharper -- detail in film exists on grains. Super-16 does not contain 4K worth of information so a 4K scan should be sufficient. Have you looked at the individual 4K frames as opposed to playing it back as video? I assume you aren't watching this in 4K motion on a 4K monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk DeJonghe Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 If you scan reversal film you have a large dynamic range to cope with; Pushing the whites up will cause flare in the system (a bit in the lens, a bit in the prism, some in the sensor). For example the perforations have the highest possible white level, no film density at all. The scan will be a lot easier from negative film since everything is more compressed by the film gamma of 0.55. Slightly overexposing the reversal stock may also help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Burke Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 If you scan reversal film you have a large dynamic range to cope with; Pushing the whites up will cause flare in the system (a bit in the lens, a bit in the prism, some in the sensor). For example the perforations have the highest possible white level, no film density at all. The scan will be a lot easier from negative film since everything is more compressed by the film gamma of 0.55. Slightly overexposing the reversal stock may also help. Slightly over?? Huh. This goes against my rule of thumb to expose reversal slightly under, but you learn something every day. Is this a better method specifically for scanning? shadows do get crunched pretty quick with reversal don't they? Is this to protect the shadows or bring detail into them? And can modern scanners handle all that highlight that overblown reversal might give them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk DeJonghe Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 You need to adjust the light on telecine/scanner to accommodate shadow detail. If you need to give much light the highlights may suffer or halo may appear (sensor overload, lens or prism flare). What really matters is the density difference between the brightest and darkest parts of the image. Low contrast reversal 7252 is much easier to scan. Negatives or IP are low contrast by design. You want rich shadow details with sufficient detail in the highlights at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Cunningham Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 I was actually able to use RGB curves in Premeire pro to time back most of the halo. Looking much better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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