Setting the visual aesthetic for Netflix’s limited series Griselda involved creating a unique 70’s Polaroid-inspired color palette that maximized the visual dynamic range, which required the development of an HDR workflow from production through post. They wanted an effective on-set solution for integrating HDR monitoring right from the start, and to achieve this, Netflix arranged a “monitor shootout,” which ultimately led to the selection of SmallHD Vision 17 monitors. Let’s delve deeper into this choice. In 2019, SmallHD released their first production monitors by introducing the Vision and Cine series. At launch, both lineups had three monitors, a 13″, 17″ and 24″ version. All monitors have impressive specs, such as four 12G-SDI inputs, a 10-bit panel capable of covering 100% of the DCI-P3 color space, 2000+ local dimming zones, and HDR capabilities with the TrueHDR technology capable of reproducing a whopping 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. On the “Griselda” set with SmallHD Vision 17. Source: SmallHD SmallHD Vision 17 – features Before we dive deeper, let’s take a closer look at all of the specifications and features of the SmallHD Vision 17: Weight: 12.9lbs / 5.8kg Color Coverage: 98.8% DCI-P3 Panel Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Color Bit Depth: 10-bit Backlight Type: Full-Array Local Dimming Contrast Ratio: 1,000,000:1 Video I/O: 4x 12G/6G/3G/HD-SDI/HDMI 2.0 Max Brightness: 1000nits Power Input: 14.4V 6.2A DC Pixel Density: 254ppi Bottom Cheese Stick: Included Mounting Options: 1x 110mm VESA-compatible rear mount, 26x 1/4”-20 mounting points, 4x 3/8”-16 mounting points. In addition, all production monitors run on the SmallHD PageOS,...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 10 July, 2024