We’ve written a lot about specular highlights, how there should be enough headroom above diffuse white and how studies have shown participants prefer specular highlights appreciably brighter than diffuse white, by as much as 3X or even more. Just how does that figure compare to SDR video? “In traditional imaging, the range allocated to these... Continue Reading →
Colorist: We Don’t Need A Display That Mimics The Sun’s 1.6 Billion Nits
First, we had a prominent colorist proclaim, "That's the conventional wisdom that I hear a lot, like, the conventional wisdom would be like, 'oh, if you're doing a 1000-nit master, your brightest stuff in your image should be a thousand nits, you should have plenty of like speculars and highlights and things in your grade... Continue Reading →
DaVinci Resolve 18.5 Beta Adds Support For Sony XAVC RAW Controls
Not sure how this is even possible, but Alister Chapman writes: “In addition Black Magic design have just released the public beta of DaVinci Resolve 18.5. With this update you can now use the Raw controls in the Grading room to control the ISO/White Balance/Tint etc of S-Log3 footage from the FX series cameras. This... Continue Reading →
Why We Got Rid Of The Asus PA32UCX
Re-reading an article we'd written back in 2019, we were reminded of just one of the reasons we ditched the Asus PA32UCX - it was impossible to find an affordable way to calibrate the thing. In 2020, Calman would at last release their own 3D LUT calibration, but at the time, it was for Rec.709... Continue Reading →
The Daejeon Chronicles 