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D I S P L A Y M A N A G E R S Y S T E M U S E R G U I D E VERSION 4.0 November 2005 4F3698 ...
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DISPLA Y MANA GER SYSTEM USER’S GUIDE V er sion 4.0 November 2005 Part Number 4F3698 ...
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© Eastman Kodak Company, 2005 Kodak and Vision are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company Eastman Kodak Company 343 State Street Rochester, NY 14650 ...
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A BOUT THIS B OOK This book describes how to use the KODAK Display Manager System. Intended users of this book are • Cinematographers • Visual effects artists • Directors of photography • Colorists • Post production engineers The information in this book is also available in t he Display Manager System by clicking Help > Contents . Ins ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide v i i T AB LE OF C ONTENTS Introduction ............. ................................ ............................... .......... 1 Types of Licenses .......... ................. ................ ................. ............ 2 How it Works ......... ................ ............................... ...
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viii KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide T ab le of Contents Step 4: Open the Display Manager S ystem ............... ................ 20 Renewing Your License ..... ................ ............................... ......... 20 Before Calibrating . ........... ................. ................ ................. ........... 21 Preparin ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide ix T able of Contents Transform Bit Depth ....... ................ ............... .............. .......... 59 Surround Compensation ....... ............................ ............ ........ 59 Recorder Compensation .. .............. ............... .............. .......... 60 Transform Rescale . ...
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x KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide T ab le of Contents WINDOWS Operating System Mini mum Requirements ............ 85 MAC OS Minimum Requirements ......... ............................ ......... 85 IRIX Operating System Minimum Requirements .. .............. ....... 86 LINUX Operating System Minimum Requirements . .................. ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 1 I NTR ODUCTION The KODAK Display Manager System lets you display a scanned ne gative image as it will appear projected via a mo tion picture film projector or a video image as it will appear on a broadcast monitor. The KODAK Display Manager System interfaces with a number of displays in cluding co ...
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2 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Introdu ction T ypes of Licenses Print Film Edition VISION2 HD System Edition Time Limit term duration Variable duration - dependant on loan agreement Software Key Required Yes Yes Monitor Calibration Yes Yes Monitor Characterization Yes Yes HD/SD Display Characterization Yes Yes Projector Characte ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 3 Introd uction How it W orks To accurately generate a 3D LUT, you mu st work from a calibrated and characterized display. A sensor, which yo u position on your display, measures the luminance and chromaticities of a series of color patches. You can also use the sensor to verify the calibration and ...
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4 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Introdu ction Viewing and Customizing a Look From the Display Mana ger System Vi ewer, you can view images and apply a transform, which can be either a .chr file or a 3D LUT. With a properly calibrated and characterized monitor, im ages will closely match a project ed print film image or broadcast ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 5 Introd uction Main Windo w The main window contains a selection b ox for the Display Mode and an icon for each step in the process. From the Options menu, select Setup to set the para meters and configure the system. See “ Setting the Options ” on page 22 . From the File menu, load your settin ...
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6 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Introdu ction Suppor ted Har dware The following hardware is recommen ded for use with the Display Manager System. Generic Monitor Suppor t The Display Manager System supports man y different monitors but not all monitors can be automatically calibrat ed by th e system. Most high-quality profession ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 7 Introd uction Suppor ted Sensor s The following sensors are supported by the Display Manager System: • X-RITE Monitor Optimi zer DTP94+EK (also known as MonacoOPTIX) - USB connection for LCD or CRT monitors • X-RITE Monitor Optimizer DTP92+EK - serial connection for CRT monitors • SEQUEL Chr ...
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8 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Introdu ction Suppor ted Spectr ophotometers When characterizing a digital projector, you must take readings from the projector output. The following sensors are recommended: • MINOL T A CS-100A • PHO T O RESEARCH PR-650 Getting Help Accessing the Help System To access the Help system from with ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 9 Installing and Setting Up Y our System I NSTALLING AND S ETTING U P Y OUR S YSTEM Follow these four main steps to install and set up your system: • Step 1: Install the KODAK Display Manager System Software • Step 2: Connect the Hardware • Step 3: Obtain your License • Step 4: Open the Soft ...
