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TNDV Standardizes on Sony OLED Monitors for Mobile Production
10/2/2012
NASHVILLE
— TNDV has enhanced color representation for live shoots on all three of its
mobile production trucks, adding Sony PVM-1741 OLED monitors to boost color representation
and contrast ratio while setting up cameras.
The
mobile production company has purchased six monitors: Two for each of the company’s
three trucks, used both on board and inside venues. The monitors give camera shaders,
lighting directors, stage managers and other technical personnel an exact representation
of video output quality in advance of live events.
One
of the first successful projects included EntreLeadership, a live business and leadership
event from financial wellness guru and radio host Dave Ramsey that was simulcast
over the web from The People’s Church in Franklin, Tenn.. TNDV president Nic Dugger and his team deployed four
monitors to confirm accurate color and contrast ratio measurements of the eventual
live feed well before the shoot — ensuring that all involved were confident that
the signal on the screen was an accurate representation of the image quality being
produced.
“We
had a monitor available for a producer and lighting director at The People’s Church.
It was pertinent that when they looked at images from our cameras they were seeing
the same quality as our shader,” Dugger said. “It’s not good enough to get a 32-inch
consumer monitor and use an HDMI conversion brick. When you are in a controlled
environment with hundreds of moving and conventional lights, the difference in one
light color temperature or another light being out of focus can be the difference
in how good the shot looks.”
“Not
having accurate black levels leads to inaccurate shading, and makes the lighting
team push light harder than what is required,” he said. “The ability to get those
accurate, real-life black levels to the point where it looks like the monitor is
off when you set up your cameras at zero IRE raises the overall quality. It’s a
big hit with our shaders, who know they see the most accurate possible representation
when they can detect noise at black levels and make adjustments.”
The
PVM-1741 brought the cost of an OLED monitor down to the $4,000 to 5,000 range,
compared to OLED monitors that advance on $20,000.
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