Vegas Pro 2027 Reworks Colour and GPU Delivery
Vegas Pro 2027 adds GPU colour transforms, AI Quick Mask, revised captions, event compositing and 4:2:2 encoding on specified hardware.
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OBSBOT Meet Flip Review: Finally, a Webcam That Knows How to Shut Up
The OBSBOT Meet Flip is tiny, genuinely portable and physically private. Add very good 4K video and surprisingly mature software, and this may be the travel webcam we have been waiting for.
ColorEdge CS3200X review: The EIZO feeling without the colourist tax?
Two weeks with EIZO's new 31.5-inch CS3200X reveal a colour-accurate 4K production monitor that retains much of the CG experience at roughly a thrid of the price. How?
Finally, EIZO does OLED: CG3200X
EIZO finally gives ColorEdge an OLED panel, with 1,000 cd/m² maximum luminance and unusually transparent control over ABL behaviour.
EIZO ColorEdge CG3100X review: Is this the last great IPS monitor?
Four months with EIZO’s 30.5-inch DCI-4K flagship reveal a superbly uniform, silent IPS monitor that leaves very little room for excuses.
Dehancer Brings Film Dirt to SCRATCH
SCRATCH users get Dehancer’s OFX film-emulation stack, with camera profiles, film stocks, print films and analogue damage for tasteful decay.
ARRI ALEXA 35 Live Xtreme adds 8x SDI HFR
ARRI's ALEXA 35 Live Xtreme outputs HFR over SDI for live production, keeping slow motion inside the same camera pipeline.
Beeble adds SDR to HDR on the web
Beeble’s SDR to HDR tool converts short 8-bit clips into 16-bit ACES EXR sequences with masks, prompts and credit-based cloud processing.
Asus ProArt 16 USV: A Laptop-Sized Production Monitor
The ASUS ProArt PA16USV LED-Monitor, a 15.6-inch 4K HDR portable display that incorporates a 12G-SDI marks a significant pivot for ASUS into hardware that explicitly targets on-set workflows and DIT (digital imaging technician) monitoring tasks rather than solely desktop creative use. But is it any good?
Asus ProArt PA27UCGE: A 4K Monitor That Mostly Refuses to Be Annoying
The Asus ProArt PA27UCGE is a 27-inch 4K 10-bit IPS monitor with hardware calibration, , USB-C with 96 W Power Delivery, HDR10, 160 Hz refresh rate and a monitor hood. It is not a Class A reference monitor, but for general production work, it is annoyingly sensible.
Blender Singularity lands in 4K HDR
Singularity drops as a 4K HDR short, with free downloads of assets and encodes. Also: painterly brushstrokes meet procedural crowds.
ProArt goes 12G-SDI portable
12G-SDI on a 15.6-inch 4K portable panel, plus calibration reports, presets, and a box that turns into a hood. Enjoy the set life
Adobe brings Color mode to Premiere beta
Premiere beta gets Color mode: new grading controls, Operations, Clip Grid, and color management that tries to keep editors in flow.
EIZO ColorEdge CS3200X adds 31.5-inch 4K
A new 31.5-inch 4K ColorEdge lands with wide-gamut presets, HDR targets, and one-cable USB-C power for tidy desks and tidy color.
Open Light: Procedural HDR Lighting Without the Texture Archaeology
Open Light is a new tool that generates procedural HDR light textures. It builds softboxes, gobos, Kino Flo style sources and other modifiers as 32-bit EXR or HDR files, with support for ACEScg and resolutions up to 4K.
Grading Kraken: insights from the colour grade
Senior Colourist Dylan Hopkin (Shortcut Oslo) outlines the grading process behind the new sci-fi film Kraken, and how contrast, colour and AI-assisted tools were used to support storytelling.
Baselight v7 refines the colourist’s toolkit
FilmLight’s Baselight v7 adds smarter mattes, new depth tools and workflow upgrades for complex grading and VFX-heavy productions.