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10 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Installin g and Setting Up Y our System IRIX Installation IMPORTANT Y ou must be logged in as root (IRIX Oper ating System) to install the Displa y Manager System. To install the Display Manager System on an IRIX computer, you should be familiar with the IRIX inst or swmgr command. The required fi ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 11 Installing and Setting Up Y our System Step 2: Connect the Har dware Before connecting the hardware, install the software. The Display Manager System hardwar e consists of an enable cable and sensor. Purchase the sensor that is appr opriate for your system configuration. See “ Supported Sensors ...
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12 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Installin g and Setting Up Y our System To connect the enable cable: 1. Disconnect the original monitor cable fro m the computer. 2. Attach the enable cable to the monitor po rt on the computer. 3. Connect the monitor cable to the ena ble cable. 4. Attach the USB connector of the enable cab le to ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 13 Installing and Setting Up Y our System 3. Position the sensor on the screen. Posit ion the counterweight so that it counterbalances the sensor. NOTE If yo u are warned that the X-Rite DTP94 software has not passed Windo ws Logo testing, clic k Continue Any way . X-RITE Monitor Optimizer DTP92+EK ...
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14 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Installin g and Setting Up Y our System NOTE On IRIX, do not use serial por t 1. To connect the sensor: 1. Connect the WINDOWS adapter to the sensor cable . 2. Plug the WINDOWS connector into a serial port. 3. Plug the AC adapter connector into the se nsor cable. 4. Plug the AC adapter into a powe ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 15 Installing and Setting Up Y our System SEQUEL Sensor s Three Sequel sensors are recommended for use with the Display Manager System. SEQUEL Chr oma 4/C USB Sensor for CR T Monitors This sensor connects to a USB p ort and attaches to a CRT monitor with suction cups. During calibration, attach the ...
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16 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Installin g and Setting Up Y our System SEQUEL Chr oma 4/L USB Sensor This sensor connects to a USB port. Tip the LCD screen back as f ar as possib le and hold the sensor against t he screen while it is taking read ings. During calibration, hold the sensor as shown here. Hold the sensor firmly to ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 17 Installing and Setting Up Y our System SEQUEL Chr oma 4/C Serial Sensor for CR T Monitors The sensor connects to a USB port a nd attaches to a CRT monitor with suction cups. During calibration, attach the sensor as shown here. Press the sensor firmly to the screen being careful not to press too h ...
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18 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Installin g and Setting Up Y our System PHO T O RESEARCH PR-650 1. Attach the PHOTO RESEARCH IFC-600 RS-232 cable between the PR- 650 and the computer serial port. 2. Go to Options > Setup . 3. Click the Sensor tab. 4. Click Type and s elect PhotoResearch PR-650 . 5. Click Connection and select ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 19 Installing and Setting Up Y our System Step 3: Obtain Y our License If you would like a free trial, go to the website www.kodak.com/go/dm and click Trial LIcense Key . Follow the on-screen prompts, then proceed to Step 5 (below). To purchase a license: 1. (WINDOWS Operating System) Click Start &g ...
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20 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Installin g and Setting Up Y our System Step 4: Open the Displa y Manager System On a WINDOWS or MACINTOSH system , double-click the deskt op icon to open the Display Manager System. On an IRIX or LINUX system: 1. Open a shell and change to the d irectory /usr/local/KDM . 2. From the command line, ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 2 1 B EF ORE C ALIBRATING Before you begin to calibrate, make sure that you: • Prepare the monitor and viewing environment • Setup the system options for calibrati on, sen sors, tolerances, display, timing, and directories • Load specific settings, if previously saved NOTE Y ou do not need to ...
