Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

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Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostMon Oct 21, 2013 7:38 am

I briefly had the BMCC, traded it for the pocket cam. When shooting raw with the BMCC, I appreciated the extra resolution I got from the 2.5k image, though I always just scaled it down to 1920;

Using Warp Stabilizer a lot now with my pocket in AE and Premiere, thinking of how nice that extra .5k in resolution would be for this kind of post-stabilizing.

Just fantasizing, and I'm sure this can be proven wrong immediately, just wanting to hear it from someone so I can forget about it.. is there any chance that when raw comes to the pocket, that it'll be 2.5k, as the BMCC is, with its 2kProRes and 2.5k raw? I mean I know it hasn't been said anywhere, and the specs say 1920x1080 only, but I mean technically, compression aside, would the sensor in the pocket be able to create a 2.5k image, or is it not a possible?
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostMon Oct 21, 2013 7:41 am

Briwil wrote:I briefly had the BMCC, traded it for the pocket cam. When shooting raw with the BMCC, I appreciated the extra resolution I got from the 2.5k image, though I always just scaled it down to 1920;

Using Warp Stabilizer a lot now with my pocket in AE and Premiere, thinking of how nice that extra .5k in resolution would be for this kind of post-stabilizing.

Just fantasizing, and I'm sure this can be proven wrong immediately, just wanting to hear it from someone so I can forget about it.. is there any chance that when raw comes to the pocket, that it'll be 2.5k, as the BMCC is, with its 2kProRes and 2.5k raw? I mean I know it hasn't been said anywhere, and the specs say 1920x1080 only, but I mean technically, compression aside, would the sensor in the pocket be able to create a 2.5k image, or is it not a possibility with this sensor?

I would just say you get what you pay for. Otherwise with the features you ask for Pocket Camera will become the same BMCC, but with a price of 1000$.
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostMon Oct 21, 2013 7:43 am

Nikolay Smirnov wrote:I would just say you get what you pay for. Otherwise with the features you ask for Pocket Camera will become the same BMCC, but with a price of 1000$.


Yeah, you have a point there.
And I'm not asking for it, I love my pocket as it is, just fantasizing aloud...
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostMon Oct 21, 2013 7:47 am

Maybe we all should use what we have and use our phantasies for our projects?

Not intending to insult you, just a public reminder to myself as I'm spening way too much time on here :mrgreen:
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostMon Oct 21, 2013 7:48 am

Fantazing about BMPCC without issues .....
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostMon Oct 21, 2013 7:57 am

gmf wrote:Maybe we all should use what we have and use our phantasies for our projects?

Not intending to insult you, just a public reminder to myself as I'm spening way too much time on here :mrgreen:


I'm both kind of annoyed at this response, kind of thinking its good advice.
I just made this topic as I'm waiting on a render to finish.
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostMon Oct 21, 2013 7:58 am

raadgie wrote:Fantazing about BMPCC without issues .....

Since recalibration, my pocket has been a perfect piece of equipment.
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostMon Oct 21, 2013 8:16 am

Briwil wrote:I briefly had the BMCC, traded it for the pocket cam. When shooting raw with the BMCC, I appreciated the extra resolution I got from the 2.5k image, though I always just scaled it down to 1920;

Using Warp Stabilizer a lot now with my pocket in AE and Premiere, thinking of how nice that extra .5k in resolution would be for this kind of post-stabilizing.

Just fantasizing, and I'm sure this can be proven wrong immediately, just wanting to hear it from someone so I can forget about it.. is there any chance that when raw comes to the pocket, that it'll be 2.5k, as the BMCC is, with its 2kProRes and 2.5k raw? I mean I know it hasn't been said anywhere, and the specs say 1920x1080 only, but I mean technically, compression aside, would the sensor in the pocket be able to create a 2.5k image, or is it not a possible?


As far as I know, the sensor is native Full HD, not like many camcorders and alike that have 16 mp sensors.
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostMon Oct 21, 2013 8:26 am

It's not possible. The sensor is 1080p and does not have the photosites for a 2.5K image.
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PostMon Oct 21, 2013 8:38 am

Dont worry! As soon the RAW is enabled on the pocket you can always Up-Scale!
A lot of guys tested the 2.5 to 4K and it's amazing! When you get both 2.5 and 4k outputs to a 1080P, the 4K has better look overall and less moire!!!
Raw is Raw, I will push my pocket for sure! ;)
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostMon Oct 21, 2013 4:43 pm

Erik Swan wrote:It's not possible. The sensor is 1080p and does not have the photosites for a 2.5K image.

Ok, this is what I was looking for. Good to know.
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostTue Oct 22, 2013 4:20 pm

I was thinking the same, but even though the sensor is related it apparently not 2.5k, however I think it possibly might have been a little bit more than 2k, which would help with rolling shutter, so good idea Briwil.
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostTue Oct 22, 2013 6:28 pm

what is going to be the resolution of raw, 2K right? or something
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostTue Oct 22, 2013 7:03 pm

Steve DiMaggio wrote:what is going to be the resolution of raw, 2K right? or something


Well it should definitely be somethingfor sure ;)
I would imagine the same 1920x1080, no?
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostTue Oct 22, 2013 10:22 pm

The sensor is a 1080p sensor. 1920px x 1080px. So it'll only ever be able to produce a 1080p RAW file. Just as the specs state.
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostWed Oct 23, 2013 11:04 am

Briwil wrote:
gmf wrote:Maybe we all should use what we have and use our phantasies for our projects?

Not intending to insult you, just a public reminder to myself as I'm spening way too much time on here :mrgreen:


I'm both kind of annoyed at this response, kind of thinking its good advice.
I just made this topic as I'm waiting on a render to finish.


I'm sorry Brian, I neither did want to annoy you nor insinuate anything.

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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostWed Oct 23, 2013 5:03 pm

gmf wrote:
Briwil wrote:
gmf wrote:Maybe we all should use what we have and use our phantasies for our projects?

Not intending to insult you, just a public reminder to myself as I'm spening way too much time on here :mrgreen:


I'm both kind of annoyed at this response, kind of thinking its good advice.
I just made this topic as I'm waiting on a render to finish.


I'm sorry Brian, I neither did want to annoy you nor insinuate anything.

Thomas


No worries, sometimes the truth is just a bitter pill to swallow. ;)
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Re: Fantasizing about Pocket raw- 2.5K?

PostWed Oct 23, 2013 9:49 pm

Guess rendering a project put a bit of sugar on top of the bitter pill :-)
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