The only thing clear about 4K debate is its lack of resolution

May 07, 2008 A screening of "Reach for Me," an independent film being billed as the first feature to be shot and posted in 4K resolution, was projected in 4K for a full house Monday at Los Angeles' Landmark Theater. Helmed by LeVar Burton and starring Seymour Cassel and Alfre Woodard, the film used the Dalsa Origin II camera, went through a post process at Post Logic and was screened with the Sony SXRD projector. Still, there are a lot of varying opinions about 4K, an image resolution that represents four times the amount of picture information found in a 2K file, which is the most commonly used resolution for digital cinema production and distribution.

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