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22 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Before Calibrating Setting the Options Go to Options > Se tup to open the Setup window. From this window you can: • Set the calibration parameters • Identify the sensor you are using • Set tolerances • Select which display to calibrate on a dual-head system • Control the calibration t ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 23 Before Calibrating Print Film Calibration Setup The Print Film Calibration tab on t he Setup window contains information that is required to obtain an ac curate print film match. Projector Aim: Projector aim values specify the intended film projector ope n gate settings. Enter the values for the ...
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24 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Before Calibrating Display Aim: Enter the desired White Luminan ce for the monitor in ft-lamberts. Setting your monitor to the projector aim (typically 16 ft-lamberts) wou ld make it too dark for other work. The display aim gives you the op portunity to set a higher display aim luminance. Display ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 25 Before Calibrating Video Calibration Setup The Video Calibration tab o n the Setup window contains information that is required to obtain an accurate video ma tch. Aim Settings Enter the values for the video space you want to calibrate to (CCIR 709, SMPTE RP145, or User Defined). The default valu ...
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26 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Before Calibrating Use Video Calibration Settings • Select this checkbox to determi ne which target values to use for calibration. NOTE If using the K OD AK VISION2 HD System, use the default v alues when working with typical NTSC HD displa y . Sensor Setup From the Sensor tab on the Setup windo ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 27 Before Calibrating Timing Setup Adjusting the time between the appearance of color sets and individual color patches, affects the total time to cali brat e and characterize your display. IMPORTANT Y ou may encount er calibration and characterization errors if the timing is set too f ast. W e reco ...
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28 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Before Calibrating Sa ving and Loading Settings If you are working on several projects at one time, yo u may find it convenient to save all of the settings for each project in a customized .ini file. Load the appropriate file to quickly change al l your settings wh en you change projects. By defau ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 29 Calibration C ALIBRATION From the Display Mode drop-down menu on the main window, sele ct either Auto or Manual calibration. Automatic calibration uses the enable cabl e to transfer data from the computer to a monitor. Adjustments based on this data are au tomatically made to your monitor. See ? ...
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30 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Calibration The Calibration Pr ocedure To automatically calibrate a monitor: 1. Click Auto from the drop-down Display Mode menu if it isn’t already selected. NOTE A uto mode is only a vailab le if yo u hav e connected the enab le cable to your computer . 2. Click the Calibrate icon. If this is t ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 31 Calibration The Calibration window op ens when the dark correction is complete. 3. Position the sensor in the center of the patch. 4. Select Detailed if you want a detaile d log to be written. (Recommended) 5. Cover the monitor and sensor with a dark cloth if you are not able to turn off the room ...
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32 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Calibration The process may take several minutes. You can click Pause if n ecessary. NOTE During the final stage of the calibration process , the gamut and log inf or mation are hidden. If automatic calibration is successful , automatic characterization begins immediately after calibration is comp ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 33 Calibration Monitor Ev aluation The first time that you initiate an automatic calibration , the system performs an evaluation of your monitor to determine if it can be automatically calibrated. If you change monitors, the system ru ns the evaluation again when you initiate automatic calibration. ...
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34 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Calibration If your monitor cannot be calibrated, th e following message appears. Click Yes to retry. You must switch to Manual display mode and manually calibrate your monitor if it cannot be automatically calibra ted. See “M anual Calibration ” on page 34 . Manual Calibration You can manuall ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 35 Calibration 2. From your imaging product, display the colorbars ta rget that came with the Display Manager System. Adjust the display brightne ss and contrast until the pluge target blends into the background. The colorbars target file is found on the Display Manager System installation CD. Go to ...
