Super 16
Super-16 is an image format that is used in film productions (mostly TV productions).
Super-16 is based on the field of view of 12.35 × 7.42 mm (width by height). The aspect ratio is 5 to 3 or 1: 1.66. In contrast to the normal image on 16 mm film, Super 16 offers a good 20 percent more usable negative image area and thus a better resolution.
The format was invented by the Swedish cameraman Rune Ericson , who received the Award of Commendation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2002 for this fundamental technical innovation . He had used the format for the first time in 1969 when filming his film "Lyckliga Skitar" (German: "Happy Fuckers").
Super 16 is mostly used in TV film productions because it is of good quality and significantly cheaper than 35 mm film. Only a few cinemas have 16mm film projectors. If you want to bring a Super 16 production to the cinemas, the so-called blow-up process offers the possibility of transferring the images onto 35 mm film.
There was also a draft of the Swiss Rudolf pattern for a Super 16 format, which both sides a Super 8 - perforation has.
Some of the Super 16 cameras available on the market include:
In recent years, various digital cinema cameras have come onto the market that can be assigned to the Super 16 area due to the lens connections used ( C-Mount , Arri PL ) and the interfaces used from cinema technology, even if the sensors used are usually 2 / 3-inch sensors and therefore smaller are:
- A-Cam dll digital camera with 1080p resolution, Arri-PL connector, Codec is CinemaDNG .
- Indicam POV
- P + S Technik SI-2K camera head with max. 2K resolution at 25p, with a modular system, output in Cineform RAW via Ethernet
- P + S Technik PS-Mag 16d SRIII, digital Super 16 film magazine for Arri SR3 with 1080p resolution; Image output via HD-SDI in Cineform RAW
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera with Micro 4/3 mount and a sensor size of 12.48 mm × 7.02 mm, 1080p / 23.98 / 24/25 / 29.97 / 30, Codecs: Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) + lossless compressed CinemaDNG .
Web links
- ↑ Aaton Xterà ( Memento of the original dated February 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Aaton A-Minima ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ A-Cam ( Memento of the original dated February 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (cheap in comparison)
- ↑ Arriflex 416 ( Memento of the original dated February 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Arriflex SR3 Advanced ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ indicam.com
- ↑ pstechnik.de
- ^ Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
