Vincent Teoh, in his unboxing video of the Panasonic HZ1000 OLED TV, corroborates what I’ve been saying for months now, which is that an OLED display should outperform Apple’s Pro Display XDR for HDR grading, and just might be the best budget option short of a reference monitor. When I reviewed the Apple Pro Display… Read More
Should You Be Using a Production Monitor for Grading HDR in 2020?
Just a few years ago, when HDR was still in its infancy and VESA had not yet even published standards for HDR monitors, Atomos, along with Mystery Box and several other influential content creators, were advocating the use of production monitors for grading HDR video on a budget – with some even going so far… Read More
Philip Bloom’s FX9 Test Footage in HDR
Shogun Inferno Unable to Record HLG
The reason I bought the Inferno in the first place was to be able to record HLG for delivery in HDR as well as for use as an HDR grading monitor. So it came as quite a surprise after importing the footage from today’s shoot to discover that the Prores HQ files I’d imported into… Read More
Say Your Goodbyes to SDR!
So basically, if you’ve got a camera that shoots RAW or LOG, for around the cost of the GH5s, you can get yourself a Ninja Flame or Inferno, a BMD UltraStudio Mini Monitor and the best 55″ OLED TV on the market and begin creating and enjoying HDR videos that blow the socks off anything available today. What… Read More
Lumix GH5: Shooting Models in Available Light
Eight Excuses to Not Shoot HDR
OLED isn’t the holy Grail: Most reviewers, and more importantly, professional colorists I’ve read and listened to in podcasts and in interviews believe that OLED delivers near perfect picture quality. CEO and General Manager of Flanders Scientific Bram Desmet has gone on at length about the superior picture quality of OLED. At the risk of repeating myself, DisplayMate considers the recent line… Read More