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36 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Calibration 4. Place the sensor face down against a flat, opaque surface (not the screen) for dark gain correction (zero reading). Click OK when ready. This may take several seconds. 5. Click Measure Primaries . 6. Place the sensor over the red patch. Click OK to measure. 7. Repeat step 6 for the ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 37 Calibration 11. Repeat steps 8, 9, and 10 to verify that all values are within tolerance. NOTE The plot indicates where you are v e rsus aim. Use the magnify buttons to zoom in and out on the plot. 12. Click Close . 13. Proceed to “ Characterization ” on page 39 . ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 3 9 C HARACTERIZATION Characterization determines the gamma response of the calibrated monitor and tracks monitor primary colors. Yo u should perform a characterization after each calibration. The system uses the .chr file written during characterization to crea te a 3D LUT that can be exported to a ...
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40 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Characterizat ion Either the Characterization window opens or you are prompted to perform a Dark Gain correction to reset the sensor. If you are prompted to perform a Dark Ga in Correction: a) Place the sensor on a da rk surface and make sure that no light can reach it. Do not attach the sensor to ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 41 Characterizati on 2. If the sensor is not already positioned, place it on the center of the screen. See “ Step 2: C onnect t he Hardware ” on page 11 . 3. Cover the monitor and sensor with a dark cloth if you are not able to turn off the room lights. 4. Click Start . The application reads a s ...
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42 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Characterizat ion Manual Characterization Use the Manual Characterization Assistant to characterize a display, such as a digital projector or HD/SD display. Patches for use in cha racterizing HD/SD displays and digital projectors are available on the KODAK Display Manager System CD in the Images/P ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 43 Characterizati on To manually characterize: NOTE As y ou enter data, the plots update . This allows y ou to trac k possible errors in your data. Use the magnify b uttons to zoom in o r out on the plot. 1. Load the .dpx color patch files from the Display Man ager System CD onto your computer. The ...
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44 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Characterizat ion 5. For an HD/SD device: a) Position the sensor on the color patch. b) Click one of the following options: Automatically Measure from Sensor to allow the sof tware to automatically move through the color patches and enter the data. This method can be used with either the .d px ima ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 45 Characterizati on Editing a Characterization T able 1. Add and remove rows of data as needed. IMPORTANT Do not add or remov e rows if you are usin g a K OD AK Video T ape or if you are using the complete set of .dpx patches supplied on the CD . Right-click (WINDOWS, IRIX, LINUX Operating Systems) ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 4 7 V IE WING AND C USTOMIZING L OOKS After you have successfully calibrated an d characterized your display, you can view images with a specific look applied and export a 3D LUT that contains the look. The LUT can be imported by supported imag ing products to visualize real time, or near real time, ...
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48 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Viewing and Cus tomizing Looks Using the View er The Viewer appears at fu ll screen size with the image at the top and a toolbar at the bottom. To enlarge t he view ing area, you can hide the toolbar. To open What’s This topics in the Viewer, ri ght-click (WINDOWS, IRIX, LINUX) or Control + clic ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 49 Viewing and Customizing Look s When verification is complete a window similar to the f ollowing appears. 3) Click OK. A chart with the results is displayed. This graph shows the tracking of th e grayscale CCTs across the range of code values that were measured. The red lines in dicate the toleran ...
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50 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Viewing and Cus tomizing Looks • Load Transform : Click to open a browser window where you can select a transform to apply to the image. A transform can b e either a characterization file (.chr), an encrypted 3D LUT (.e3d), or a 3D LUT (.3dl). For a digital projector or HD/SD display, load the c ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 51 Viewing and Customizing Look s Pla yback Contr ols The Playback Controls are at the bottom lef t of the Toolbar. These controls allow you to move forward and backward through images in a directory and to compare the effect of different LUTs. NOTE With the e xception of Compare Mode , pla yback co ...
