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Digital Film/Video Acquisition & Post Report
[June 23, 2015]

Digital Film/Video Acquisition & Post Report


NEW YORK, June 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SCRI Research has just conducted a survey among digital film & video facilities worldwide. The survey was undertaken with the Digital Cinema Society.

Table of Contents

Type of productions associated with
Studio Feature
Independent Feature
Broadcast TV(Series, MOW, or Specials)
Cable TV
Internet / Web Series
Music Videos
Commercials
Documentaries
Other

Computer Platforms Used
Mac
Windows
Linux
Unix
Other

Types of products evaluating/considering for purchase in 2013?
Digital Cinema Cameras
Digital Cinema Camera Lenses & Accessories
Monitors
Lighting & Grip Equipment
Digital Recorders/Players
Digital Editing Hardware/Software
Projectors
PC Workstations
MAC Workstations
Unix/Linux Workstations
3D Graphics, Animation & Visual Effects Products
Other Workstations
Authoring Applications
DVD-R/RW
Music Libraries & Sound Effects
Stock Footage/Clip Media
Switchers, Routers
Signal Processors
Scan Converters
Encoders / Decoders
Servers
D/A's & A/D's
Test & Measurement Equipment
Media Storage
Streaming Media Applications
Audio Editing Hardware/Software
Microphones & Sound Accessories
Audio Mixers/Consoles
Screenwriting/production budgeting & scheduling software

Type of cameras do you currently use and/or plan to use in 2013?
Film 16mm
Film 35mm
Film 65mm
HD/DSLR
Large Single Sensor Digital Cinema Camera, 35mm or larger
Smaller and or Multiple Sensor, (4/3", 2/3", 1/2", 1/3", 1/4" etc.)
3D, (Single Body Twin Lens or 2 camera in a Mirror Rig)
Other

Brands of cameras do you currently use &/or plan to use in 2013?
Aaton
Arri Alexa
Arri Film
Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Canon
GoPro
Grass Valley
Ikonoskop
Iconix
JVC
Nikon
Panasonic 3D
Panasonic Other
Panavision
RED Epic
RED One
RED Scarlet
Silicon Imaging
Sony, Large Single Sensor
Sony Broadcast/HD camera
Sony 3D
Sony Other
Vision Research Phantom
Other

Types of Post Production Toolsdo you use or plan to use in 2013?



Non Linear Editing
Color Correction
Visual Special Effects
3D
Audio
Other

Brands of post production tools do you currently use &/or plan to use in 2013?
Adobe Premiere
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Other
Apple FCP 7
Apple FCP X
Apple Motion
Apple Color
Apple Other
Assimilate Scratch
Autodesk 3ds Max
Autodesk Other
Avid DS
Avid Media Composer
Avid Motion Graphics
Avid Pro Tools
Avid Symphony
Avid Other
Boris FX Media 100
Boris FX Other
DaVinci Resolve
Digital Vision Nucoda
FilmLight Baselight
Grass Valley Edius
Lightworks
Matrox
NewTek LightWave 3D
NewTek TriCaster
Quantel Pablo Rio
Quantel Other
Red Giant
SGO Mistika
Sony Vegas
Other


Which brands of digital recorders/players do you use currently &/or plan to use in 2013?
AJA Video
Atomos
Blackmagic Design
Codex
Sound Devices
RED
Sony
S.two
Panasonic
JVC
NextoDI
Convergent Design
Vitec Focus
Other

Long term storage medium currently using and/or plan to use in 2013?
Datatape such as LTO
Videotape
Spinning Hard Drives – RAID Protected
Spinning Hard Drives – Stand alone drives
Flash Memory
Disc, (Blu-ray, DVD)
Ruggedized HDDs (e.g., RDX).
Holographic Memory
Optical Storage Systems (eg. DOTS)
Archiving on Film
Other

Methods of capture/store during acquisition – medium?
Videotape
Hard Disc Drive
Solid State Card
Other Solid State Drive
Optical Disk
Film
Other

Recording Codec/Formats
Avid DNX
RAW
Uncompressed (4:2:2, 4:4:4 etc)
JPEG2000 compression
DVC Pro
Pro Res
HDCAM
HDCAM SR
HDV
DV
P2 – AVC Intra
P2- DV
AVC Intra
AVC (H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10)
MPEG2
MXF Files
Other

Importance of technologies?
Film for Acquisition
Film for Exhibition
3D for Theatrical
3D for Television, Gaming, and Web
Resolution beyond HD
Resolution beyond 4K
Higher Frame Rate Exhibition
Motion Capture
Greater bit depth
Greater color gamut
Lens metadata capture
Location metadata capture
Spatial depth capture
Camera-attitude metadata capture

Last time (year) work with film and / or videotape as formats?

Business Revenues

2012 vs. 2011
2013 vs. 2012

Equipment Budgets

2012 vs. 2011
2013 vs. 2012

Issues Facing the Industry
Future economical availability of Film as an acquisition format
Shrinking Budgets and Schedules requiring everything to be delivered faster and cheaper
Lack of technical standards
Loss of archival material or shifting formats so that your work may not be around for future generations
Shrinking attention span of the audience
Job competition; too many qualified people for any given position
Consolidation of media conglomerates squeezing out the Independents
Piracy of content robbing rights holders of profiting from their investments
Proliferation of surveys
Declining Equipment Reliability
Obsolescence and Limited Life-cycle of Gear
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