Origin Output

Next-generation performance, present-generation compatibility

Origin offers powerful control of resolution, color, bit depth, and file format. For connectors, see the interface page.

Output Format

Origin Output Formats Color Encoding Color Space Mbytes/s1
4K Output (4096 x 2048)
  Protocol: 4xInfiniband over fiber optic
Raw Native, 16 bits per pixel (16 total), linear Bayer pattern2 - 402
Notes:
  1. Megabytes per second @24 frames per second, uncompressed.1
  2. Color reconstruction required in postproduction.2

Resolutions

4K. Origin's main output is 4096 x 2048 pixels (2:1 aspect ratio), of which 4000 x 2048 are optically active (1.96:1). The sensor has optically dark columns to provide dark references for signal processing. This data is delivered across four fiber optic strands (inside one 1/4" cable) using the Infiniband protocol.

Reconstruction

Bayer pattern Origin's sensor has a Bayer mosaic color filter (GRGB). This single chip approach, standard in the best professional digital still cameras, allows the use of standard cinema lenses because it does not introduce a complicated beamsplitter prism. The camera outputs raw data (16 linear bits per pixel) which is reconstructed externally. Note that until it is reconstructed, the data does not have a color space. The Bayer-pattern data is in effect a "digital negative" of the original material. It is an ideal original archive format, preserving exactly what the camera recorded, with no alterations or conversions. It is also a form of lossless data compaction, requiring only one third the storage or bandwidth of RGB, with no loss of image data.

Bit Depth and Architecture

16-bit linear. Origin's native data mode is Bayer-pattern (raw) 16-bit linear output. 16-bit linear data preserves the highest image quality with the finest nuances in detail and contrast. It is worth noting that while many digital intermediate tools accept and output 10-bit log data, they manipulate it internally using 16-bit linear representations.

File Formats

Origin outputs each frame as a DPX file with 16-bit linear data.

Bandwidth

The output table above lists the bandwidth requirements of Origin's various output modes.

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