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52 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Viewing and Cus tomizing Looks T oolbar Information Image information appears in the lower-left corner of the Viewer toolbar. P op-up Options Right-click (WINDOWS, IRIX , LINUX) or Control + cl ick (MACINTOSH) in the image for a pop-up menu which includes ac cess to some of the global options. Coo ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 53 Viewing and Customizing Look s Viewer Shortcut Ke ys Use the following shortcut keys to control the Viewer. NOTE T o use the Vie wer Shor tcut k eys , first click the mouse within th e image to make it the active area. Task Key Keep aspect ratio k Quit q Scale to fit s Toggle Center on and off c ...
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54 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Viewing and Cus tomizing Looks Creating a Print Film Look Selections pertinent to emulating print fi lm are availab le in the Print Film tab. To create a print film look: 1. Open the Viewer. See “ Opening the Viewer ” on p age 47 . 2. Load an image. See “ Loading an Image ” on page 56 . 3. ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 55 Viewing and Customizing Look s Creating a Video Look To properly emulate the video look, you must u se the Video tab. To create a video look: 1. Open the Viewer. See “ Opening th e Viewer ” on page 47 . 2. Load an image. See “ Loading an Image ” on page 56 . 3. Click Load Transform to sel ...
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56 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Viewing and Cus tomizing Looks Loading an Image 1. From the Images tab in the Viewer toolbar, click Load Image . Browse for and select an image. The system recognizes .dpx or .cin im ages when creating a print loo k; and .tif (with video content) when cre ating a video look. The image appears in t ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 57 Viewing and Customizing Look s Adv anced Options The Advanced tab of the Viewer contains options for further refining the viewed and exported looks. Framing Settings On the Advanced tab of the Viewer, click Framing to select an aspect ratio. Use the drop-down menu to select the app ropriate aspec ...
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58 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Viewing and Cus tomizing Looks Gam ut Remap Settings On the Advanced tab, click Gamut Re map to select the type of remapping. Mode Description Constant Hue with Variable Lightness Target (Recommended) Within each hue plane, colo rs are gamut mapped towards the Lightness axis. The aim on the axis i ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 59 Viewing and Customizing Look s T ransform Bit Depth On the Advanced tab, click Transform Bit Depth to increase or decrease the input and output bit depth. The following options are displayed. From the Input Bit Depth drop-down menu, select the actual bit d epth of the image you are viewing. From ...
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60 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Viewing and Cus tomizing Looks Recor der Compensation The state of your recorder impacts the look of the final print. Use the recorder compensation feature to enter information about the specific recorder state so that the impact of this device is incl uded in the print emulation shown through the ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 61 Viewing and Customizing Look s Example file (neutral- and color-based compe nsation). Columns 1 - 3 are RGB code v alues. Columns 4 - 6 are Status M v alues. F or comments, start a line with a #, then enter the comment. NOTE A template including the code v alues of the provided patches is in clud ...
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62 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Viewing and Cus tomizing Looks T ransform Rescale On the Advanced tab, click Transform Resca le to control how the range of the display is used. The following optio ns are displayed. Select No Rescale (Print Film Default) if you are creating a print film look. If you select Rescale Minimum Tonesca ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 6 3 V ERIFYING The Verify feature allows you to view additional infor mation on the success of the monitor setup and print simulation. Verification p rovides a means for tracking trends in the data, such as sensor or monitor degra dations. IMPORTANT Y ou should perf or m a v erification whenev er yo ...
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64 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Ve r i f y i n g The Verification window opens when the correct ion is complete. 2. If the sensor is not already in place, position it in th e center of the screen. See “ Step 2: C onnect the Hardware ” on page 11 . 3. Cover the monitor and sensor with a dark cloth if you are not able to tu rn ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 65 Ve r i f y i n g 5. To view the results, click Monitor Setup Results . Three graphs are displayed. • Correlated Color Temperature : This graph shows the tracking of the grayscale CCTs across the range of code values that were measured. The red lines indicate the tolerance leve ls that you enter ...
