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DIGITAL INTERMEDIATES FOR FILM AND VIDEO
Digital Intermediates for Film and Video
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Jack James, Jack James began his career in computer animation, eventually working for Kodak's Cinesite Digital Lab. His core expertise is in establishing workflows of data management, film restoration, and conforming--procedures that have widely been adopted elsewhere. Since leaving Cinesite, Jack has worked on the digital intermediates of many feature films, including Miramax's Cold Mountain.

Description
The Digital Intermediate process (DI), or conversion of film to digital bits and then back to film again, has great potential to revolutionize the postproduction process. The skill set to photochemically process a movie and pop it into a canister for the postal service to send around to all of the movie houses and the skill set to digitally master and create a file that is distributed globally via the Internet and satellites are completely different. One of these entirely new processes is that of the digital intermediate. The DI has tremendous advantages, ranging from improved quality (first "print" is as good as the last) to cost savings (no re-mastering) to digital distribution (bits and bytes: no film in canisters). The DI influences everything from on set production to the delivery of content to consumers and everything in between. Digital Intermediates for Film and Video teaches the fundamental concepts and workflow of the digital intermediate process. Covers basics of film first, and then introduces the digital world--including a tutorial on digital images, asset management, online editing, color correction, restoration, film and video output, mastering and quality control. Jack?s clear and easy-to-follow explainiation of Hollywood buzz words and components facilitates the spill over to anyone who has a vested interest in the quality and cost of the movie.

Audience
Working film and video professionals in the field of post production.

Contents
The Digital Intermediate Paradigm; Video; Photographic Film; Digital Media; Acquisition; Asset Management; Conforming; Color Grading; Retouching and Restoration; Digital Effects and Titles; Output; Quality Control; The Future of Digital Film; Virtual Cinematography; Appx A: References; Glossary; Bibliography, Index

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 568 pages, publication date: OCT-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-80702-7
ISBN-10: 0-240-80702-2
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS

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