The fellas at Soviet Montage Productions have managed to implement the HDR process in video using two professional DSLRs.  HDR stands for High Dynamic Range, and it involves the process of taking multiple photographs (one underexposed, the other overexposed) and combining the best qualities from each to create the best image possible.  Sounds familiar?  I explained this process recently when Steve Jobs announced that iOS 4.1 would include HDR support in the iPhone’s camera software.  What Soviet Montage has so impressively done is implement the HDR photography technique with video.  Using two Canon 5D MarkIIs and beam splitter, they captured video under different exposure values and used “HDR processing tools” in post to create the visually spectacular video you see above.  The production team find HDR video extremely useful; they say it can “allow for even exposure where artificial lighting is unavailable or impractical.”  The level of detail and realism is mind-boggling, isn’t it?  I look forward to the day Jobs takes the stage to announce HDR video in iPhones; this tech must come to the masses!

[Via Engadget]