The Future of HDR Cinema
Samsung Onyx HDR cinema screens display up to 500 nits. Colorist Kevin Shaw visits the Samsung showroom in Frankfurt to color grade on it and find out more.
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A Diamond in the Rough
Kevin has been actively engaged in the introduction of HDR for several years. Now, there is a reference display less than a tenth the cost of its rivals.
ICA Beijing Report
Beijing ICA Summer 2018 We have received lots of training enquiries from China during our nine years so it was great to finally run ICA classes in Beijing. Where and When? Color Palette and Fengtai Vocational school in Beijing from July 16 to 20, 2018. The Color Palette is centrally located and very close to a train…
Netflix and Beyond NZCS HDR evening
I was at The Rebel Fleet in Auckland recently talking about HDR in an evening we titled ‘Netflix and Beyond.’ This was attended by 80 NZCS members and interested industry people, we ran out of chairs and beer! David Paul NZCS lit a small…
IBC 2017 Review
This year was the 50th anniversary of the International Broadcast Convention and it was as lively and inspiring as ever! Over 57,000 visitors descended on Amsterdam, and enjoyed the networking, discovery and education of the show, day and night. Even the drizzle and wind could not dampen our spirits. For me the stand out trends…
HDR: An Introduction
What is HDR? Why does it matter? Will it last? And how should we handle it? We’ve been hearing about ‘HDR’ since 2014, and it’s clearly an important and much debated development in the industry. Rather confusingly, HDR has come to mean two quite different things: The use of multiple exposures merged together to capture…
Are 4k and UHD really the same thing?
Read More at http://www.bbcstudiosandpostproduction.com/blog/4k-ultra-high-definition-uhd-mean-thing/ Still a couple of places on Kevins Colorist week, 3 classes of 2 days each starting Aug 17th 2015. Details at http://www.cvent.com/d/lrqdd3
HDR explained
High Dynamic Range (HDR) explained High Dynamic Range (HDR) displays are beginning to appear from several manufacturers. They are destined to revolutionise the entire viewing experience and deliver dramatically improved storytelling for audiences. I have been monitoring (excuse the pun) the technology progress and am now a firm advocate of the potential of HDR and of Dolby…