Mon May 23, 2022 12:30 am
I'm not sure if it's been discussed here before, but several cameras support an "HDR" mode to squeeze out any extra latitude by shooting at twice the user's frame rate and alternating ISO each frame. Since cameras like the Blackmagic Pocket 4K and 6K have dual native ISOs, it'd be interesting to see an HDR mode for frame rates that are less than or equal to half the maximum supported frame rate at a given resolution. The sidecar file/metadata can identify the clip as an HDR clip, giving Resolve quick support for playing back the clip at the intended 'half' frame rate and obfuscate the strange alternating ISO artifacts you'd see at regular playback.
Are there any potential reasons for not supporting this? Seeing that there's 2 separate pre amps in the camera, I think it's reasonable to have users like myself who want to squeeze extra data from the sensor. Plus, I think cameras like RED already support this internally.
Just wanted to toss this out there. Any thoughts? Thanks.