Comment by jiggawatts
Comment by jiggawatts 2 days ago
I have a Nikon Z8, which can capture 60 fps 8K footage with (roughly speaking) the equivalent of 1000-nit HDR. The video data rate is something absurd, measured in many gigabits.
If you look at the raw footage on an OLED HDR monitor, it's like looking out of a window! You get a feeling that you could just reach out and touch the objects behind the panel.
I've seen a few modern HDR productions that have the same "realism aesthetic" and I rather liked it. I've also enjoyed HDR used as a "special effect" with gleaming highlights everywhere.
Both styles have their place.
But the "special effect" should come with a warning label.
Tbh so should the excessive messing with colours that's in fashion these days.