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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
https://youtu.be/VoTrassfzzs The following are our preferred project settings for delivering HLG HDR to YouTube. 1. Display HDR Video (P3-ST2084) 2. Preferences. Decode Options. Decode H.264/H.265 using hardware acceleration. 3. Preferences. Use 10-bit precision in viewers if available. Use Mac display color profiles for viewers. 4. Color Management settings. Color science may be DaVinci YRGB (for... Continue Reading →
The following workflow is for Cullen Kelly's discontinued Core Elements Creative LUT Pack, but is applicable to his Voyager LUT Pack and film print emulation LUTs as well. https://youtu.be/0ERXpfUuRQ4 Description of the Core Elements Creative LUT Pack (discontinued) from Cullen Kelly's website: Create studio-grade cinematic looks Tailor to your vision Use for HDR, SDR, and... Continue Reading →
This kit includes: - Kodak 2383 Film Print LUT for ACES and DaVinci Wide Gamut- Mid-grey Cheatsheet with reference points for 14 different tone curves- An Exposure Chart DCTL that gives a customizeable ramp and step chart for 14 different tone curves inside Resolve- YouTube & Frame.io Export LUT
In April, LG published a help guide entitled Dolby Vision vs. IMAX and HDR10: A Comparative Analysis. Here’s some of what the Korean electronics manufacturer had to say about Dolby Vision and HDR10: Dolby Vision “Dolby Vision is a visual technology designed to enhance the viewing experience to unprecedented levels. It empowers visual creatives to... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/yUwPaVpbJE8?si=DBh054MPW560Lg3g Dolby released an ad on YouTube showing 'consumers' going wild over the Dolby Atmos audio and picture quality of Dolby Vision gaming. One of the participants exclaims, "I think the depth and color of the blacks are very well represented." Only they're all sitting in an impossibly brightly lit room, the worst possible scenario... Continue Reading →
RAW Convertor doesn't convert the ProRes RAW files into the color space and gamma that they were shot in. Rec709, P3-60 and Blackmagic Design Film are the only options to develop the RAW files, not Slog3 and S.Gamut 3 Cine. Is there a possibility to fix this in a future update or am I maybe... Continue Reading →
Upgrade Internet Service If you've got a terminally slow internet connection, you might consider upgrading your service. The recommended speed for UHD is 15 Mbps or higher. Before upgrading service After upgrading service From a web browser Check Account Settings Go to Playback Settings and make sure Data Usage per screen is set for the... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/15eAcoKnuwA One of the chief goals of UHD was to increase the field of view, providing a more immersive experience. The optimal distance for standard definition is 6 picture heights (PH), for HD, it's 3 PH and for 4K UHD it's 1.5 PH. Edward Reuss, in a paper published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal,... Continue Reading →
“If you come to me tomorrow and you say ‘Hey, I’ve got an HDR project I’d love to grade with you,’ I’ll say ‘Okay cool’, and very early on in the process I’m going to say ‘Let’s set our speed limit in terms of luminance.’ And if you ask me for my take and you... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/H_SChOvwIW0 HDR10 version Dolby introduced an improved tone mapping analysis algorithm that first appeared in DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.6. If you'd like to compare the Dolby Vision derived SDR version to the HDR10 video above, click here. As far as we can tell, it only appears to be playable on Dolby Vision enabled devices, because... Continue Reading →
https://youtube.com/shorts/AJDws7yZBHM?feature=share Update: There are also crackling or popping noises on our Samsung S90C when listening to Dolby Atmos via the Apple TV box. We’re returning the device to Apple tomorrow. We reached out to Sony concerning crackling sounds and audio dropouts when watching Netflix and Apple TV+ shows with the Apple TV media player. We... Continue Reading →
Accelerating Expansion in Professional Digital Cinema Camera Market March 7, 2024 TOKYO - Nikon Corporation (Nikon) hereby announces its entry into an agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding membership interests of RED.com, LLC (RED) whereby RED will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nikon, pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with Mr. James Jannard,... Continue Reading →
Alister Chapman writes about the advantages of 8K and muses whether The Creator shouldn’t have been shot on the Sony A1 rather than the FX3: “Since the launch of Burano I've become more and more convinced of the benefits of an 8K sensor - even if you only ever intend to deliver in 4K, the... Continue Reading →
Apparently, Calman doesn’t work on Macs with Apple Silicon after all, though Bram Desmet (CEO, Flanders Scientific) says this configuration works for him in both Calman and ColourSpace: M2 Max. Sonoma 14.1.1. Parallels for Mac. Windows 11. Calman announced on back on Oct. 5, 2023: “While there are Apple Silicon specific versions of VMWare Fusion... Continue Reading →
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