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66 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Ve r i f y i n g V erifying the Print Film Look Verify the print film look to measure the qu ality of the print film simulation. NOTE This f eature is not a vaila ble in the VISION2 HD System Edition. Also , you cannot v er ify a print film look created f or a digital projector or HD/SD display . ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 67 Ve r i f y i n g The Verification window opens when the co rrection is complete. 2. If the sensor is not already in place, positio n it in the center of the screen. 3. Cover the monitor and sensor with a dark cloth if you are not able to turn off the room lights. 4. Click Verify Print Film Look o ...
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68 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Ve r i f y i n g 5. To view the results, clic k Print Film Look Results . A graph is displayed. The graph shows a CIELab a* b* plot. If there is a perfect match, the X and dot are on top of each other. The longer the distance between the X and the dot, the further apart the match is. Click the col ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 69 Ve r i f y i n g V erification Logs Verification logs are date and time sta mped. All files are named VerifySetup_Results or VerifyPrintFilm_Results . To view the verification files, in the Display Manager system main fold er go to data > verify . You can view these text files with application ...
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70 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Ve r i f y i n g Monitor Setup V erification Log ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 7 1 T R OUBLESHOOTING Refer to the following topics for h elp with the KODAK Display Manager System. • “ Calibration Failure ” on page 72 • “ Characterization Failure ” on page 73 • “ Verification Failure ” on page 73 • “ Dark Gain Correction Failure ” on page 74 • “ Sens ...
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72 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide T r oubleshooting Calibration F ailure • Make sure that you are using a VGA monitor cable and that all the pins are present. • If the monitor settings need a lot of adjustment to reach aim, you may need to repeat the calibration process seve ral times to bring the monitor into tolerances. To m ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 73 T r oubleshooting Characterization F ailure • Repeat the characterization making sure that the: − Room is dimly lit or a dark cloth is placed over the monitor − Sensor is securely attached to th e monitor if the sensor has suction cups − Enable cable and the sensor connections are properl ...
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74 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide T r oubleshooting Dark Gain Correction F ailure Dark Gain Correction may fail if light enter s the sensor. The following message is displayed. 1. Click OK on this message and also on the initialization message that appears next. 2. Restart the process that you were running when you were prompted t ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 75 T r oubleshooting Sensor Does Not Adhere to Screen X-RITE DTP92+EK • Firmly push on the sides of the sensor so t hat the spring-loaded suction cup slides forward onto the screen. When the su ction cup is firmly in place, release the sensor. • You may need to moisten the suction cup by wiping ...
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76 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide T r oubleshooting Sensor F ails to Initialize If you get a message that the sen sor failed to initialize: •G o t o Options > Setup . From the Sensor tab, make sure that you selected the appropriate sensor and connection type. • Check the connection. • Make sure that the USB or serial port ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 77 T r oubleshooting Enable Cab le Does Not Recognize the Monitor • Check the connection. • Make sure that the USB port is live and functional. • If you are using WINDOWS 2000 and have unplugged the enable cable, you must restart your computer. • (WINDOWS only) Check your hardware devices. F ...
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78 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide T r oubleshooting Unable to Load an Ima ge • The Display Manager System only recognizes .dpx, .cin, and .tif (with video content) image files. • Your image file may be corrupt or may not be a true .dpx, .cin, or .tif (with video content) file . Unable to Load a T ransf orm • Make sure that t ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 79 T r oubleshooting • Make sure you have the prope r path set. Go to Options > Setup and from the Directories tab set the path. • Make sure your imaging product is supported by the Display Ma nager System. • Refer to your imaging product user guide for directions on 3D LUTs generated by th ...
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80 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide T r oubleshooting • (WINDOWS only) You may nee d to adjust the acceleration of your graphics card. 1) Close the Display Manager System. 2) Right-click the screen. From the pop-up menu, click Properties . 3) On the Settings tab, click Advanced . 4) Click the Troubleshooting tab. 5) Move the accel ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 81 T r oubleshooting Results Are Not as Expected • To make use of all the Display Manager Syste m features, make sure that you are using a VGA monitor cable with all the pin s in position. • The environment might not have been dark enough. Repeat the calibration and characterization with a d ark ...
