Silly Attempts at Film Analysis Via Datasheets

[thumper]

One of my favorite things to do, is to wander through a topic, brute-force-exploring it in hopes of using the results as something useful.

I am not looking to copy anyone else’s work. I am attempting to do something novel (to me), no matter how silly it is or misguided it is.

It started with pringting off datasheets for various film stocks and extracting data by hand… entering it into a spreadsheet… creating formulas… and then eventually attempting to mush it into something that could be used for creating darktable presets…

Now it has gone further.
I created some scripts to analyze different curves (using data that I extracted from datasheet pdfs using WebPlotDigitizer).

I am trying to come up with methods for extracting useful information from the admittedly limited data manufacturers include in datasheets…

Anyone ever do silly things like this? What is the term for this kind of temporary, isolatory, learn-from-your-own-mistakes, behavior?

[epeeist (Colin Walls)]

@thumper

I created some scripts to analyze different curves

I have done analysis of other things, but rather than spreadsheets and scripting I use the R statistical package

[mikae1]

@thumper

Now it has gone further.
I created some scripts to analyze different curves (using data that I extracted from datasheet pdfs using WebPlotDigitizer).

Cool! I assume you have seen @arctic’s Spektrafilm?

@thumper

Anyone ever do silly things like this? What is the term for this kind of temporary, isolatory, learn-from-your-own-mistakes, behavior?

Sounds like archetypical hacker behavior! Embrace it

[thumper]

@mikae1

Cool! I assume you have seen @arctic’s Spektrafilm?

I have! Really impressive work from Arctic. My own efforts are focused on converting spectral/characteristic data to other domains (like parameters in AgX for example.

It is very shaky ground, since the realms are so different (physical vs digital) but it is very enjoyable to try and problem solve in a space with very little foundation.

[thumper]

@epeeist

I have done analysis of other things, but rather than spreadsheets and scripting I use the R statistical package

That would probably be better for more formalized, pro-level analysis. For now I am still in early stage exploration, so using a spreadsheet helps me get everything into one place to see it all.

[mikae1]

@thumper

My own efforts are focused on converting spectral/characteristic data to other domains (like parameters in AgX for example

Interesting! I welcome all attempts at bringing something Spektrafilm-like to darktable.