Samsung Onyx: How modern display technology is redefining the cinema experience
(Advertorial) Projection is out, pixels are in: Samsung’s Onyx Cinema LED aims to replace cinema projectors with HDR-capable LED walls and flexible sizing.
Resolve 20.3 brings 32K support, metadata tools and stability fixes
DaVinci Resolve 20.3 rolls out: 32K on M5 Macs, more flexible metadata and HDR10+ export, plus a slew of bug patches.
Blender 5.0 – it’s here!
Blender 5.0 is finally here — with ACES/PQ-HDR, high-geometry support, UI tweaks and a fresh release cadence for production pipelines.
Dolby Vision, Dolby Vision 2, and Beyond!
HDR isn’t just a jungle of acronyms on your TV box—though it may feel that way. To bring some order, we sat down with Michael Hackl from Dolby to talk about Dolby Vision, how it compares to HDR10 and HDR10+, how it is made, and what’s new in Dolby Vision 2.
Neat Video 6: Smarter Noise Reduction for Nuke and Beyond
Neat Video 6 automates what used to be manual: GPU tuning, CPU balancing, and memory management. The result: up to twice the render speed and half the RAM usage inside Nuke, Premiere, and Resolve. A quiet but meaningful upgrade for anyone tired of watching progress bars instead of pixels.
ASUS unveils 32″ 8K HDR Mini-LED ProArt monitor. Yes, 8K.
ASUS launches its 32″ 8K HDR Mini-LED monitor, the ProArt PA32KCX with great brightness and pro-features. Not for everyone, but if you edit 8K or need huge desktop real-estate, this is serious.
Blender 5.0 Beta!
Blender 5.0 Beta runs until 5 November 2025, bringing ACES 2.0, node and compositor updates, HDR colour support, and stricter compatibility rules.
Dolby Vision 2 Rewrites HDR
TL;DR: Dolby Vision 2 upgrades HDR with AI-driven tone-mapping, ambient adjustments, and creative motion control, first to be seen in Hisense TVs, coming in 2026-2027.
SDI inside: EIZO’s CG2400SV aims at serious video work
SDI, HDR, 10-bit colour, and a carry handle: EIZO’s new 24" ColorEdge CG2400SV is aimed at post houses, studios, and on-set use.
Blender 5.0 Ships Built-In ACES 2.0 View Transform
Blender 5.0 gains a built‑in ACES 2.0 view transform, new HDR and wide‑gamut export, and better OpenColorIO compatibility, making HDR pipelines more native.
ProArt PA32UCDM: The OLED Display That Thinks It’s a Reference Monitor And Dresses Like an Accountant
First impression: The ASUS ProArt PA32UCDM is the Clark Kent of displays. On your desk, it could pass for a premium, but otherwise unassuming office monitor—sleek, thin, and lightweight, with none of that over-designed “gamer” bling. But underneath?
EIZO CG3100X: The New Gold Standard for Colour-Critical Work?
EIZO’s new ColorEdge CG3100X offers DCI-4K, HDR presets, 99% DCI-P3 coverage and True Black filter. Available November 2025 for less money than you'd expect!
After Effects 25.4 Lands in August: HDR Metadata, Text-Format Paste, and Layer Staggering
Adobe After Effects 25.4 introduces Quick Offset, Paste Text Formatting Only, and HDR CICP metadata support.
„For Those Who Dare“
These days you wouldn’t always have to go for an expensive, professionally calibrated screen if you are not working for extremely demanding clients. Has the age of correct colors finally arrived? What about HDR? Let’s have a broader look!
LumaFusion 2.3 Android HDR support at Last
LumaFusion 2.3 for Android (June 24, 2025) debuts HDR and 10‑bit color support (Rec.709, HLG, HDR10, DisplayP3) with stability fixes.
Color Monitoring for Cheapskates?Part 1
Colour Monitoring is cheap, easy, and fast. As usual, you can pick two of those adjectives — and in this series, we are going for cheap and will make it easy for you!
