The average photographer, and certainly the average consumer, likely believes two things about monitor calibration: it's confusing and difficult. Even if neither are necessarily true, it's a hurdle that Calibrite hopes it has finally jumped.
Espresso Displays' new 17-inch, billion color, Espresso 17 Pro promises to support photographers and graphic designers wherever they are thanks to its take-anywhere, lightweight design.
Rode has been making top-quality microphones that have been among my go-to picks for years, but last year ventured into something new: headphones.
Portable USB-powered displays aren't new but can be very helpful for editors on the move to get access to more screen real estate. Acer’s new model turns things up a notch though and can take a 2D image and make it appear as if it were 3D.
Apple has published a Beta update that addresses the Studio Display's webcam. The fix adjusts noise reduction, contrast, and framing, issues that were called out by many reviewers when the display launched earlier this year.
The reviews for the Apple Studio Display have started to come out and one unexpected complaint centers around the webcam, which some have categorized as disappointing. Apple says it's not "behaving as expected" and intends to fix it with software.
Apple’s Peek Performance event went down with its signature flair and once again surprised the PC industry with a new chip, the M1 Ultra, that looks set to raise the bar on real-world performance and power efficiency. Yet the Apple Studio Display feels like a dud in comparison.
Pantone has launched the Pantone SkinTone Validated program, which is an addition to its existing validation program for colors and is the first such program that will attempt to validate the appearance of skin tones in displays and print.
One of the most important tools in a photographer's toolkit is something many may be surprised by - a color-accurate monitor. But why are they so expensive, and why should a photographer spend so much on one?
ViewSonic has announced a host of new monitors that span a range of use cases, with its new color-accurate 4K and 8K monitors of note as the company's latest offerings for photographers. Called the ColorPro monitor series, the mix of high resolution and wide color gamut looks particularly enticing.
Though LG is responsible for creating most (if not all) of the OLED panels you'll see in TVs and displays on the market, the company had yet to produce its own OLED monitor. Today that changes with the announcement of the LG UltraFine Display OLED Pro.
Dell has announced the UltraSharp 32 HDR PremierColor Monitor, a $5,000 4K monitor designed for photographers and videographers that promises professional levels of color accuracy combined with excellent contrast. The monitor includes a host of inputs from HDMI to Thunderbolt 3 and has a built-in Calman-powered colorimeter.
In the good old days of analog photography, print aspect ratio was ultimately determined by the paper size. In other words, if you printed an 8x10-inch, you had to crop your negative to a 4:5 aspect ratio. For slide film, the image aspect ratio was determined by the film format, for instance, 3:2 for 35mm film.
Looking to make the lives of photographers across the globe a little bit easier, high-end Japanese display company Eizo Corp has unveiled two new ColorEdge-series monitors that are sure to raise a few eyebrows.