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  hello to all with a question about Cinema-Production

  Posted by Reto Christiani on July 29, 2011 at 8:44 am

  hi to all and I am very glad to have found this great forum!
  looking forward to a lot of constructive and creative exchange!

  I am a freelance graphic designer who is in the business for quite some time but finally discovered a new&ultimate passion: Motion Graphics!
  so i am rather new to the subject but into it with all my heart and sweat ; )

  i got a great opportunity to create an ad that will be shown in cinema theater’s and would like to get some information before i get started:

  -about the format?
  4K – 4096px horizontal x 2160px vertical – 24 fps
  -> is this the right format to start the project (or could 2K do the job without loosing to much quality)?

  -about the codec?
  which codec-settings (i use “compressor”) would i need to export the final project (video & audio)?

  BIG thanks in advance for any input!

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  anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new

  Stephen Smith replied 14 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Stephen Smith

  July 29, 2011 at 3:07 pm

  Reto,
  Welcome to the forum. I have created a 2k spot that runs after the trailers at the Megplex Theaters. One of the best theater chains ever in my opinion. Anyways, take a look at this 2D images in a 3D environment photo move. And by the way, it is really fun to see your work on a huge screen.

  As for your question: “or could 2K do the job without loosing to much quality.” Avatar was shot 1920×1080. I thought it looked amazing on the iMax screen and so did a lot of other people. Also, I would check with the theater that it is running in and see what they can take and decide from there.

  As for the other question, “which codec-settings (i use “compressor”) would i need to export the final project (video & audio)?” For a digital projector at a theater you need to make your movie a DCP which stands for Digital Cinema Package. Compressor can’t do that. Best of luck.

  Stephen Smith
  Utah Video Productions

  Check out my Motion Training DVD

  Check out my Motion Tutorials

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