LightWave 2025: Something is coming
LightWave Digital unveils LightWave 2025, introducing RIPR for real-time HDR previews, enhanced Rhiggit tools, LW Construct for rapid asset creation, and a versatile Cel Shader for stylized rendering.
Hardware for CineMon (et. al.)
After looking at the software side of CineMon, it's time to take a look at the hardware - whats good and what's not?
ASUS ProArt Display 5K PA27JCV
Let's not faff about: 5K Screens? Really? I tested one, and here are the results - the Use Case is not what you might think it is.
Adobe After Effects Beta: HDR Preview for Precision Workflows
The latest After Effects beta introduces HDR composition previews, supporting more accurate workflows for HDR-ready monitors.
IBC 2024 Adobe Premiere Pro News with Francis Crossman
Francis Crossman shows the new color management, the properties panel and the new look of the Adobe Premiere GUI.
HDR Without Headaches: Dolby Vision Training by Matthias Bolliger
Matthias Bollinger’s Dolby Vision course "Advanced" simplifies HDR workflows, from color grading to light scripting. Certification prep included.
ARRI Introduces ALEXA 265: Compact Evolution in 65mm Cinema
ARRI’s ALEXA 265 offers a lighter, smaller 65mm camera with improved dynamic range, low-light performance, and advanced workflow features.
Dolby Launches free Training : Visual Storytelling in HDR
Dolby has unveiled its newest training course, Visual Storytelling in HDR, designed to bridge the knowledge gap around HDR and make this technology accessible for creatives at all skill levels. Developed over months by Dolby’s expert team, the course offers practical education and SDR/HDR examples, tailored especially for creatives who may be less familiar with the technical aspects of HDR.
Colorfront’s New SDR/HDR Workflow Tools
Colorfront introduces innovative SDR/HDR tools that streamline mastering for cinema and television productions, maintaining creative intent across multiple display formats - including Dolby Vision!
DaVinci Resolve 19: Final Release
USD tools, multi-source editing, rotoscoping in Fusion and MUCH more!
Nobe OmniScope – so far!
Tom Huczek from TimeInPixels must be a very busy man. We have already presented his Nobe OmniScope in detail in DP 21:02 and 22:02, but enough new things have been added to take another look at this comprehensive display tool.
Fallout becomes cinematic.
Paul Hatton catches up with Nikita Travnikov, an executive producer for Huuuge Games and 3D tinkerer - and we chat about the whole Fusion/Resolve pipeline!
In space, nobody can hear you … render?
The new download package from ProductionCrate includes 80 assets that enhance aerospace. 10 assets are free of charge.
download 25 HDRI Maps and 6 HDRI Area Light Textures for free
Lightmap, the developer of the lighting design software Light Studio, is making two download packages available - for HDRI maps and area light textures. These simulate realistic studio shots.
Germany in Baselight
A look back: In DP 01:2019, we took a look at high-end grading with Baselight. We also spoke to Rotor Film about HDR material and the Amazon series "Deutschland 86".
HDR displays from Atomos synergise with Panasonic’s Lumix GH6!
If you couple the Ninja V and Ninja V HDR displays with your Lumix, you can rely on brilliant ProRes-Raw!
Will Google Research revolutionise how HDR scenes are created in the future?
If NeRF makes you think of toy guns, click on now. Everyone else will discover the advantages of neuronal radiation fields. Important for everyone who works with HDRs!
Putting the „Ace” in ACES
The fact that ACES is more than just another buzzword in the VFX industry should have
t should have got around by now. And anyone who works at a major studio in a reasonably up-to-date pipeline will already have had contact with ACES. But what about one-person dancing bands, freelancers with mobile workstations and those who like to dance at several weddings?
Colourlab Ai 1.3 and 1.4 Released
Colourlab Ai delivered versions 1.3 and 1.4 in quick succession, adding HDR scopes, LUT tools and NDI support.
HDR Light Studio Xenon Drop 2 Adds Diffusion Controls
HDR Light Studio Xenon Drop 2 introduces diffusion filtering, instant feedback and new planar and spherical light options.
