Comments on Profile Post by Merrick

Oh, they are:
http://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/the-dying-of-the-light
http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/movies/248591/should-movie-theaters-have-switched-to-digital
http://nofilmschool.com/2014/05/quentin-tarantino-cannes-35mm-digital-projection-death-cinema

They are. One of the reasons Arri cameras (digital but has film look; for example, 007 Skyfall) are priced higher than Red cameras (scored 100+ on dxomark but too "clean").

@TRex- We just need Instagram filters for feature films.

There are a few holdouts but it's not nearly as commonly accepted as it is in many audiophile circles.

Oh also I should point out the arguments against digital for movies are mostly about achieving a certain look, I don't hear anyone say that they feel fatigued watching digital presentations or many of the other criticisms I hear leveled at digital music.

I'm huge into vinyl so I'm not knocking analog at all, I just find it interesting.

This is like apples and oranges for me. To fully get into a movie, the visual quality is not that important. If the visuals are good or not, I notice it for a short while and soon am not really focused on that. Music is different. If something about the sound is bugging me, I notice it the whole while. That is just how it is for me.

I think there is a lot to unpack there. One aspect is that recorded music is a purely aural experience vs movies which split the senses between aural and visual. I think there's a lot more than just that but it's one thing that comes to mind.

I think there are several differences (apples-vs-oranges) between music & movie industry. First, movies are getting better & better (color grading, cinematography, etc) while music industry is comfortable in their mud (loudness war/compressed DR). Vinyls vs CDs is a battle between quality, whereas film vs digital is a battle of "look".

Second, digital cinema progression is generally faster than digital audio. We get MQA bs; they get HDR10, Dolby Vision, 10-bit, Dolby Cinema, and many more proprietary codecs/algorithms. Third, different market target/grow. More people are fine with streaming 256-320 lossy (much bigger number than niche group growth). OTOH, 4K, HDR, wide gamut is getting more common.

TRex, the price hike on the Alexa is due to the production volume. Red makes way more cameras than Arri and most Alexa's are destined for the rental market, very few independent owners. Most cinematographers prefer the Alexa because of its pleasing highlight roll off. Red's dynamic range extends deeper into the shadows but clips earlier with highlights, giving it a more digital look.