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www.postmagazine.com 6 POST MAY 2015 BITS & PIECES company's early work in IMF, saying that it's been getting a tremendous amount of interest in IMF from customers. "Different studios are using it in different forms, but now the time text issue has been resolved, it's a real standard. And everybody came over to ask about it," he says. "We've been working on it since 2008. We like to think we're leading the field." Germain says the company's Clipster mastering station has been supporting IMF during its incubation period to present day. More details on R&S's work in IMF will be reported in an upcoming issue. REFERENCE DISPLAYS TV Logic: TVLogic (www.tvlogicusa. com) introduced 12 new display mod- els, including the new LUM-310A Ultra High-Definition 4K reference display for the post market. The LUM-310A is a 31.1-inch monitor featuring 4096x2160 resolution with a high contrast ratio of 1,450:1, and supports 4-SDI and 4-HDMI inputs as well as an HDMI 1-channel input. It provides wide color gamut up to DCI, true 10-bit, includes 3D LUT support for precise color reproduction, 2-sample interleave division, HD 1:1 or full-screen upscaling function and TVLogic's own color calibration utility support. Canon: Canon USA (www.usa.canon. com) expanded its portfolio of reference display products with the introduction of the new portable DP-V2410 4K reference display. Measuring 24-inches diagonally and weighing approximately 26 pounds, the DP-V2410 is designed to be easily transportable for on-set production of 4K/UHD and 2K/HD programming. The 2410 was displayed as part of an on-set dailies system at Canon's booth during NAB. The display is housed within a stur- dy metal frame that includes handles and adjustable feet that facilitate rapid setup. It features a 24vV DC input. Canon hopes to deliver the DP-V2410 in November for a suggested list price of $18,000. Eizo: Eizo Inc.'s (www.eizo.com) Col- orEdge CG318-4K 31-inch reference dis- play and editing monitor with a DCI (Dig- ital Cinema Initiatives) 4K (4,096x2,160) native resolution, is now shipping. A big boost here, the ColorEdge CG318-4K comes with a built-in sensor to enable self-calibration for hassle-free monitor maintenance. Eizo offers two dedicated calibration software programs, Color- Navigator NX and ColorNavigator 6, that allows users to set target values for brightness, gamma, and white point, and generate an ICC profile. ColorNaviga- tor 6 comes bundled with the monitor; ColorNavigator NX is available as a free download from the company's Website. Sony: Sony's (www.pro.sony.com) BVM-X300 OLED master monitor com- bines 4K resolution, high dynamic range and a wide color gamut display. The 30-inch model expands Sony's Trimaster EL series and provides an OLED option for professional video production appli- cations, including color grading, on-set monitoring and quality control in a 4K workflow. In addition to the high-contrast performance, this new monitor offers a high dynamic range mode, giving users the ability to view the entire range of an image accurately and clearly. The mon- itor also has a new, integrated control panel with integrated inputs. This means there are no options required to com- plete the system, giving users a plug- and-play solution right out of the box. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AMD/Avid: AMD's (www.amd.com) FirePro graphics solutions have been certified for Avid Media Composer 8.4, allowing users of Microsoft Windows and the Apple Mac Pro workstations to confidently take on HD and 4K projects. FirePro graphics cards enable Media Composer workstations to efficiently support editing of high volumes of dispa- rate file-based media. Dolby/Vizio: Dolby Laboratories (www. dolby.com) partnered with Vizio to help bring 4K UHD content to the home viewer. The company's Dolby Vision technology is being incorporated into Vizio's 65-inch and 120-inch Reference Series smart TVs, providing viewers with peak brightness, local contrast, and a full range of colors that more closely mimic what the human eye can see. Warner Bros. is making some of its 4K Ultra HD titles available for distribution via VUDU, Walmart's video on demand service. Collectively, the partnership creates a complete content distribution and view- ing solution.