CompuServe Messages

Martin, I rather agree with Gus' assessment of the many differences between video and film and their "look and feel". Film is actually made of layers of _emulsion_, which is an organic substance that holds the silver nitrate grains that react to the light during exposure. I get the feeling that a large part of what we consider "film quality" comes from the way these grains are suspended in the emulsion, and then react to the light while filming. (Not to mention all the different resolutions, timings, color temps, etc.) This may sound a little simplistic, but I would love to see the result of, instead of recording to video tape, burning each frame of an animation to a film recorder at approximately video resolution. The apparent detail would be the same as VTR recording but may aquire the characteristics of film that we may, at some times, be looking for. In Babylon 5, there was a bit of a dicontinuity when they cut to video effects from filmed live action that you don't notice in, say, Star Trek, although I have read that many of thier effects originate on video. Maybe this technique could be used to better integrate desktop 3D animation with network-level television? Just some thoughts… -Alan Iglesias