ISF-IT: Calibration Training for the Most Demanding Color Perfectionists

Color Perfectionists, from enthusiasts to professionals, know that a calibrated and profiled display is a critical element in a successful and efficient creative workflow.  What you see on your monitor (or projector) has to match your digital file or you will never be happy with the result no matter how much time you devote to perfecting it. Are you trained to do this?

The Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) is excited to announce ISF-IT, a two-day course designed to train professional digital content creators with everything they need to know about maintaining image fidelity in computer systems. ISF-IT is all about maintaining image quality from capture to display and preparation for deployment on the web or in printed materials. ISF has been helping video manufacturers, dealers and integrators deliver superior image quality since 1994. Presently, the need exists and can’t be overlooked to address calibration of the devices leading up to the display – the source devices in the digital video food chain. 

You shouldn't guess when it comes to on-screen color accuracy. The color you see on your monitor or projector is the color you should expect from your printer. Once you take the guesswork and frustration out of calibrating and profiling your displays, you'll save time and money while gaining full creative control over your images.

Current systems in the home and in commercial venues are capable of producing some amazing images when the proper techniques are used to make the colors match and please the eye of the creator and viewer. We employ lecture and hands-on labs and will have industry experts on-site.

Come Train In Beautiful Boca Raton, Florida! First Class Date: November 21-22 Cost: $995

Seats are limited. Learn more by calling 1-877-886-5112, emailing training@spectracal.com or going online.

Test Your Knowledge – determine if you should attend:

• What is the difference between calibrating and profiling?
• Can cameras and scanners be calibrated, profiled or both?
• What is an out of gamut color? What can you do about it?
• Can an ICC profile be used with consumer electronic TVs and projectors? If so, when?
• What is the difference between input, output and display profiles?
• What are the 4 rendering intents?
• How do you calibrate your customers system when they are camera buffs? What is Adobe Color Space? sRGB, Rec 709, etc?
• What are RGB and CMYK and how does each system make colors.
• What does 0-255 and 16 -235 refer to?
• Describe the color management workflow you use when your customer has a computer in his home theater.
• If your customer prints photographs and also views them on his projector or HDTV what steps are necessary to make sure all the colors match?
• If you service businesses doing tele-conferencing how to you calibrate the video?
• The ITU just added EOTF to production standards for the first time in history. What is EOTF specified at?

General Calibration Webinar Available

Professional Display Calibration for the Most Demanding Color Perfectionists

Professional Display Calibration for Color Perfectionists

Color Perfectionists, from enthusiasts to professionals, know that a calibrated and profiled display is a critical element in a successful and efficient creative workflow.  Nobody wants to spend a lot of time at their monitor perfecting images only to find that their display wasn’t accurately showing the file.  What you see on your monitor (or projector) has to match your digital file or you will never be happy with the result no matter how much time you devote to perfecting it. In our world, perfection is not too much to ask for. i1Display Pro delivers.

	When X-Rite introduced the ground-breaking i1Display Pro in June, SpectraCal was the first independent software vendor to announce support for custom OEM versions of the new colorimeter. We are now excited to announce that SpectraCal has deepened this alliance by expanding CalMAN’s support to include X-Rite’s own retail version of the i1Display Pro!
	The i1Display Pro combined with the award-winning CalMAN software provides photographers and digital content editors a powerful calibration tool to optimize both their PC monitors and TV displays! The i1Display Pro is the ultimate consumer solution for users who demand speed, options and flexibility to attain color accuracy.

Color Perfectionists shouldn't guess when it comes to on-screen color accuracy. The color you see on your monitor or projector is the color you should expect from your printer. Once you take the guesswork and frustration out of calibrating and profiling your displays, you'll save time and money while gaining full creative control over your images.

In the month of October, SpectraCal is selling the X-Rite retail version of the i1Display Pro, bundled with both X-rite’s software and CalMAN DIY Edition, for an introductory price of $379! The CalMAN DIY Edition which supports the retail version of the i1Display Pro is available for download from the SpectraCal web site for $199.  

This is the most powerful and least expensive entry level package ever offered! If you’ve been waiting for a great performing display calibration package within your budget for your media room or home theater, this is the kit for you! 

For more information on the CalMAN DIY w/ i1Display Pro package, call 1-877-886-5112 or contact sales@spectracal.com.

CalMAN Becomes The First Independent Software To Support X-Rite's Retail i1Display Pro Colorimeter

When X-Rite introduced the ground-breaking i1Display Pro in June, SpectraCal was the first independent software vendor to announce support for custom OEM versions of the new colorimeter. We are now excited to announce that SpectraCal has deepened this alliance by expanding CalMAN’s support to include X-Rite’s own retail version of the i1Display Pro!

CalMAN Version 4.4 DIY Edition will support any retail version of the i1Display Pro, making it the first independent software in the market to do so. The retail version of the i1 Display Pro had previously not been compatible with any software other than X-Rite’s.

