CompuServe Thread

Are you doing this film recording for 35mm movie film? If that's the case, then you should check with the service bureau that's doing the film recording, or with your film recorder's manual for optimal resolution. That said, the company I use has two options: hi and lo res. High rez academy gate is 2048×1496, full frame cine gate is 2048 is 2048×1536. There are some schemes for doing lower rez renderings and interpolating (re-scaling) them to those specs to save rendering time and also to soften the hard rendered CGI look, especially if you're compositing with live film. I'm still looking into these schemes, but should have some info soon. This company will also put lo rez to film: academy is 1024×748, full cine is 1024×768. The pixel aspect ratio is always 1, unless you're going for a specific effect <g>. If the sequence if for theatrical release, then you'll probably want to go Academy. If it's for TV release, then you'll benefit, during telecine transfer, by confining your image composition to a smaller area on the film in a 4:3 aspect ratio – again, check with the post house doing the tele-cine transfer as the equipment varies. Also, film is actually 24 frames per second, but some shows film at 30fps if they're going directly to video. Star Trek TNG is an example. And don't render to fields <g>. John Tissavary | LUNA cie, inc