Panasonic Previews Compact HDR UHD VR Glasses
Panasonic’s CES VR-glasses concept combined HDR, UHD and VR, with adjustable interpupillary distance and dioptre correction.
Sony HDC-P31 POV Camera Supports Remote HDR Workflows
Sony’s compact HDC-P31 combined remote operation, a 2/3-inch global-shutter sensor and simultaneous HDR/SDR production.
And Here Comes Flame 2021
New machine-learning features, Physical Defocus effect, finishing updates and more: Flame 2021 from Autodesk comes with several practical new features.
Blackmagic at the IBC 2019
Blackmagic at IBC 2019: New Video Assist, Blackmagic RAW update and new live mixer for YouTube streams!
Free Lookdev Setup | Maya
Free Maya lookdev setup with Arnold: Artist Dusan Kovic gives us the kit including HDRs, Macbeth charts and more!
Are we sure that footage works?
Getting HDR out is still a bit tricky - in theory everything works or should work. But what if you have to KNOW it works? Well, Aja has presented a machine that can eliminate the guesswork.
BenQ SW271 Review
With the SW series, BenQ sets out to conquer the colour-managed monitor world. We looked at the 27-inch model in practice for several months.
Flanders Dares
One of the biggest names for colour-accurate monitors ventures into UHD, OLED and HDR.
Flame 2019 NAB appearance
Further upgrade towards grading and look development. The update will be presented for the first time at the NAB Show 2018.
IMF – and what it’s all about
IMF - Interoperable Mastering Format - has been around for a few years now. After a somewhat slow start, however, IMF experienced a boom at the beginning of 2O16 at the latest, when Netflix made it its main delivery format. What IMF is and what it is supposed to be good for, however, is still largely unknown to the broad masses of the media industry. This article is intended to provide a brief introduction to the format, shedding some light on its peculiarities and advantages as well as the costs involved. As the cover image suggests, this article will not be a colourful creative experience - but have fun anyway.
VLC 3.0 Media Player: With 8K, HDR and Chromecast support
Folks! The new VLC 3.0 Media Player version is now available for free. With the release, VideoLan adds Chromecast, HDR, 360° videos and more!
New HDR grading monitor from EIZO
At the IBC in Amsterdam, EIZO presented its ColorEdge PROMINENCE CG3145 HDR monitor for the first time - everyone is talking about HDR. Not least because many 4K televisions are already being sold with an HDR label and HDR is therefore a buzzword for end users.
What Exactly Is HDR?
When it comes to HDR, a lot of dangerous half-knowledge is currently circulating, online and offline. Here is a short explanation of the term.
Vimeo Now with 8K and HDR
The Vimeo platform now also supports 8K videos and HDR features with a newly integrated HEVC/H.265 codec and BT.2020!
HDR Vault: 44 Free Maps
A new HDR library from Philip Modin with more than 44 free environment maps: Can be used for commercial and private purposes!
Edius 9 Is Coming in Early November
The focus of release 9 is on editing HDR material. Here is an overview of the features.
Twelve Free Industrial HDR Maps
And today there are a few more free HDR maps, this time with industrial environments: resolution 5376px by 2688px as 32-bit EXR files.
Dell’s First HDR10 Monitor—and More Hardware
The UltraSharp 27 4K HDR monitor (UP2718Q) has a 4K display and provides a color depth of 1.07 billion colors. Dell has also added a VR-ready workstation and an 8K monitor to its range.
BaseGrade and the evolution of colour grading
At NAB 2O16, colour grading specialist Filmlight caused quite a stir in the colourist scene. BaseGrade - a completely newly developed grading operator for Baselight - was presented, which is intended to replace classic tools such as Lift, Gamma and Gain. That sounds like a small revolution. Filmlight promises more consistent results and a more natural way of working. Reason enough not only for Baselight colourists to take a detailed look at it.
HDR Webinar from Sony
HDR – from recording and post-production to delivery – is the subject of Sony's free webinar on March 7.
