On Tue, 14 Mar 2017 16:34:41 +0900
Shanu Novic via DCPomatic <dcpomatic@carlh.net> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
Hi Shanu,
> I had a quick question.
>
> What's the difference between DCP-o-matic and Davinci Resolve (without
> using easyDCP plugin) in terms of how they convert source material into
> jpeg2000 (XYZ color space)?
>
> My master video is Apple Prores HQ.
>
> Basically, I have used Davinci Resolve (without using easyDCP plugin) and
> openDCP to make a DCP in the past, and I was successful, but Davinci
> Resolve crashes randomly sometimes these days, so I wanted to give
> DCP-o-matic a shot.
I'm afraid I don't know what Resolve does. In theory they should be
the same, since there is a pretty-well defined mathematical operation
that should be followed to convert video to XYZ.
Someone else on the list might know...
> I guess I can just do a test conversion with DCP-o-matic and check the
> result with my eyes, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask...
That would be a good starting point, I think.
All the best,
Carl