Log images have become very popular since today every digital cinema camera manufacturer offers a log output option. But log images look weird and require completely different math operations than normal linear images so they must be converted to linear before working with them – most of the time. This article reveals the advantages of log images, how they work, and how to work with them.
The current state of affairs is that for television work our workstation displays are reasonably close to replicating the HDTV color space, look and feel. This is not true for feature film work as our workstations fall far below the digital cinema projectors’ capabilities. But all of this is about to change. An awesome new color space is being deployed that not only approaches the limits of human vision, but that same color space will now be used for workstation monitors, broadcast television, and digital cinema. To understand the present and get ready for the future, read on.
