SpectraCal and Flanders Scientific Announce 3D LUT Calibration for FSI Broadcast Monitors
CalMAN Studio release provides unsurpassed accuracy with unprecedented speed
(Las Vegas, NV) – April 8, 2013 –Flanders Scientific and SpectraCal, Inc. announced today full 3D LUT calibration support for Flanders Scientific FSI broadcast monitors in SpectraCal’s software CalMAN Studio.
ColorCube (3D LUT) correction ensures the color and grayscale accuracy needed by color professionals in broadcast, production, and post-production. These professionals make color decisions based on what they see on their monitors, so they need to know with certainty that what they see on the screen is as accurate as possible.
“Flanders Scientific has long played an admirable role in educating the market about the importance of accurate images displayed in accordance with industry standards, and SpectraCal is pleased and honored to become part of their solution for giving customers the most accurate video representation possible,” said Derek Smith, SpectraCal’s founder and Chief Technical Officer.
“We’ve long used CalMAN as a final quality control check to ensure every monitor is properly calibrated before shipping” said Bram Desmet, General Manager at Flanders Scientific. “We’re pleased to be able to expand upon this now with CalMAN’s new ability to allow users to generate 3D LUT based calibrations for direct import to any FSI monitor equipped with our advanced Color Fidelity Engine,” Desmet said.
A Flanders Scientific FSI broadcast monitor calibrated with CalMAN Studio is on display in SpectraCal’s booth at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) annual convention in the Las Vegas Convention Center April 8-11. SpectraCal is showing the FSI monitor in Booth SL 15716, along with CalMAN ColorChecker, also released today. Using ColorChecker, visitors can see for themselves how accurate the CalMAN calibration is.
SpectraCal says that the version of CalMAN Studio released today offers an accuracy of monitor characterization never previously attainable, while requiring less time than any previous solution.
CalMAN Studio characterizes a display in detail and creates a characterization cube, also known as a 3D look-up table (LUT), to compensate for the monitor’s deviations from a reference standard. The Color Fidelity Engine in the Flanders Scientific monitor applies the cube to the signal, allowing video professionals to be sure they are seeing exactly the same image on all monitors.
Flanders Scientific is introducing five new monitors at NAB. All five have the Color Fidelity Engine. Models including the Color Fidelity Engine include the LM-2461W, LM-2460W, CM320TD, CM240, CM171, CM170, BM230, BM210.
CalMAN Studio is based on technology originally developed in SpectraCal’s display calibration solution used by nearly every professional calibrator today. Several technological advances lead SpectraCal to claim that CalMAN Studio provides more accurate monitor characterization than any software previously available.
About SpectraCal
SpectraCal is the worldwide leader in image fidelity solutions. SpectraCal provides everything needed for calibrating video displays in broadcast, production, post-production, commercial A/V, home theater, and industry. SpectraCal’s flagship product CalMAN is the mostly widely used video calibration software in the world. Please visit www.spectracal.com for more information.
About Flanders Scientific
(Flanders Scientific, Inc. is a US Based Company with headquarters in Suwanee, GA, just 30 minutes outside of Atlanta. FSI is focused on providing high performance professional broadcast and post production equipment at industry leading prices. FSI was started by industry professionals with over 25 years of experience in professional broadcast monitors and test/measurement equipment.
Source: Press Release