Instructor: Kevin Shaw
Price: £640
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An introduction to the basic colour science needed for monitor calibration and colour managed workflows. Focus is on practical use rather than math! Find out about delivery formats, display technologies and the difference between TVs and reference displays. Experience monitor calibration in a practical session.
Colorists refer to their main grading display as “The God Monitor” and there is no doubt that color enhancement is only useful if the display is calibrated in a meaningful way.
Discover what equipment you need to perform calibration on monitors and projectors and how to choose from the diverse products on the market.
This course is ideal for anyone who uses a display for critical viewing decisions, including DITs, colorists, editors and VFX artists. No prior knowledge is assumed, and by the end of the two days everyone should understand VT 709, BT1886, BT2020, BT2084, BT2100, and more, as well as being able to set up and check a display device.
Topics include basic color science, color gamuts, calibration software and probes, practical calibration, profiles and LUTs. Calman software is used in this class.
If you are considering investing in display or calibration equipment this course is for you.
This class is usually taken before CA201: Color Managed Workflows and CA301: HDR Colorist Masterclass
You Will Learn
- Why the eye sees differently to the camera
- Colour Management Basics
- Why images look different on different display devices
- Display calibration
- The difference between a profile and a LUT
- log, linear and PQ EOTF
- Understanding LUTs
- About wide colour gamuts and HDR
- Choosing a colour space
FAQs Covered in the Class
- What is the difference between a 1D and a 3D LUT?
- What is the difference between a profile and a LUT?
- Why not do everything in rec 709?
- Is sRGB the same as rec 709?
- Why is “log” not a color space?
- Is color management just a matter of calibrating my monitor?
- I have a reference broadcast monitor, why does it need calibrating?
All students on this course receive an ICA Digital Certificate (pdf).
Instructions:
The class will run in a Zoom meeting environment with all participants online, visible and able to share their screen. Each participant will have a short pre flight check with the instructor before the first class to test and configure settings.
Ideally you should have the following setup:
two displays - one for Zoom and one for your color grading system
Microphone
Headset
Classes will run 10 am to 5 pm London time each day for 2 days. There will be a 40 minute lunch break and two 10 minute breaks each day
Discounts are automatically applied to combined bookings on the checkout page. Add all classes to the cart and then proceed to payment to see the discount.
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