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AV1@Scale: Film Grain Synthesis, The Awakening

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252 points CharlesW | 1 comments | 03 Jul 25 16:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.357s | source
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ChrisArchitect ◴[03 Jul 25 17:37 UTC] No.44457408[source]▶
How much grain is there in IMAX films?

There's an influx of high-profile directors/films right now and in pipeline filmed for IMAX (F1: The Movie I think, Mission Impossible, etc) and Christopher Nolan's Odyssey coming next year shot entirely on IMAX film with newly developed smaller/quieter cameras made to accomplish it.

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1. CharlesW ◴[03 Jul 25 18:28 UTC] No.44457884[source]▶
> How much grain is there in IMAX films?

I've read that a 15-perf 65mm IMAX negative shot with slower film stocks is "virtually grainless", even when viewed on a 70ft screen. Grain is apparently noticeable in IMAX films when large/fast stocks are used and pushed toward their limits, and (of course) when smaller-format film stocks have been blown up.