Michael Brennan's HD Frame Grabs 

 

Two to a page. A wide range of subjects taken from feature films documentaries, pop promos and TV
HD pop
HD sunset
HD school
HD portraits
HD field
HD moon
HDstar

Over size full frame. A dozen full frame1920x1080 pixel size frames that will be oversized on most computer displays.
full frame HD frame grabs

HD grading, before and after. A heavy artistic grade from a BBC Scottish Screen production. Side by side comparison
 HD grading 1
HD grading 2
HD grading 3

Bluescreen. Two grabs illustrating bluescreen work on HDCAM.
Bluescreen

Uncompressed HD, direct to disk. Test shots, HDSDI output sampled 4:2:2, recorded 10 bit direct to hard disk with no losses. Not to be confused with 4:4:4 sampling.
4:2:2 sampled 1920x1080 HD images recorded onto hard disk

4:2:2 versus 3:1:1 A fair example of the difference, you'll probably be shocked by this comparison
HDCAM vs HDSDI

60i interpolated to 60p This frame was recorded at 60i in camera deinterlaced and output at 60p. On replay at 25p it produces a 2.5 times slow down. Same rate as shooting at 60fps on film.
60p from 60i

Standard def lens See the reduced quality of image caused by using a (good quality) standard definition lens on a HD camera
Standard def lens

Aerial cinematography at 150knots that is steadier than film at standstill!
HD aerials using fab gyro

Schneider lens grab within Adobe pdf file.
Schneider Lens HD frame grab in Adobe Acrobate 

To view more of Michael Brennan's work  Click here to see standard definition frame grabs

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