From: "Teddy Gage" Received: from mail-qt0-f178.google.com ([209.85.216.178] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6444694 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 02 May 2018 18:33:23 +0200 Received: by mail-qt0-f178.google.com with SMTP id h2-v6so19206604qtp.7 for ; Wed, 02 May 2018 09:39:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=FlCi2QExlSAfg7uVrj6uA80knvMgXgePLS3+zm3oZLw=; b=Cl9Alww/Jwy2t1U+++lTGF2BsqvAs9H9NsBFvtrANJ336HmW9fLP/gcrOQqNllSC3L Saz/L/rcbQmFzdwSxIf5MIFE+crX+ifJKIkg+UWVLmiPRjyjY+ZqlEoTdZhr3c2h6/FY +GXO78q2zavBW4zs6Huq4gOgBmt2UTkpV9vq377K1DrdPhFcz1XUzzXfidYzDUsnoEJU LxtMTOK5iiEDJyOribMLYkXXaK+khContXrTYymMMije6gdOtGpShyGlCqaIdQTXNO1H X9PXT/GbWsK+1rVXTLv08eBF1nicTa26bcS8OJEhU+UDz3z0ee+11tkEWATOK8AGWdmR Y+zg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=FlCi2QExlSAfg7uVrj6uA80knvMgXgePLS3+zm3oZLw=; b=RjoGjQdkW8BkfezIb896T2iq384Z9wtxaaPWwyzH2FNDQ1eqmiSelx7S/wl130LyNy k348KFVX9DeZSuE6dV4fHqt7FIfzpd1z98fnjfX8j1xumIOklEPCAi6h96KVfT9yW17K pwCpSgWeQgWIoigGfoA/dmE2TXsGksSlx3HdZKC4AzeJq00Z/e2Y0TXKNwVngXxLDaEl OkrsYRSyYLKBdTHBpH9cnhREUur38umALbAFCr/NsTMnspGUTmlfbHkm5oXI8baxFB3F dHN3aWYFDNXyZ4kcZMJkdwVDN54rMYN87hYeTRVwZH1O6LfW+yFi55zOIxAfcnItw+9N xOpg== X-Gm-Message-State: ALQs6tBzZotQp99yon2aSGBLuf8L5UWukBgz4Zlt2NKg8k/69MoYeC18 AmvcIoHJIJybceQMv0pEq1k+q7oYMSFc0X+Fc9PZRw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AB8JxZqTLbdcmvV/5lEgFjd93HVa0iksTUDFTKwb+wI8p4pCtBrZTxlfutPCUfZGbGwxJe0yVCimhMuWfqHwVXhHbLM= X-Received: by 2002:ac8:2edc:: with SMTP id i28-v6mr15870289qta.401.1525279166062; Wed, 02 May 2018 09:39:26 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.12.210.142 with HTTP; Wed, 2 May 2018 09:38:45 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 2 May 2018 12:38:45 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Calibrating TV monitors used with computers To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000e0679a056b3bba0d" --000000000000e0679a056b3bba0d Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mike, you're not going to get a close match without a decent hardware calibration tool like the x-rite i1 display pro creating those profiles from scratch per monitor. A simple color profile loaded from the internet is not going to take into account the hardware differences to each monitor, and is extremely unlikely to match between even the same brand of monitor, much less different brands and types. You can also look at Spyder but I've had bad luck with those. And these tools, in the $150-500 range are really not going to get you more than a close match between screens. To get true broadcast-quality color-matching and / or accuracy I'd recommend hiring a professional with a high-end calibration tool. those can run in the 5 or 6 figures, but you can have them come in for a day at a reasonable cost and rent their hardware / expertise depending on your needs On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 10:41 AM, Michael Powers wrote: > We recently purchased four Samsung MU7000 40=E2=80=99 monitors ($550) for= our > animators. Aside from some annoying edge enhancement, having the a 4k > workspace and an image that looks much closer to the video walls we mainl= y > use, they are great. > > > > My question is what is the best way to calibrate them? I have searched fo= r > .icm color profiles, but there doesn=E2=80=99t seem to be any for TV moni= tors. > Also, is there method for getting true monitors to match the TV monitors? > > > > > > Thnx > > > > > > Mike Powers > Director of Animation \ Cramer > > 781.278.2354 > mpowers@cramer.com > > https://vimeo.com/mpowers > > 3DBOXX W8920Processor 32.0 GB RAM > > Dual Xeon CPU E5-2670 0 @ 2.60GHz, 2601 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical > Processor(s) > > Windows 10 Enterprise - 1709 (OS Build 16299.64) > > NVIDIA GTX TITAN Black RAM 6.0 GB Driver Version 2.1.2 NVIDIA 388.= 31 > > > > > --=20 _____________________________ Teddy Gage President Shotgun Inc. 360 VR | MOGRAPH | VFX SHOTGUNPOST.COM BKLYN NY 11215 --000000000000e0679a056b3bba0d Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Mike, you're not going to get a close match without a = decent hardware calibration tool like the x-rite i1 display pro creating th= ose profiles from scratch per monitor. A simple color profile loaded from t= he internet is not going to take into account the hardware differences to e= ach monitor, and is extremely unlikely to match between even the same brand= of monitor, much less different brands and types. You can also look at Spy= der but I've had bad luck with those. And these tools, in the $150-500 = range are really not going to get you more than a close match between scree= ns. To get true broadcast-quality color-matching and / or accuracy I'd = recommend hiring a professional with a high-end calibration tool. those can= run in the 5 or 6 figures, but you can have them come in for a day at a re= asonable cost and rent their hardware / expertise depending on your needs

On Tue, May 1= , 2018 at 10:41 AM, Michael Powers <AE-List@media-motion.tv><= /span> wrote:

We recently purchased four Samsung MU7000 40=E2=80= =99 monitors ($550) for our animators. Aside from some annoying edge enhanc= ement, having the a 4k workspace and an image that looks much closer to the= video walls we mainly use, they are great.

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My question is what is the best way to calibrate the= m? I have searched for .icm color profiles, but there doesn=E2=80=99t seem = to be any for TV monitors. Also, is there method for getting true monitors = to match the TV monitors?

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