Arri’s HDR Show
“The Best for HDR Since 2010”—in its showreel, Arri shows what its cameras can do when it comes to HDR images.
Update: DaVinci Resolve 12.5.4
New update for Blackmagic Design’s color-correction and editing software: the new update includes support for Rec 2100, 2020, and special Dolby Vision support, among other things. We present the most important new features.
HDR: YouTube Gets Profound
News from the YouTube world: alongside 4K, live streaming, and 360° videos, YouTube now also allows its community to upload HDR videos (and watch them—someday).
NASA Films Rocket Engine in HDR
The US space agency NASA can analyse the exhaust of rocket engines with a new high-speed camera.
CinemaDNG and AtomHDR for Shogun and Ninja Assassin
AtomOS has released the free firmware update 6.6 with new functions for the two mobile 4K recorders Shogun and Ninja Assassin 4K.
New Rec.2100 Standard for HDR TV
The International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) new HDR-TV BT.2100 standard is intended to deliver images with greater brightness and a wider dynamic range to TV viewers at home.
Panasonic Pro Presents HS Simulators
Something to play with for camera fans: new online VariCam simulators are available for three VariCam setups.
3D-Coat Version 4.5
Version 4.5 of the 3D software 3D-Coat brings physically based rendering and Smart Material Texturing.
So Much Mobile 4K
Qualcomm and Nvidia presented their new mobile processors at CES 2013, which are intended to make 4K content mobile.
New Lighting Tool
HDR Light Studio 4 is available with a live connection to 3ds Max and V-Ray.
HDR Videos
Great colour dynamics in moving images too: as scientists at the University of Warwick have announced, they have now succeeded in shooting a 20-stop Full-HD 30fps video.
German Version of Photomatix Pro 3.03 Released
Franzis has announced the German release of Photomatix Pro 3.0, the latest version of its High Dynamic Range (HDR) image-processing software.
Book Review: HDR Photography
Megapixels were yesterday; today quality is what matters. HDR photography has been gaining ground for years, and Jürgen Held reveals many secrets of DRI, HDR and HDR panoramas in foundations and practical workshops.
Dolby Demonstrates Mobile Media Technology
At CeBIT 2008, Dolby Laboratories will demonstrate audio technology for portable computers, media players, and mobile phones.
Dolby presents new video technologies at International CES 2008
At the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (ICES), Dolby Laboratories, Inc. is presenting its new High Dynamic Range (HDR) Imaging technology suite and simultaneously announcing that Dolby Contrast, the first product, will be available to LCD manufacturers for distribution in Q1 2008.
Dolby presents innovative audio and imaging technologies
At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (ICES), Dolby Laboratories, Inc. is presenting technologies that transform picture and sound to greatly enhance the digital entertainment experience.
Corel Provides Radiant Photo Gifts Under the Christmas Tree
The software company shows how High Dynamic Range (HDR) images can be created in no time with the help of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2.
RED GIANT SOFTWARE: new film look standard “Magic Bullet Looks” available
What began as a clever development for the own needs of a film and effects professional (Stu Maschwitz, including VFX Supervisor for Sin City) is now available from Red Giant Software as a comprehensive film look plugin for AE, FCP, Motion, Premiere Pro and Avid.
Corel: Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
The new functions include the Express Lab and HDR tools. Corel has also polished up the interface design
Autodesk Releases Extension for Toxik 2007
Autodesk Toxik 2007 Extension 1 with new functions for cinema-film VFX and workflow improvements
SIGGRAPH: Video Codec for HDR Data
HDR specialist Brightside showed a video codec at Siggraph that is suitable for compressing HDR data
SIGGRAPH: Quest 3D Can Do HDR
HDR images as textures, a new Water Shader and alpha channels in all channels distinguish the new version 3.5
Autodesk Toxik 2007 Debuts at NAB
Toxik 2007 adds an HDR-capable paint system for wire removal, retouching and digital matte painting.
Adobe After Effects 7 Is Here
New After Effects version with flexible workspace, support for OpenGL 2.0 and Flash Video export