I asked one of our DPs why after several successful mulit camera stage shoots with Arri Alexa and some Amira cameras that we are shooting on the Panny 4K cameras. He told me that Netflix requires a True 4K workflow and that Arri "Upscalled" in 4K. I don't know exactly what the term "upscalling" means in this context. Would this imply that Netflix wants a camera with a sensor with the number of pixels in True 4K. In our case that is 4096x2160, although I see there are other dimensions available in Avid's project choices. I have been under the impression the Arri cameras were at the top of the food chain in the Film world and elsewhere. I've heard DPs who love the Arri's because they are the closet thing to film they've used in the Digital era and I've been told there are a lot less tweaks in the camera menus so the old school crowd are less intimidated with all the menu bells and whistles. I don't work in the field and have not worked with any of the current bread of cameras but I find it hard to believe that Netflix would not allow material from an Arri Alexa. Perhaps the Amira camera doesn't meet their standards but the Alexa, if what I'm understanding from our DP, is also not acceptable.
Can anyone clarify if and what the upscalling process is for Arris when shooting True 4K at 4096x2160?
John Moore Barking Trout Productions Studio City, CA bigfish@pacbell.net
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