[Tig] ASC Non-Theatrical Display Subcommittee Report

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Fri, 18 Jan 2008, Rob Lingelbach wrote:
>> Under typical home viewing conditions, a growing number of consumers
>> now have a day-to-day display that provides a more critical view of
>> HD sources than what is in popular use in the facilities that master
>> these sources.
>
> Is the above really true? It would follow that we should move our
> mastering suites into the home that has typical home viewing

Perhaps some definition should be given for "critical view".  While it 
is true that usable display resolution is greater for large consumer 
sets than professional CRTs, it is also true that there is less 
accuracy.

I do think that it is a good idea to review content on well calibrated 
consumer equipment as a sanity check.  I see a number of terrible 
artifacts on my HDTV which are probably nicely hidden on a 
professional CRT.  A common issue is "junk" near black which is hidden 
on a CRT but becomes amplified on TVs with less dynamic range or large 
steps between the lower black levels.  TVs with a dynamic iris tend to 
amplify errors in black level.  LCDs and plasmas have similar issues. 
If the colorist knew about this "junk" then a small adjustment would 
make it go away without otherwise altering the appearance of the final 
product.

Bob
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