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 <h1>ImageMagick Motion Picture Formats</h1>
 <p class="navigation-index">[<a href="#intro">Introduction to Motion Picture Formats</a> &bull; <a href="#log">Log Format</a> &bull; <a href="#properties">DPX properties</a> &bull; <a href="#settings">DPX Settings</a>]</p>

 <h2><a id="intro"></a>Introduction to Motion Picture Formats</h2>
 <div class="doc-section">

 <p>DPX (SMPTE 268M-2003) - This format is used in Motion Picture and Effects industry that makes particular use of the extensive header information and the format's flexibility in being able to handle high dynamic range and logarithmic color values at a variety of bit depths using RGB or YCbCr pixel descriptions.  It is based on, but largely supercedes, Kodak's Cineon format that has more a more film specific header.</p>

 <p>One example of it's use includes scanning film for use in post production. Each frame is stored as an individual DPX file ranging from 2k (2048 pixels wide) to 8k (8192 pixels wide - for IMAX frames) at anything between 8 to 64 bits per color component. A sequence of these might then be processed using compositing software, altering the color or adding visual effects. Once complete they might then be recorded digitally to tape or projected back on to film.</p>

 <p>The color values for each pixel are often stored logarithmically (particularly if the sequence is destined to be transferred back on to film) which more naturally reflects the density of how color information is stored in the emulsion on the original film. When viewed without alteration, logarithmic files appear to have very low contrast and requires a 'look up table' to translate the logarithmic image to something that resembles what you might see if the image was transferred back to film and projected in a cinema. Apart from making the image linear (like most typical computer images) and adjusting the gamma level this table sets where the black and white point lies.</p>

 <p>For a 10 bit logarithmic image where each color component value ranges from 0 to 1023 the black and white points are normally set at 95 for black and 685 for white. What this means is that the logarithmic file stores color values that are lighter than what the linear version will display as pure white and darker than what it will display as pure black. This extra information therefore remains available for an effects artists who might wish to alter the brightness of the image after it has been stored as a DPX file.</p>

 <p>As an example, had this information been lost, reducing the brightness of an image uniformly would result in highlights becoming darker, whereas with this extra information the highlights instead reduce in size and start showing details that were previously too bright to be seen. The latter is far closer to what happens in the real world.</p>

 <p>The header can contain Film and/or Television specific data related to a production. For example the television header can contain a SMPTE time code so that shots exported as a DPX sequence from a production's edit can be easily replaced once any effects have been added. The film header holds information about the reel of film the frames originated from and various camera settings that were used while filming.  All these details usually stay with the images as they are passed between post-production companies.</p>

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 <h2><a id="log"></a>Log Format</h2>
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 <p>The color values for each pixel are often stored logarithmically (particularly if the sequence is destined to be transferred back on to film) which more naturally reflects the density of how color information is stored in the emulsion on the original film. When viewed without alteration logarithmic files appear to have very low contrast (leftmost image), and so require a 'look up table' to translate the logarithmic image to something that resembles what you might see if the image was transferred back to film and projected in a cinema (rightmost image). Apart from making the image linear (like most typical computer images) and adjusting the gamma level this table sets where the black and white point lies.</p>

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 <p>For a 10 bit logarithmic image where each color component value ranges from 0 to 1023 the black and white points are normally set at 95 for black and 685 for white. What this means is that the logarithmic file stores color values that are lighter than what the linear version will display as pure white and darker than what it will display as pure black. This extra information therefore remains available for an effects artists who might wish to alter the brightness of the image after it has been stored as a DPX file.</p>

 <p>As an example, had this information been lost, reducing the brightness of a linear image uniformly would result in highlights becoming darker (leftmost image), whereas with this extra information the highlights instead reduce in size and start showing details that were previously too bright to be seen (rightmost image). The latter is far closer to what happens in the real world.</p>

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 <h2><a id="properties"></a>DPX Properties</h2>
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 <p>ImageMagick supports these DPX properties:</p>

