hello,
this is a 30 year old film test made by the folks at eclair when testing the acl i now have(30 years later is now s16 thank you bernie). this image was shot using canon digital rebel on lowest image res setting btw. when using highest setting, or kodak dcs pro/c highest setting, image can be blown imazingly large without pixalization(unlike this one). but for ntsc/pal/dvd purposes, this low res image more then does the trick.
i beleive this is correct white balance and exposure. i am now working with the kodak, canon, nikon, fuji, etc. SDK's to create a single, integrated app that will recognize any one of about 30 dSLr cameras using just the one software application. presets for white balance, use image for white balance, use lumination gated film for white balance, etc. adjust filmstock side setting to tungsten, daylight, flouresent, etc. adjust lumination side from daylight to tungsten(3200k, 3400k, 3600k and 3800k), with amber and blue 3x3mm filters for slot and stack between lumination/light and opal acryl.
it took a while to figure things out, but now i am recording data into the dB for averaging and preset hints/help. should come together soon.
the dSLR cameras, when writing data directly to the host computer hard drive, slows down the frame rate. it is best to record to the on-board memory(hitachi 4 and 5 gigers preferred), and when 90% full, copy to host computer. however, the camera software does not do this, so i am having to write this function into the application(anyone worth a damn at x-code/project builder?) itself.
i found a cool way to create IN and OUT points on rolls of film. initial tests using hardware show i will be able to use the perfs to count frames. now i will need program my PIC to count and keep track/store/recall, as well as host software for visual ref and recording of controller data(due to controller memory constraints). so hopefully when all is said and done, the film will run through the gate at 50-100fps, first making a frame count. then, running realtime 23.978 making ntsc/pal 24p recording, or if you have the money for the 1920x1080 24p camera head, making hd real timers, then later once the rough or final cut is made, you cna use the dSLR for those cineon res images you need for compositing or archive orprint to film. pretty cool huh?
i have purchased 3 year extended warranties on each one of my digital cameras ... so once i start running these cameras all day and night, i will most likely become the authoritive on shutter actuations for kodak, nikon, canon, olympus, fuji, etc. dslr cameras, and warranty turn around/loaner service ... and eventually .. tolerance/acceptance, and perhaps limitations/exclusions ;)
i was hoping a 3rd party software developer would have come through with their sequencer application for high res raw and photo jpeg images .. but no go. so this means i will have to most likely address this issue myself. i have found some developers who have been working on similar sequencers and ram preview products, and am trying to get some source code to start with. this way as the images are being captured frame by frame, they are being dumped into a qt wrapper for the movie of your choice, res or converted res of your choice.
i will purchase a couple more differant brand spot meters, and start performing white, grey, and color board and res tests using controlled lighting and daylight, with daylight and tungsten films. using readings, and application wb control, hopefully i will be able to replace the actual glass/resin filters with digital filters, thus eliminating that step in the process. i have a millions of colors color sensor hard wired into my controller/pic board, and once i have the above mentioned data sets, then i should be able to couple all of this info and come up with accurates. the only thing that would be left to conted with would be the lab ... so when i get ot that point in the project development, i will find a lab to work with me on this, and see if we cnat get the entire color correction process under control from the time of actual metering/filming, to processing, to digitizing. i feel confident this can be reduced to presets with +- fine tune adjustment control. fingers crossed.
eric
]. We run a small demo recording studio so more money was being shoved into the audio production side than the film scan side.