I'm surprised they don't allow UHD resolution (3840×2160). There are probably a few people in the world who can reliably tell the difference with true 4K.
An average person can't even tell the difference between 720p and 1080p.
An average person can't even tell the difference between 720p and 1080p.
On the other hand I definitely applaud their focus on having good backups and preserving the original source material.
cinema 4k is 4096 wide by 2160 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4K_resolution#Digital_cinema and predate quadHD by quite a way.
firstly the better cameras are proper 4k, QHD cameras tend to be a bit rubbish. Secondly there are many more tools for dealing with cinema 4k, than QHD
Camera Requirements
4K Resolution:
• Camera must have a true 4K sensor
(equal to or greater than 4096 photosites wide).
The fact that they allow UHD in the IMF master makes it even less reasonable, because downscaled 4K-> UHD footage will have lower resolution than the native UHD footage.