 <pre class="text">
   dpx:file.copyright
   dpx:file.creator
   dpx:file.filename
   dpx:file.project
   dpx:file.version
   dpx:film.count
   dpx:film.format
   dpx:film.frame_id
   dpx:film.frame_position
   dpx:film.frame_rate
   dpx:film.held_count
   dpx:film.id
   dpx:film.offset
   dpx:film.prefix
   dpx:film.sequence_length
   dpx:film.shutter_angle
   dpx:film.slate
   dpx:film.type
   dpx:orientation.aspect_ratio
   dpx:orientation.border
   dpx:orientation.device
   dpx:orientation.filename
   dpx:orientation.serial
   dpx:orientation.x_center
   dpx:orientation.x_offset
   dpx:orientation.x_size
   dpx:orientation.y_center
   dpx:orientation.y_offset
   dpx:orientation.y_size
   dpx:television.black_gain
   dpx:television.black_level
   dpx:television.break_point
   dpx:television.field_number
   dpx:television.frame_rate
   dpx:television.gamma
   dpx:television.integration_times
   dpx:television.interlace
   dpx:television.padding
   dpx:television.time.code
   dpx:television.time_offset
   dpx:television.user.bits
   dpx:television.vertical_sample_rate
   dpx:television.video_signal
   dpx:television.white_level
   dpx:user.id
   dpx:user.data
 </pre>

 <p> To determine which properties are associated with your DPX image, use this command for example:</p>

 <p class='crt'><span class="crtprompt"> $magick&gt; </span><span class='crtin'>identify -verbose bluebells.dpx</span></p>
 <p>To identify a particular property, try this:</p>

 <p class='crt'><span class="crtprompt"> $magick&gt; </span><span class='crtin'>identify -format "%[dpx:television.time.code]" bluebells.dpx</span></p>
 <p>Finally, to set a property:</p>

 <p class='crt'><span class="crtprompt"> $magick&gt; </span><span class='crtin'>convert bluebells.dpx -define dpx:television.time.code=10:00:02:15 bluebells-001.dpx</span></p>
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 <h2><a id="settings"></a>DPX Settings</h2>
 <div class="doc-section">

 <p>Use <a href="../www/command-line-options.html#set">-set</a> to specify the image or film gamma or black and white points.  For example use:
 </p>

 	<div>
 	<p class="crtsnip">-set gamma 1.7</p>

 	<p class="crtsnip">-set film-gamma 0.6</p>

 	<p class="crtsnip">-set reference-black 95</p>

 	<p class="crtsnip">-set reference-white 685</p>

 	<p class="crtsnip">-set profile dpx:user.data</p>
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	<h1>ImageMagick Motion Picture Formats</h1>
	<p class="navigation-index">[<a href="#intro">Introduction to Motion Picture Formats</a> • <a href="#log">Log Format</a> • <a href="#properties">DPX properties</a> • <a href="#settings">DPX Settings</a>]</p>

	<h2><a id="intro"></a>Introduction to Motion Picture Formats</h2>
	<div class="doc-section">

	<p>DPX (SMPTE 268M-2003) - This format is used in Motion Picture and Effects industry that makes particular use of the extensive header information and the format's flexibility in being able to handle high dynamic range and logarithmic color values at a variety of bit depths using RGB or YCbCr pixel descriptions. It is based on, but largely supercedes, Kodak's Cineon format that has more a more film specific header.</p>

	<p>One example of it's use includes scanning film for use in post production. Each frame is stored as an individual DPX file ranging from 2k (2048 pixels wide) to 8k (8192 pixels wide - for IMAX frames) at anything between 8 to 64 bits per color component. A sequence of these might then be processed using compositing software, altering the color or adding visual effects. Once complete they might then be recorded digitally to tape or projected back on to film.</p>

	<p>The color values for each pixel are often stored logarithmically (particularly if the sequence is destined to be transferred back on to film) which more naturally reflects the density of how color information is stored in the emulsion on the original film. When viewed without alteration, logarithmic files appear to have very low contrast and requires a 'look up table' to translate the logarithmic image to something that resembles what you might see if the image was transferred back to film and projected in a cinema. Apart from making the image linear (like most typical computer images) and adjusting the gamma level this table sets where the black and white point lies.</p>

	<p>For a 10 bit logarithmic image where each color component value ranges from 0 to 1023 the black and white points are normally set at 95 for black and 685 for white. What this means is that the logarithmic file stores color values that are lighter than what the linear version will display as pure white and darker than what it will display as pure black. This extra information therefore remains available for an effects artists who might wish to alter the brightness of the image after it has been stored as a DPX file.</p>

	<p>As an example, had this information been lost, reducing the brightness of an image uniformly would result in highlights becoming darker, whereas with this extra information the highlights instead reduce in size and start showing details that were previously too bright to be seen. The latter is far closer to what happens in the real world.</p>

	<p>The header can contain Film and/or Television specific data related to a production. For example the television header can contain a SMPTE time code so that shots exported as a DPX sequence from a production's edit can be easily replaced once any effects have been added. The film header holds information about the reel of film the frames originated from and various camera settings that were used while filming. All these details usually stay with the images as they are passed between post-production companies.</p>

