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Cintel International Ltd. diTTo User Guide
Issue 3 35
Appendix 1 DPX file format and Metadata
www.cineon.com gives detailed information of the Cineon film data specification.
www.cinesite.com has extensive information on Digital Picture eXchange (DPX) file formats.
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Appendix 2 Resolution vs File size selection and quick reference chart
Resolution vs File size
File size depend on both the scan resolution and colour or B/W selection.
For Colour Film settings
Resolution 2K Colour 12.5MB RGB Full colour Image
4K Colour 50MB RGB Full colour image
2K Mono 4.1MB 1 channel Matrixed RGB to monochrome
4K Mono. 16.6MB 1 channel Matrixed RGB to monochrome
For B/W Film settings
Resolution 2K Colour 12.5MB RGB Colour scan, may show colour tint
4K Colour 50 MB RGB Colour scan, may show colour tint
2K Mono 4.1MB 1 channel Monochrome
4K Mono. 16.6MB 1 channel Monochrome
Note: All files are DPX compliant. In some instances OEM software may not decode 1 channel monochrome files
correctly.
Approximate File sizes for Colour DPX 10 bit LOG data scans
Frame Second Minute Hour
Standard Definition (720 x 576) 1.6MB 38.4MB 2.25GB 135GB
1K data (1024 x 768) 3.2MB 76.8MB 4.5GB 270GB
High Definition (1920 x 1080) 8.2MB 197MB 11.53GB 692GB
2K data (2048 x 1556) 12.5MB 300MB 17.6GB 1.03TB
4K data (4096 x 3112) 50MB 1.2GB 70.3GB 4.1TB
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