Reference Monitors

Sony OLED Reference Monitors Earn Technical Emmy

Wed, 02/03/2021 - 12:40 -- Nick Dager

Sony Electronics has been named a recipient of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ 72nd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Award. Sony’s OLED reference monitors were recognized by the esteemed organization for their contributions to and impact on mastering quality in the industry. The awards ceremony that will take place in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters as part of their fall Show on October 10.

SmallHD Introduces OLED 22 4K Production Monitor

Mon, 08/03/2020 - 10:01 -- Nick Dager

SmallHD has introduced the OLED 22 4K production monitor. “DITs, DPs, and colorists have been waiting for what feels like forever to replace their ancient HD OLED monitors,” said Greg Smokler, Creative Solutions vice president of product. “That’s why we spent over 2 years building OLED 22, the first lightweight 4K OLED production monitor equipped with a feature set that finally enables critical monitoring of 4K images, both on set and in the color suite.

Sony Unveils New 4K HDR Reference Monitor, Launches TriMaster HX Brand

Fri, 09/14/2018 - 12:03 -- Nick Dager

Sony has unveiled a new 31-inch Grade 1 reference monitor, the BVM-HX310, that offers accurate color reproduction and high-contrast performance to provide professional content creators enhanced flexibility and precision for critical picture grading decisions. It is also fully capable of reproducing 4K and high dynamic range content, supports industry standard brightness of up to 1,000 nits in full-screen and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio for HDR productions. The launch of the new reference monitor also marks the introduction of Sony’s new technology brand TriMaster HX.

SmallHD Introduces OLED Monitor

Wed, 02/22/2017 - 11:46 -- Nick Dager

SmallHD has introduced its first OLED monitor, the 702-OLED. The 7.7-inch screen combines the renowned color accuracy and contrast ratio of an OLED display, with the feature set of the industry standard SmallHD 702-Bright so that it is ideal on camera or on a director’s rig. Able to produce wide color gamut color accuracy, it is an effective tool for DITs and directors on-set use.

Editors to Discuss ACES and Compare Reference Monitors

Tue, 06/16/2015 - 14:42 -- Nick Dager

How do you get the entire creative team from the set, through editorial, post and archiving to speak the same language when it comes to color management and file interchange? The Academy Color Encoding System is the answer. June 26th the Editors’ Lounge will host a special evening dedicated to educating the post production community about ACES, as well as the latest in state-of-the-art, reference-grade monitors.

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