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	<h2><a id="log"></a>Log Format</h2>
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	<p>The color values for each pixel are often stored logarithmically (particularly if the sequence is destined to be transferred back on to film) which more naturally reflects the density of how color information is stored in the emulsion on the original film. When viewed without alteration logarithmic files appear to have very low contrast (leftmost image), and so require a 'look up table' to translate the logarithmic image to something that resembles what you might see if the image was transferred back to film and projected in a cinema (rightmost image). Apart from making the image linear (like most typical computer images) and adjusting the gamma level this table sets where the black and white point lies.</p>

	<p class="image">
	<a href="../images/bluebells_log.jpg"><img src="../images/bluebells_log.jpg" width="384" height="288" class="image-slices" alt="bluebells-log" /></a>
	<a href="../images/bluebells_lin.jpg"><img src="../images/bluebells_lin.jpg" width="384" height="288" class="image-slices" alt="bluebells-linear" /></a>
	</p>

	<p>For a 10 bit logarithmic image where each color component value ranges from 0 to 1023 the black and white points are normally set at 95 for black and 685 for white. What this means is that the logarithmic file stores color values that are lighter than what the linear version will display as pure white and darker than what it will display as pure black. This extra information therefore remains available for an effects artists who might wish to alter the brightness of the image after it has been stored as a DPX file.</p>

	<p>As an example, had this information been lost, reducing the brightness of a linear image uniformly would result in highlights becoming darker (leftmost image), whereas with this extra information the highlights instead reduce in size and start showing details that were previously too bright to be seen (rightmost image). The latter is far closer to what happens in the real world.</p>

	<p class="image">
	<a href="../images/bluebells_clipped.jpg"><img src="../images/bluebells_clipped.jpg" width="384" height="288" class="image-slices" alt="bluebells-clipped" /></a>
	<a href="../images/bluebells_darker.jpg"><img src="../images/bluebells_darker.jpg" width="384" height="288" class="image-slices" alt="bluebells-darker" /></a>
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	<h2><a id="properties"></a>DPX Properties</h2>
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	<p>ImageMagick supports these DPX properties:</p>

	<pre class="text">
	dpx:file.copyright
	dpx:file.creator
	dpx:file.filename
	dpx:file.project
	dpx:file.version
	dpx:film.count
	dpx:film.format
	dpx:film.frame_id
	dpx:film.frame_position
	dpx:film.frame_rate
	dpx:film.held_count
	dpx:film.id
	dpx:film.offset
	dpx:film.prefix
	dpx:film.sequence_length
	dpx:film.shutter_angle
	dpx:film.slate
	dpx:film.type
	dpx:orientation.aspect_ratio
	dpx:orientation.border
	dpx:orientation.device
	dpx:orientation.filename
	dpx:orientation.serial
	dpx:orientation.x_center
	dpx:orientation.x_offset
	dpx:orientation.x_size
	dpx:orientation.y_center
	dpx:orientation.y_offset
	dpx:orientation.y_size
	dpx:television.black_gain
	dpx:television.black_level
	dpx:television.break_point
	dpx:television.field_number
	dpx:television.frame_rate
	dpx:television.gamma
	dpx:television.integration_times
	dpx:television.interlace
	dpx:television.padding
	dpx:television.time.code
	dpx:television.time_offset
	dpx:television.user.bits
	dpx:television.vertical_sample_rate
	dpx:television.video_signal
	dpx:television.white_level
	dpx:user.id
	dpx:user.data
	</pre>

	<p> To determine which properties are associated with your DPX image, use this command for example:</p>

	<p class='crt'><span class="crtprompt"> $magick> </span><span class='crtin'>identify -verbose bluebells.dpx</span></p>
	<p>To identify a particular property, try this:</p>

	<p class='crt'><span class="crtprompt"> $magick> </span><span class='crtin'>identify -format "%[dpx:television.time.code]" bluebells.dpx</span></p>
	<p>Finally, to set a property:</p>

	<p class='crt'><span class="crtprompt"> $magick> </span><span class='crtin'>convert bluebells.dpx -define dpx:television.time.code=10:00:02:15 bluebells-001.dpx</span></p>
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	<h2><a id="settings"></a>DPX Settings</h2>
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	<p>Use <a href="../www/command-line-options.html#set">-set</a> to specify the image or film gamma or black and white points. For example use:
	</p>

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	<p class="crtsnip">-set gamma 1.7</p>

	<p class="crtsnip">-set film-gamma 0.6</p>

	<p class="crtsnip">-set reference-black 95</p>

	<p class="crtsnip">-set reference-white 685</p>

	<p class="crtsnip">-set profile dpx:user.data</p>
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