timeinpixels’ software-based suite of video-metering tools OmniScope Software that has been around since 2019 has just gotten bumped to Version 1.8.0. A good time to have a closer look at the application. I don’t need a monitor, just give me a waveform and a parade and I can color correct. I am paraphrasing here, but above quote is roughly that what a famous colorist once said to me when I was sitting in on a telecine session of stuff I shot.While he might have been exaggerating a bit, it is true that looking at, and understanding different types of scopes is crucial. Regardless whether you are color correcting or grading creatively. Relying on a monitor and your eyes alone can get you in trouble really fast. What are OmniScope Software Scopes? Cameras, field monitors and recorders feature some kind of scopes to gauge the quality of the image recorded. But in post production these readouts are even more important. Most NLEs have decent software scopes built-in, but there are benefits to using external scopes like: The color grading workstation does not have to constantly compute the scopes and saves resources this way.By monitoring off a video I/O device you can be confident you are measuring exactly what you signal is like – unaffected by processing power or graphics card settings.External scopes have more features than built-in ones.While dedicated hardware scopes exist, OmniScope is a software application. It runs on macOS and Windows. OmniScope’s user interface lets you select the tools...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 8 June, 2021