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It is based on, but largely supersedes, Kodak's Cineon format that has a more film specific header.</p> 98 99<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> 100 101<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> 102 103<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> 104 105<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> 106 107<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> 108 109<h2><a class="anchor" id="log"></a>Log Format</h2> 110 111<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> 112 113<ul> 114 <a href="../images/bluebells_log.jpg"><img src="../images/bluebells_log.jpg" width="384" height="288" class="image-slices" alt="bluebells-log" /></a> 115 <a href="../images/bluebells_lin.jpg"><img src="../images/bluebells_lin.jpg" width="384" height="288" class="image-slices" alt="bluebells-linear" /></a> 116</ul> 117 118<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> 119 120<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> 121 122<ul> 123 <a href="../images/bluebells_clipped.jpg"><img src="../images/bluebells_clipped.jpg" width="384" height="288" class="image-slices" alt="bluebells-clipped" /></a> 124 <a href="../images/bluebells_darker.jpg"><img src="../images/bluebells_darker.jpg" width="384" height="288" class="image-slices" alt="bluebells-darker" /></a> 125</ul> 126 127<h2><a class="anchor" id="properties"></a>DPX Properties</h2> 128 129<p>ImageMagick supports these DPX properties:</p> 130 131<pre class="pre-scrollable highlight"><code>dpx:file.copyright 132dpx:file.creator 133dpx:file.filename 134dpx:file.project 135dpx:file.version 136dpx:film.count 137dpx:film.format 138dpx:film.frame_id 139dpx:film.frame_position 140dpx:film.frame_rate 141dpx:film.held_count 142dpx:film.id 143dpx:film.offset 144dpx:film.prefix 145dpx:film.sequence_length 146dpx:film.shutter_angle 147dpx:film.slate 148dpx:film.type 149dpx:orientation.aspect_ratio 150dpx:orientation.border 151dpx:orientation.device 152dpx:orientation.filename 153dpx:orientation.serial 154dpx:orientation.x_center 155dpx:orientation.x_offset 156dpx:orientation.x_size 157dpx:orientation.y_center 158dpx:orientation.y_offset 159dpx:orientation.y_size 160dpx:television.black_gain 161dpx:television.black_level 162dpx:television.break_point 163dpx:television.field_number 164dpx:television.frame_rate 165dpx:television.gamma 166dpx:television.integration_times 167dpx:television.interlace 168dpx:television.padding 169dpx:television.time.code 170dpx:television.time_offset 171dpx:television.user.bits 172dpx:television.vertical_sample_rate 173dpx:television.video_signal 174dpx:television.white_level 175dpx:user.id 176dpx:user.data 177</code></pre> 178 179<p>Look for any user data as the <code>dpx:user-data</code> image profile.</p> 180 181<p> To determine which properties are associated with your DPX image, use this command for example:</p> 182 183<pre class="highlight"><code>magick identify -verbose bluebells.dpx 184</code></pre> 185 186<p>To identify a particular property, try this:</p> 187 188<pre class="highlight"><code>magick identify -format "%[dpx:television.time.code]" bluebells.dpx 189</code></pre> 190 191<p>Finally, to set a property:</p> 192 193<pre class="highlight"><code>magick bluebells.dpx -define dpx:television.time.code=10:00:02:15 bluebells-001.dpx 194</code></pre> 195 196<h2><a class="anchor" id="settings"></a>DPX Settings</h2> 197 198<p>Use <a href="command-line-options.html#set">-set</a> to specify the image or film gamma or black and white points. 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