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MONITORS www.postmagazine.com 25 POST JULY/AUG 2023 HDR viewed, but there's still a lot of people that don't have televisions that are either HDR capable or that are set up properly in the first place. "At this point," he continues, "it's kind of an education process and experimentation process to get people in production, on-set, to figure out how they can utilize these HDR displays, and then keep that look all the way through the process…It's a slow adoption process because it's a major change in the workflow of the way they do things." Dolby Vision sees growth in theaters and at home Dolby (dolby.com) offers a number of recommen- dations for producers looking to create HDR con- tent, specifically Dolby Vision. For those creating Dolby Vision content, there are minimum image quality specifications that a display should meet. These include 1,000-nit or greater peak luminance, a 200,000:1 minimum contrast ratio, at least 99 percent of the P3 color gamut and support for ST.2084 (PQ) EOTF. In 2022 and 2023, films such as Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way of the Water and Spider- Man: Across the Spider-Verse were released theatrically in Dolby Vision, and more recently, The Flash, Fast X, Elemental, Barbie, Oppenheimer and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1. In the home, Dolby Vision content can be found on streaming services such as Apple TV+, Disney+, Netflix and Max. And on the consumer front, Dolby Vision TVs are becoming more ubiquitous across all price points allowing this content be consumed as its was intended. Flanders Scientific offering two OLED monitors for color-critical work Flanders Scientific's (www.flandersscientific.com) XMP550 is a 55-inch UHD resolution HDR and SDR reference mastering monitor that's built around a new QD-OLED panel. It features 2,000-nits peak luminance, 4,000,000:1 contrast and FSI's wid- est color gamut to date. The XMP550 ($19,995) qualifies as a Dolby Vision mastering monitor, and delivers reference-grade performance, wide off-ax- is viewing angles, and professional connectivity in a form factor large enough for both a colorist and clients to view. By using the latest generation of QD-OLED pan- el technology, the XMP550 is well suited for use as a large format HDR mastering monitor. The unit does not exhibit any of the color volume, off-axis viewing, flaring/halation, simultaneous contrast, or power efficiency limitations found in other HDR technologies. Flanders Scientific also offers the DM160 ($4,500), a 16-inch OLED monitor that weighs in at just 5.8lbs. With its high-contrast, the 16-inch OLED monitor is designed for use in color-critical pro- duction, post and broadcast applications. Its fast mode processing, a durable all-metal chassis, FSI's advanced feature set and a compact form factor make the DM160 a well-equipped reference-grade solution for any environment. All FSI monitors come pre-calibrated from the factory, and all DM and XMP series monitors sup- port highly accurate volumetric auto calibration for recalibration over time. Users simply plug a supported probe directly into the monitor and the advanced AutoCal routine will profile the monitor and use volumetric data to accurately target a wide variety of color management selections. No computer or software is necessary. Atomos' Sumo handles monitoring & recording Atomos' (www.atomos.com) Sumo 19SE is de- signed for on-set monitoring and recording. The 19-inch Sumo offers 1,200-nit performance via an HDR touchscreen that covers the DCI-P3 color gamut. Its 1,920x1,080 10-bit IPS display is built into a rugged enclosure that is well suited for a video village. Priced at $1,995, Sumo helps to unlock the po- tential of SDI RAW cinema cameras by preserving the quality of the data from the camera sensor. It does so by recording in Apple ProRes RAW at up to 6Kp30, 4Kp60 DCI/UHD, and 2Kp240 DCI/HD, or by recording in CinemaDNG at up to 4Kp30 DCI. The unit is compatible with the Sony FS series of cameras, as well as with Canon's C300MKII and C500, and Panasonic's EVA-1 and Varicam LT, among others. Four independent inputs allow users to switch and record each ISO stream (up to 1,080p60), and full-sized XLR connectors allow for integration with professional audio workflows. Video from any camera or digital video source can be captured via SDI or HDMI. Users can record up to 10-bit 4:2:2 in Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHR codecs at 4Kp60. Storage options include standard SATA SSDs that fit in Atomos' Master Caddy II, and CFast 2.0 cards when using the AtomX CFast adapter. New software adds conversion features to Sony monitors Sony is now offering optional software licenses for its PVM-X 4K HDR monitors that add new tools for baked-in 3D LUT output, as well as conversion features, including HDR to SDR, 4K to HD, and/ or 1080p to 1080i. Additionally, the most recent V.4.00 firmware, which supports these license upgrades, adds new features, such as closed cap- tioning capabilities, chroma up, in-monitor display, grid display and more. These updates can be downloaded free-of-charge from the Sony website (https://pro.sony/ue_US). Sony's PVM-X2400 4K HDR monitor was used on last summer's hit movie Where the Crawdads Sing. Digital imaging technician Jeroen Hendriks added the 24-inch LED display to his cart and says working in HDR in an on-set environment was relatively easy. He would take the log feed out from the camera and get a log feed on his monitor, then use a live grade to add a LUT to the feeds. "Then, I use my scopes in watch mode, primarily to review my false color for exposure," Hendriks Streamers are offering Dolby Vision programming. The 16-inch DM160 Flanders Scientific's XMP550 Atomos' Sumo, in the field Sumo features an HDR touchscreen.