The SpectraCal Video Academy is a two day hands-on professional video
calibration training course, designed to quickly bring you to a level of
competence and confidence in calibrating all the important performance aspects
of current generation video displays and projectors. This course is appropriate
for those not yet experienced in video calibration, as well as those
professionals who want to refresh their skills on the latest video calibration
technologies, tools, and calibration techniques. |
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SpectraCal Video Academy
Two Day Professional Calibration Seminar
The first day of the course is largely presentation based, with six handson
labs interspersed throughout the day. You will learn about the performance
factors that determine the image quality of displays and projectors and become
familiar with the calibration characteristics of different display technologies,
along with a range of hardware and software that is available to assure
productive and accurate display adjustments. You will walk through a basic video
calibration process, discussing each step that you perform to calibrate basic
display performance factors and produce a customer calibration report.
The second day of the course covers advanced topics and provides extended time
to calibrate multiple display technologies with assistance from experienced
industry professionals, at a number of individual calibration practice stations.
The advance calibration procedures for CMS color gamut and multipoint
grayscale/gamma adjustment are covered. Video processors and calibration
processors are discussed, along with their potential roles in providing higher
quality, more accurately calibrated images for your clients. You will gain
hands-on experience using various color meter and test pattern source hardware,
professional automated calibration software, plus the calibration capabilities
of video processors and dedicated calibration processors.
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July 27th to July 28th, 2010
Silver Cloud Inn Lake Union
1150 Fairview Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 447-9500
Day One:
- Class Overview
- Introductions
- Video Calibration Objectives
- Director’s Intent
- Picture Quality
- Extended Display Life
- Levels of Picture Quality Improvement
- Connections – Signals, Resolution, and Picture Menu Adjustments
- White Balance (Hi/Lo) Adjustments
- Multipoint Grayscale/Gamma Adjustments
- CMS Color Gamut Adjustments
- Picture Menu Adjustments
- Picture Mode, Color Temp Controls
- Hands-On Lab #1 – Picture Mode and Color Temp Settings
- Dynamic Range
- Viewing Environment
- Brightness, Contrast, Backlight Controls
- Hands-On Lab #2 – Brightness and Contrast Adjustment
- Resolution
- Picture Enhancement
- Artifacts
- Sharpness, Edge Enhance Controls
- Hands-On Lab #3 – Picture Enhancement Control Adjustment
- Hands-On Lab #4 – Gamma Control Settings
- Light & Color Perception and Measurement
- Light Spectrum
- Hue, Saturation, Brightness Perception
- Chromaticity, Luminance Values
- Delta Error
- Light & Color Meters
- Spectroradiometers
- Technology Pros/Cons
- Available Models
- Minolta CS-2000
- Minolta CS-200
- Orb Optronix SP-100
- X-Rite EyeOne Pro
- Tristimulus Colorimeters
- Technology Pros/Cons
- Available Models
- Klein K-10
- X-Rite Hubble
- X-Rite Chroma 5
- Measurement Tools – Video Generators
- AVFoundry VideoForge
- Quantum Data 780
- CalMAN Calibration Software (ISF_Basic Workflow)
- Introduction Workflow Software Familiarization
- Software Setup
- Meter Settings
- Source Settings
- Interactive Control
- Options
- Chart Properties
- Hands-On Lab #5 – Hardware connection, QuickView.xml measurements
- Calibration Session Setup (ISF_Basic Workflow)
- Pre-Calibration Capture
- Display Presets
- White Balance Calibration (Hi/Lo)
- Display Adjustments
- Post-Calibration Capture
- Calibration Report
- Hands-On Lab #6 – ISF_Basic Workflow calibrations (no color gamut)
Day Two: Advanced Calibration Topics
- Advanced Calibration Process (ISF_Advanced Workflow)
- CMS Color Gamut Adjustments
- Multipoint Grayscale/Gamma Adjustments
- Processors and Calibration
- Need for External Calibration
- Video Processors
- Lumagen Radiance
- DVDO Duo
- AVRs
- Calibration Processors
- Interactive Control
- Interactive Workflow
- Hands-On Lab #7 – Calibration w/ Processor
- HDMI Troubleshooting Concepts
- HDMI Cable Extenders
- Alternate Viewing Modes
- Hands-On Lab #8 – Day, Night, B/W Mode calibrations
- Front Projection Calibration Issues
- Measurement Angle
- Ambient Light
- Light Output Levels
- Measurement Instruments
- Hands-On Lab #9 – Front projector calibration
- Hands-On Lab #10 – Plasma display calibration
- Hands-On Lab #11 – LED backlit LCD display calibration
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