Back in January and February 2020, ten double-blind image testing sessions were conducted at Sony Pictures Studios to determine the minimum specifications for peak brightness that would yield "a substantially differentiated HDR viewing experience.” A Sony CLED was used for mastering and viewing since it was the only technology available at the time that could... Continue Reading →
How Not To Expose For HDR
“Conventional exposure theory would suggest that with a camera like the Alexa that is ISO 800 it will reproduce a mid-grey as a mid-grey but if you set up for that in HDR then you are going to find objects in the frame over exposed. Candle flames, for example, tend to lose their color and... Continue Reading →
Highlights in SDR & HDR
"And now if we think further about negative emulation, all kinds of other interesting questions come into play that kind of go along the lines of what we were just talking about, like what are the great things and also the limitations of a film negative. Here’s one that is not popular and people don't... Continue Reading →
One of the Most Objectionable Practices in the Industry
"S1 was shot so beautifully. S2 as well but s2 was a bit less grand and more intimate but it worked for the story. S3 felt visually monotonous." "This season was lacking the almost magical enchanting feeling from earlier seasons." "Not what S1 and S2 were like. It’s drastically different and not in a good... Continue Reading →
Adobe Cancellation Hell
Adobe makes users jump through a crazy number of hoops just to cancel a stupid subscription. We had to hit ‘cancel’, ‘no thanks’ or ‘continue’ no fewer than six times in order to cancel ours. The FTC’s proposed ‘click to cancel’ rule takes aim at the unscrupulous practices of Adobe and others. The proposed rule... Continue Reading →
Announcement: The HDR Creators Handbook
I'm a pretty bad procrastinator, but I just might start work on a tiny handbook which I'm considering calling The HDR Creators Companion - a compilation of the best bits of the thousands of posts I've written on the subject over the past six years. And just as I've always done, I will not be... Continue Reading →