Calibration and color management course for digital video July 2014

After the success of our previous edition, we are back with this course, the only one of its kind in Spain. All of us who work professionally with color in audiovisual we know the need for proper calibration of monitors and process management. However, in recent times the complex digital range has made it a difficult task to carry out a project being consistent in color. Although erroneously it could be thought that digital processes facilitate these tasks (as opposed to photochemical processes) the reality is that it is essential in any production a reasoned technical management of the image and color.

This course on color calibration and color management will lay the foundations to carry out the necessary workflows in digital cinema, broadcast television and internet projects. We will talk about monitor profiling, LUT creation and color correction and multimastering processes. Concepts such as ACES, CDL, P3, XYZ, 709 and many others that are increasingly present in every audiovisual production will be defined. In addition, practices will be carried out with different monitors, calibration elements and programs to exemplify what has been taught during the course.

DURATION: 10 hours

TEACHER: Daniel Pérez

Daniel Pérez-Llebot supervisor of post-production, visual effects and digital services on set. Graduated in systems engineering, he has worked as 3D animator, visual compositor (in Flame, Avid DS, Nuke systems among others) or colorist (telecine, Scratch…) for companies like Softimage, Assimilate, Cinecolor … Having worked in Buenos Aires, Caracas, Miami, New York and many other places in Latin America, Daniel Pérez opened a new company in Madrid a little over a year ago dedicated to the rental of equipment and Digital Lab services on set: WhyOnSet.

EQUIPMENT EMPLOYED: Monitors of various grades: EiZO ColorEdge CG246, Sony PVM-1741, HP Dreamcolor, HP 2475, Apple Retina Display, etc. Probe Hubble, probe i1 Display Pro. Calibration systems: Lightspace, Truelight, Colornavigator, etc.

AIMED AT: Colorists, post-producers, post-production coordinators, DITs, directors of photography and anyone who makes professional use of color in the audiovisual industry.

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Familiarity with the concepts of HD video signal and digital cinema. Basic photographic knowledge.

PRICE: 260€ (234€ if you book before June 10th). You can get up to 20% discount if you sign up for several courses. Discounts are not cumulative.

WHEN: July 10 and 11, 2014. Afternoons from 16 to 21h (times may vary slightly).

WHERE: CES Audiovisual Campus. If you need any kind of information you can contact 709 MR by email or phone (668840783).

COURSE CODE: CAL08-100714

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

• To understand all the concepts involved in the color management process in order to be able to properly calibrate all the elements of the audiovisual chain.
• Learn the different levels of calibration: from monitor bars or other manual systems to the highest accuracy levels.
• Understand the difference between monitor matching and calibration to a standard (such as Rec709).
• Be able to carry out complex color design from camera to mastering

CONTENTS:

• Basic color science. Visible spectrum, chromatic systems, additive and subtractive mixing…
• Color models: CMYK, RGB, HSL…
• CIE Triangle
• Video color spaces: sRGB, 709…
• Profile connection spaces: XYZ, ACES
• Concept of gammut
• Color profiles
• Why does it look different? Creation VS monitoring
• Conversions between color spaces.
• LUTs. Types of LUTs, LUT bit depths
• Correction and preview LUTs
• Color Metadata Exchange Protocols: ASC CDL
• Digital intermediate. Film sensitometric curves. Negative and positive. Film LUTs
• Gamma in professional video. Linear (RAW), exponential and logarithmic.
• Gamma standard in 709, sRGB, DCI P3…
• Audiovisual color management
• Calibration systems. Lightspace, THX Cinespace, Truelight…
• Field calibration (manual)
• Interference from environmental conditions
• Monitoring technologies: CRT, LCD, LED…
• Characteristics of monitors and projectors: resolution, connections, dynamic range, dominants, bit depth, gammuts…
• Lighting recommendations for professional color correction rooms
• Color management workflow
• Test charts for calibration
• Practices with different color correction systems(DaVinci Resolve, Assimilate Scratch) and monitoring (grade 1 monitor, HP Dreamcolor, standard monitor…)

You can download the documentation to take the course here

For more information send an e-mail to info@709mediaroom.com.