Patrick Inhofer, CEO, Mixing Light, on the perils of grading with today's reference displays: "We're in a situation now where the color volumes we're working at, the nit ranges we're working at, the brightness values we're working at, exceed the ability of any modern display to reproduce. When HDR came out, the specifications were designed... Continue Reading →
Grading with Consumer Displays in Mind
Colorist Eric Weidt recounts how David Fincher would have him tailor the grade in order to align with consumer devices. Eric Weidt: Once, he [David Fincher] came into Los Angeles; he would stop by, because his office is right there... he would stop by, pop in. But really, you know, to him, it always looks amazing on... Continue Reading →
Short Takes: Is 1,000 Nits Enough?
Bram Desmet, CEO, Flanders Scientific, responds, “1,000 nits was enough because it's all we could do. The Dolby Pulsar was really the only display out there that people could really get their hands on that could reliably do over 1,000 nits well. The issue being, you couldn't even buy that, it was basically a lease-only... Continue Reading →
Flanders Scientific XMP550 55″ QD-OLED HDR Mastering Monitor
Flanders Scientific has announced the XMP550 reference mastering monitor featuring a UHD QD OLED panel with a peak brightness of 2,000 nits. The display is equipped with a waveform and vectorscope as well as an adjustable false color mode. The XMP550 also features Auto Calibration: simply plug in any supported probe and the monitor will... Continue Reading →
“HDR is just a standard. HDR doesn’t have any creative implication or aesthetic implication”
"HDR is just a standard. HDR doesn't have any creative implication or aesthetic implication. It's just a standard." Cullen Kelly Kelly used to be one of the most perceptive commentators on HDR, but ever since meeting Steve Yedlin, he's like a completely different person. In his most recent live stream, he says, “The first... Continue Reading →
The Daejeon Chronicles 