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In fact, with the interview we did at CES with Phil, I made a point of not wanting to call it a calibration disc for reasons you mention. (Same as CalMAN) For HDR10/10+, no such metadata like Dolby. The add-on will have Dolby Vision 4.0 pattern that can also turn off tone mapping. LG is the only display so far where tone mapping can be disabled via CalMAN calibration. The issue with most HDR displays is that you are going to fight tone mapping while doing this. You can adjust CMS and white balance / grayscale. Sony is also unique in that the SDR calibration must be done first since HDR is based off of that. 4000 nit content to get the most out of both w/o clipping. There are some users now creating different settings for 1000 vs. Sony is the exception so far, at least the Z9D. You should not touch contrast on most HDR displays because of what you describe. Or am I completely off the friggin' reservation about all this? In other words, if we're supposed to keep, say, Backlight and Contrast at maximum in HDR for the display to tone map properly and all that, what is this disc providing us - is it more getting the Color correct with HDR or perhaps Sharpness? However, with HDR/4K, what are discs such as this new S&M supposed to be "calibrating" when it comes to HDR.or is it more of a "measurement" system to see how a display or projector is performing?
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I totally get the logistics behind SDR calibration (in the past, I've used the Spears and Munsil Blu-ray setup disc that came in the box with my Oppo BDP-83 plus some other tools to adjust my Sony SXRD rear projection set, though the S&M disc was WAY over my head), and, to be honest, with my current display, a Samsung NU8000, just switching it into its Movie mode and making some adjustments to Local Dimming, Digital Clean View, Backlight and Auto Motion Plus provided a really nice image out of the box (I still run it this way with no tweaks). I'm a bit foggy when it comes to "calibrating" for HDR - we've been told over and over again (at least I've read it over and over) that once a display switches into its HDR mode (Standard, Movie, whatever), we should pretty much leave settings alone as chosen by the manufacturer as defaults because these are supporting the tone mapping process (in other words, Backlight should be left at maximum as well as Contrast, while Local Dimming systems on LCDs should be on their highest setting, et al.). Click here for ordering information direct from .ĪV NIRVANA has several evaluation copies on hand.Please forgive me if this was covered somewhere by another member in the thread, but. What’s even better? You can buy the disc right now and have it delivered to home in a matter of days. According to included specs, the disc carries material with 10-bit color and Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, and SDR. Owners can use these tools set up displays for optimal visual clarity while evaluating key performance parameters. Owners will find many classic test patterns from past Spears and Munsil releases, while new material is meant to address both current and future video technologies (including 8K HDR). In a few cases, we’ve had to create our own format, because no existing file format could represent the pattern we needed to create.” If a pattern needs to be generated directly in a very specific color space and data format, we generate it in that color space and format we’re not limited to what you can do with off-the-shelf graphics software. We believe this disc completely changes the game for test and evaluation discs, by making use of all of the features and range that HDR and wide-gamut standards can offer.”ĭon Munsil adds: “We build every pattern using our own tools, written from scratch in C++.
Nearly every pattern is encoded in multiple versions, with metadata and peak levels adjusted for a wide variety of HDR display technologies including 600, 1,000, 2,000, 4,000, and 10,000 nits.Īccording to Stacey Spears: “Every pattern has been rethought with High Dynamic Range and Ultra HD in mind.
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And while many of the disc’s offerings are crafted for professional calibrators, included material will also appeal to casual users hoping to squeeze more performance from their preferred TV.
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Years in the making and long-rumored, this is the reference-grade 4K UHD test disc that enthusiasts and pro calibrators have been asking for.īorn from the incredible success of both DVD and standard Blu-ray versions of the disc, Stacey Spears and Don Munsil have re-joined forces to unleash more features and patterns to dial-in and evaluate today’s high-test 4K displays. The highly anticipated Spears and Munsil UHD HDR Benchmark Disc ($39.95) has finally launched.
(July 1, 2019) Here’s a bit of rather exciting news.