Blog / Resources / Cameras WORKING RESOLUTION: CONSIDERATIONS & BEST PRACTICES Cameras, Media, DIT and Streaming Netflix have published a very useful article, which takes an in depth look at the concept of a working resolution and outlines the best practices for image scaling throughout the production lifecycle.Read Full Netflix ArticleNetflix 4K crop CalculatorNetflix has also produced an extremely useful crop calculator, so that you can calculate the resolution of various aspect ratios and ensuring that they comply with 4K. Related articles Do ‘Netflix Approved’ Cameras Really Matter? Cameras, Technology Netflix has established itself as a benchmark for original streaming content, and with that has come a specific set of requirements for the cameras used to capture its 4K Originals. … Read more Is 4K or 6K Enough. Do we even need 8K or more? Cameras, Media, DIT and Streaming This article aims to explore that there are further considerations to make when considering the image size and CODEC, which means more data, more transfer time, more media resource and in post, more render time, ultimately costing production more money. However, there is also a sustainability argument which becomes relevant, since more data also means more energy usage and a greater carbon footprint. Power to the People Cameras, Lighting, Technology You can have the best camera kit in the world but if you can’t power it because your batteries have failed you, then you are really stuck. This article explores the battery standards which exist today and how to make the most out of every type of technology.
Do ‘Netflix Approved’ Cameras Really Matter? Cameras, Technology Netflix has established itself as a benchmark for original streaming content, and with that has come a specific set of requirements for the cameras used to capture its 4K Originals. … Read more
Is 4K or 6K Enough. Do we even need 8K or more? Cameras, Media, DIT and Streaming This article aims to explore that there are further considerations to make when considering the image size and CODEC, which means more data, more transfer time, more media resource and in post, more render time, ultimately costing production more money. However, there is also a sustainability argument which becomes relevant, since more data also means more energy usage and a greater carbon footprint.
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