Recorder/Monitor manufacturer Atomos announced their foray into large scale field- and production monitors at Cine Gear in 2019. Now, after some delay, the first two models of the Atomos Neon are shipping. A year back Atomos announced four different sizes: 17″, 24″, 32″ and 55″ for its Neon range of production monitors/recorders. Now the Atomos Neon 17″ and the Atomos Neon 24″ are almost ready to ship out to customers. The Neon series are high-end precision monitor/recorders that seamlessly work in a range of scenarios from studio/virtual production monitoring to accurate color grading. More color-accurate monitors than recorders Atomos Neon HDR/SDR monitors should offer accurate and consistent SDR/HDR monitoring and provide recording functionality for easy shot reviewing or render-free output delivery at up to 4k DCI 60p. They are easily deployable in the studio, in the edit, or for remote workflows. The recording functions are still there, but are taking a back seat in order to give the front row to accurate color reproduction for post production. All screens are factory calibrated. However, user-calibration is possible with the optional USB calibration cable and Xrite i1 Display Pro Plus. Atomos Neon 17″ and 24″ monitors, side-by-side. Image credit: Atomos Neon 17″ and 24″ specs Neon 17” utilises an FHD 1920 x 1080 panel with, 10bit display processing (but only an 8+2 bit display), 4K to HD scaling, and an option for 1 to 1 display pixel mapping. Neon 24” utilizes a 4k DCI resolution panel with true 10bit fidelity and HD/2K to...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 12 November, 2020