https://daejeonchronicles.com/2024/07/11/solved-samsung-tv-hdmi-black-level-grayed-out/ The other day, we thought we'd hit upon a solution for the grayed out HDMI black level settings on our Samsung S90C QD-OLED, but it still behaves unpredictably when receiving a signal over HDMI and it isn’t always possible to do anything about it. Sometimes HDMI Troubleshooting works, sometimes it doesn’t. For now, if... Continue Reading →
Solved! Samsung TV HDMI Black Level Grayed Out
If HDMI Black Level is grayed out on your Samsung television, follow these steps to get it working again. 1. Go to Settings > Support. 2. Select Connection Guide. 3. Go to Video Device > HDMI Troubleshooting. 4. Select HDMI Troubleshooting again. 5. Select the HDMI port that is experiencing issues. The TV will diagnose... Continue Reading →
Clearing Up Rec. 2020 (P3-D65 Limited) Confusion
“Using a P3-D65 CST followed by a Rec.2020 CST does not limit the gamut to P3. Since this is a requirement by all studios and clients today, we recommend using a Rec.2020 CST followed by a P3-D65 Gamut Limiter which will constrain the color gamut to P3 within the Rec.2020 container.” - Dolby Labs Matthias... Continue Reading →
Why We Ditched The Sony Bravia XR A95L QD-OLED
When streaming Dolby Vision content, either with an Apple TV 4K (3rd generation) or using the television's own Apple TV and Netflix apps, the A95L picture had horrific banding and posterization in some scenes. In low light shots, the picture becomes seriously desaturated and takes on a green tint. Sony's processing also adds undesirable sharpening... Continue Reading →
Greyhound Lacks Imagination
After reading an interview with the DP and colorist on the Apple TV+ war drama Greyhound (2020), we were really looking forward to seeing it. But it turned out to be no more than an SDR production from start to finish, with just a bit of gunfire and one scene in which Tom Hanks is... Continue Reading →
Art Adams – ARRI Lens Specialist
Before Art Adams became a spokesperson for ARRI, he was a reliable source of information. But since taking on the job of lens specialist for ARRI, he’s done an about-face on ARRI color science and dynamic range. An oft-quoted article by Art Adams attributed much of ARRI cameras’ resemblance to film to how saturation ‘locked... Continue Reading →
600 Nits Seems To Be The Magic Number
We’ve remarked before how the figure 600 seems to crop up every time a colorist is asked about the peak nits of their projects. Here are a couple more data points. Cullen Kelly: Do you impose a hard speed limit on your projects? Corinne Bogdanowicz: I don't have a hard rule or setting that I... Continue Reading →
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