Re: 24p workflow and digital intermediate

what you are saying about lab makes complete sense, its just like each device (profiles) in a scanning process for stills and negative stocks (i am more familiar with this sort of setup)

I have been asked to explain some of this to others and need to know enough to point people in the right direction. I am not currently involved in a specific project myself

from what I am thinking it is difficult to work with any sort of digital intermediate without having a larger bit depth 4.4.4 image would this be correct? also frames based DPX style files are the norm for a lot of onlining?

think what I am trying to find out are many of the HD video formats (HDV, XDCAM EX, DVC PRO HD, RED raw camera files) any good for digital intermediate work, is it simply a case of calibrated monitors and lookup tables throughout production and post or does it get much more complex? if so how. and where is a good place to start researching?

also realise this is a massive subject and so I am trying to see some sort of workflow in final cut pro. I presume it is cinema tools based and offline online based.