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Appendix 1 | DPX file format and Metadata |
www.cineon.com gives detailed information of the Cineon film data specification. www.cinesite.com has extensive information on Digital Picture eXchange (DPX) file formats.
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Appendix 2 | Resolution vs File size selection and quick reference chart |
Resolution vs File size
File size depend on both the scan resolution and colour or B/W selection.
For Colour Film settings |
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Resolution 2K Colour | 12.5MB | RGB | Full colour Image | |
4K | Colour | 50MB | RGB | Full colour image |
2K | Mono | 4.1MB | 1 channel | Matrixed RGB to monochrome |
4K Mono. | 16.6MB | 1 channel | Matrixed RGB to monochrome | |
For B/W Film settings |
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Resolution 2K Colour | 12.5MB | RGB | Colour scan, may show colour tint | |
4K Colour | 50 MB | RGB | Colour scan, may show colour tint | |
2K Mono | 4.1MB | 1 channel | Monochrome | |
4K | Mono. | 16.6MB | 1 channel | Monochrome |
Note: All files are DPX compliant. In some instances OEM software may not decode 1 channel monochrome files correctly.
Approximate File sizes for Colour DPX 10 bit LOG data scans
| Frame | Second | Minute | Hour |
Standard Definition (720 x 576) | 1.6MB | 38.4MB | 2.25GB | 135GB |
1K data (1024 x 768) | 3.2MB | 76.8MB | 4.5GB | 270GB |
High Definition (1920 x 1080) | 8.2MB | 197MB | 11.53GB | 692GB |
2K data (2048 x 1556) | 12.5MB | 300MB | 17.6GB | 1.03TB |
4K data (4096 x 3112) | 50MB | 1.2GB | 70.3GB | 4.1TB |
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