Sign a petition to get black magic to add anamorphic modes on their cameras

[enny]

https://www.change.org/p/blackmagic-design-get-blackmagic-design-to-add-anamorphic-4-3-mode-on-bmcc-bmpcc-bmpc-4k

[cantsin]

What's the point of an anamorphic mode on a raw camera? - Besides all cameras listed above are, with the exception of the BMPCC, no longer sold and actively developed by Blackmagic.

[EthanAlexander]

3 hours ago, cantsin said:

Besides all cameras listed above are, with the exception of the BMPCC, no longer sold and actively developed by Blackmagic.

Good point

3 hours ago, cantsin said:

What's the point of an anamorphic mode on a raw camera?

How does raw, log, linear, compressed, uncompressed, etc. have anything to do with shooting anamorphic? It's an aesthetic that has nothing to do with recording format.

[cantsin]

3 hours ago, EthanAlexander said:

How does raw, log, linear, compressed, uncompressed, etc. have anything to do with shooting anamorphic? It's an aesthetic that has nothing to do with recording format.

It has to do all with that - if you want to record desqueezed anamorphic in-camera, you're no longer recording an unprocessed raw signal. And: You can't record 4:3 raw from a 16:9 sensor.

[zerocool22]

This wont happen, the camera's have been discontinued. Why on earth would they make a update for it. They said they were focusing all updates on the ursa line. Which I feel personally is a great move. Too many camera models slows the update process down. (You might want to save up for a UMP or ursa mini 4.6k.)

[Bioskop.Inc]

I tried asking for 4:3 on the BMPCC ages ago & the best that we got was the 4:3 Frame Guide.

I just end up using this & then squeezing the footage into 2K DCP - 2.39 @ 2048x858. But recently i've gone for 2.66 @ 2048x770.

The good thing about this is that you're slightly downscaling, in a way, & with FCP the sides that aren't visible are still there and can be used for subtle panning shots - so a little bonus when losing the original resolution.