Display Technology and Display Calibration - What Changes in Mastering UHD, 4k and 8K Content

Color Talk with Tom Parish

I had two goals with this podcast: 1. Have a one-on-one conversation with Charles Poynton about the future of display technology as we evolve from mastering HD to UHD, 4k and even 8k media. 2. Understand where display calibration technology stands with mastering displays (LCD and OLED in particular) and what is state of the art with calibration software. A point I wanted to bring out was that mastering displays for high-end productions will always need calibration tools for mastering purposes, but how can a growing market of digital creatives leverage these tools to bring their iMacs and personal computers into close compliance with Rec.709 and and newer standards using ICC profiles? The amount of content this community is mastering is huge, so can they use the same calibration tools? From our conversation it was clear that Charles has a great deal to say about displays and display technologies because he's been an instigator of many display standards since the 1980s. Charles really pours on the insights in this interview, so I'm delighted to be passing this along to my community of listeners. I have included a transcript of the interview at www.tomparish.com