Re: [Leica] digital M

["Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>]

I always hated those "film look" effects.  When I shot (movie) film it was
razor-sharp and, with modern emulsions, virtually grainless when transferred
to video.   Dynamic range that video never could match too!

Mike D

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "SonC (Sonny Carter)" <SonC@sonc.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] digital M


> > > > Mark Rabiner
> > >
> > > for a true collection of digital darkroom effects i want
> > > ground-in dust spots, linear and random scratches, the
> distinctive
> > >
> i-opened-the-camera-back-by-mistake-and-slammed-it-quickly-s
> hut-sprocket-hole
> > > fog effect, the fixer-stained fingerprint effect (you
> can supply your
> > > own fingerprints) the and the infamous magnified
> i-stepped-on-the-neg
> > > adidas treadmarks!
>
> Mark, several years ago our production operation had a video
> editor that ran off the Amiga computer.  The Editor was
> called the "Video Toaster," and it had an effect called
> "film look."  This effect would take video, soften it, and
> insert dust and scratches.  The year was 1993, I think.
>
> Regards,
> SonC
>
>