Behind the Orange Curtain

I ran across this interesting new television from Phillips.  At this point it appears that it is only available in the UK.  Interestingly, it actually has a native pixel resolution of 2560×1080.  Those who are fans of 2K and 4K formats that shoot at a 2:1 aspect ratio will appreciate this (like RED and SI-2K).  Even cooler than the TV with it’s 2.39:1 aspect ratio and native resolution, is the short film that they made to promote it.  If you are any type of effects nerd, like myself, you will appreciate the work entailed in producing a piece like this.  Make sure to watch the link below for the full-screen Flash presentation before going to the link at the bottom which is for more information on the set itself.

Let me know what you think.  Will all TV end up being in 2.4:1 or will this set just swap out letterbox for pillar box?

Flash Movie Link of short film Carousel.

Link to Phillips web site for Cinema 21:9.

I know that I promised a post about color space this time, but wanted to share this very good (if not super geeky and techie) article by John Gait of Panavision about the claims and pixel ratings of current “high-resolution” cameras shared with me by Post Factory’s Executive Producer Jeremy Kientz.  It is pretty long and very techie, but his conclusions and points are excellent and it is worth the read if you are a DP or work in the business.  Thanks Jeremy!

http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/the-truth-about-2k-4k-the-future-of-pixels

NAB is next week and I will be providing daily posts of my reactions to what I find.  I am still wondering if anyone is going this year.  Comment to this post and let me know if you are.  I hear AVID is back but still no Apple.