Revolutionary 755MP camera from Lytro will offer 40K resolution at 300fps!

[plam_1980]

Hmmmmm......

Build and staff a computing centre, or twist the focus ring.......decisions, decisions......what to do?

Cinema studios are computing centers already, they have servers and so much electronics that I was astounded to see in a recent view inside the studio filming game of thrones. They also showed a gigantic green screen that must have been 30 X 40 feet, or even much larger.

So yes, server upgrades in capacity and speed may be required, but the payback comes in post processing where it becomes easier, and very importantly, faster. It can take months or years to complete a film once it is captured. Shortening that process is worth a incredible amount. Figure the value of money invested in Salaries and equipment / facilities that is not returning a penny until the film is released.

Here are a couple of frame grabs showing some of the huge green screens (One is not yet hoisted up, I think it was kept down to avoid wind damage.

You were on the site of game of thrones lucky you! Can't wait for the new season

OK offtopic :

 

[bwud]

They also showed a gigantic green screen that must have been 30 X 40 feet, or even much larger.

Good way to put a pyramid somewhere there isn't one, but if technology allows them to avoid using them at a reasonable cost, I'm sure they'll jump at it.

 

[unfocused]

Looks like Lytro figured out where the money is. Perfecting their system for the consumer still photo market was apparently too costly. Perfecting it for Hollywood is probably much more cost effective. Given the huge manpower investment that a modern CG production requires, this is very possibly a huge game changer.

And yes, I would not recommend that anyone starting out in the industry today go into focus-pulling.

 

[3kramd5]

And yes, I would not recommend that anyone starting out in the industry today go into focus-pulling.

Well, the focus puller typically has far more responsibility than merely operating the focus. He/She "owns" the photographic equipment.

 

[Maui5150]

As hard as capturing the data is, processing / editing even worse.

24TB for 1 minute. Try opening 3 clips in Premiere to edit/splice, etc.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

Here are some more details from their display at NAB. They obviously have lots of interest, and its obvious that the first usage will be in combination with conventional cameras. They will use the Lytro where its capabilities will pay back. Its the size of a small car, servers are built-in to the cart. Editing is done in the cloud where Google uses thousands of processors to make editing possible. A lot of work has gone into this. Just the same, focus pullers have no fear, you job is safe.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/6720444400/lytro-cinema-impresses-large-crowd-with-prototype-755mp-light-field-video-camera-at-nab

 

[Ozarker]

Wow! 400Gb per seconds of data to process! That's a lot of power/heat required and even after compression, memory cards will fill fast.......

Prestone

 

[tron]

Best April fools camera ;D

They do not even try to keep it plausible :