Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:54 am
Well, it depends. Direct sharpening in the camera is awful, but mild sharpening in post can be useful.
The look of grain, OTOH, depends a lot on the compression. Massive DCT compression will make grain blocky, while mild wavelet (like in JPEG 2000) will make it only a tad softer. That's why it can look good in cinemas.
Now that the cat #19 is out of the bag, test it as much as you can and use the subforum.
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