 “The retail i1Display Pro provides the most powerful and least expensive entry level package we’ve ever been able to offer,” says Alex Nguyen, Marketing Manager at SpectraCal. “If you’ve been waiting for a great performing display calibration package within your budget for your media room or home theater, this is the kit for you!”

“Wherever you buy your i1Display Pro retail version, CalMAN will support it,” says Nguyen, explaining that this can make a huge difference in convenience to users worldwide.

In the month of October, SpectraCal is selling the X-Rite retail version of the i1Display Pro, bundled with both X-rite’s software and CalMAN DIY Edition, for an introductory price of $379! The DIY Edition of CalMAN which supports the retail version of the i1Display Pro is available for download from the SpectraCal web site for $199.

Read the full press release here.

 

For more information on the CalMAN DIY w/ i1Display package, call 1-877-886-5112 or contact quote@spectracal.com.

SpectraCal and Klein Instruments Announce K-10 Cinema Pro Optimized for Home Theater

Klein Instruments and SpectraCal announced today the K-10 Cinema Pro. The Cinema Pro is a new version of Klein’s heralded K-10 non-contact colorimeter, optimized for home theater video calibration.

By removing features unneeded in home theater calibration, Klein was able to create an instrument that is even more accurate than previous K-10s, while costing less

“The K-10 was designed to serve a wide variety of uses,” says Luhr Jensen, the K-10’s inventor. “By removing features the home theater calibrator doesn’t need, we’ve been able to create a version that is even more accurate at the measurements needed in the home theater, and also reduce the price.”

Among the features Klein removed in the Cinema Pro are the short focus aiming light option, the external aiming light switch, various calibration files not used in home theater, and Klein’s software utilities.

“The Cinema Pro edition is optimized for use with CalMAN,” Jensen says, referring to SpectraCal’s video calibration software CalMAN, the software solution used by nearly all professional home theater calibrators. “You don’t need the external switch when CalMAN lets you turn the laser on and off from software.”

To promote the introduction of the K-10 Cinema Pro, Klein Instruments and SpectraCal have teamed up to offer an unprecedented low price of $4995.  

Save $1000 off the $5995 MSRP in October! Read the full press release here.

The Chase For Visual Quality - Continued

The answer for optimized cinematic viewing experiences in any environment is the eeColor Image Processor

 

The eeColor™ Image Processor from SpectraCal integrates all aspects of media content, display type, and room lighting into creating the best color, contrast and brightness conditions possible to fully optimize modern displays to create a professional cinematic experience.  eeColor™ Technology uses patent pending multi‐dimensional look‐up tables to implement visual perception models and achieve the highest video quality possible in each viewing environment. This is the only color processing system that increases brightness and contrast at the same time it preserves colorfulness and memory colors. eeColor™ Technology uses visual perception modeling to do this in an optimal manner so the viewer sees the best combination of color, brightness and contrast in every scene.

As mentioned in the previous discussion of Visual Perception Modeling, perceived colorfulness and contrast are a function of brightness and vice versa. With that knowledge, eeColor™ Technology produces the largest total quality gamut volume using 3D color tables. Using visual perception models and preservation of flesh tones and memory colors, eeColor™ Technology improves the overall visual quality of standard color displays in any viewing environment. This improvement comes from actual and perceived colorfulness, contrast and brightness enhancements for each different viewing environment. eeColor™ Technology fundamentally transports the viewer to a far superior viewing environment where flowers and other objects look more colorful. This mapping is not an arbitrary color or contrast enhancement, but one based on the physics of adaptive human vision, in which less bright lighting makes objects look less colorful and higher colorfulness makes objects look brighter and higher contrast. These same priciples have been employed by film makers for years, without the full degrees of freedom offered by eeColor™ Technology and multi‐dimensional digital tables. eeColor™ Technology calibrates displays for accurate white point, grayscale, and gamma with 1D tables and linear matrices and applies environmental perception compensation with 3D color tables, for a dramatic professional cinematic experience. The visual impact of eeColor™ Technology on the quality of digital images is clear.

Visual perception models are not only adaptive, they are also non‐linear. Commonly used linear light models for video displays employing only 1D gamma tables and linear color matrices are insufficient to correct for the adaptive effects of visual perception. These tools do not have the mathematical degrees of freedom to fully optimize image quality in non-optimal viewing environments. eeColor™ technology integrates all these factors, white point selection and full display color calibration into the solutions for optimal visual quality. It uses visual perception models of flesh tones and other memory colors, the interrelationships of brightness, colorfulness and contrast, and viewing environment to maximize the perceived color quality and preserve key memory colors.

SpectraCal knows color and is commited to image fidelity. We believe eeColor™ technology and the eeColor™ Image Processor provides an optimal color solution and the best viewing experiences ever available. When you experience eeColor image fidelity, we’re confident you’ll be convinced too.

Contact +1-877-886-5112 or email prosales@spectracal.com to get the eeColor Image Processor and see the true difference yourself!

Read part 1 of the Chase for Visual Quality here