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Kodak VERSION 4.0 - page 92
82 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide T r oubleshooting Super Bright Capable Di spla y will not Calibrate You must turn off the Super Brig ht mode by pressing the SB button on the front of the monitor until the scree n reads “Super Bright Mode Off”. Help System Does Not W ork Pr operly If the contents pane does not appea r, click ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 83 T r oubleshooting Netscape If you are using Netscape 4 and the Index , Glossary, Search, Print, and Support buttons do not work: 1. Open Netscape. 2. Go to Edit > Preferences . 3. Click the Advanced tab. 4. Check the following boxes: Enable Java Enable Java Plugin Enable JavaScript Enable Java ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 8 5 A PPENDIX A S YSTEM R EQUIREMENTS WINDO WS Operating System Minim um Requirements Operating System : WINDOWS 2000 or XP Processor : Minimum Pent ium 3; Pentium 4 or equivalent is recommended RAM : Minimum 256 MB RAM; 512 MB of RAM is recommended Hard Drive Space : 100 MB of available space on ha ...
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86 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Appendix A System Requi rements NIC Card : (Network Interface Card) IRIX Operating System Minim um Requirements Operating System : IRIX 6.5 or higher Processor : N 32 compliant RAM : Minimum 256 MB RAM; 512 MB of RAM is recommended Hard Drive Space : 100 MB of available space on hard drive for t h ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 87 Appendix A System Require ments Additional Software and Har dware Web Browser : For viewing the online help system WINDOWS OS: INTERNET EXPLORER Version 6.x or higher MAC OS : NETSCAPE 7.0 or higher IRIX OS or LINUX OS : Mozilla Version 1.7 or higher ADOBE ACROBAT Reader: To view and print the Us ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 8 9 A PPENDIX B S HOR TCUT K EYS Displa y Manager System Shor tcut K eys NOTE The MA CINT OSH Command k ey looks like this: Task WINDOWS/IRIX/ LINUX MACINTOSH Save As Ctrl + Shift + s Command + Sh ift + s Copy Ctrl + c Command + c Paste Ctrl + v Command + v Cut Ctrl + x Command + x Select All Ctrl + ...
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90 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Appendix B Shortcut Keys Manual Characterization Assistant Shortcut Ke ys NOTE The MA CINT OSH Command ke y looks like this: Vie wer Shor tcut Ke ys Task WINDOWS/IRIX/ LINUX MACINTOSH Load Default Ctrl + d Command + d Load Templat e Ctrl + l Command + l Save Characte rization File Ctrl + s Command ...
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Kodak VERSION 4.0 - page 101
KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 9 1 A PPENDIX C R EGULATOR Y I NF ORMATION This is a class A product. In a domest ic environ ment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user ma y be required to take adequate measures. NOTE: This equipment has been teste d and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digit ...
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92 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Appendix C Regulatory EU WEEE In the European Union, this symbol indicates that when the last user wishes to discard this product, it must be sent to appropriate facilities f or recov er y and recycling. Contact your local K odak representative or go to the website www .kodak.com/go/recycle for ad ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 9 3 G LOSSARY 3D LUT (3 dimensional look up table) A mathematical description of colors with red, green, and blue on the x, y, and z axis, respectively, forming a cube. The Display Manager System creat es 3D LUTS based on the characterization of y our display. You ca n export 3D LUTs for use by supp ...
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Kodak VERSION 4.0 - page 104
94 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Glossary colorbars target A .dpx file provided with the Display Manager System that can be used to manually calibrate an HD/SD display. Pro ject this file through your imaging software to adjust the brightness and pluge of your monitor. This file is located on the installation CD in the Images/pat ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 95 Glossary KODAK VISION2 HD System A KODAK Imaging System for tele vision that combines a scan- optimized color negative film and image pro cessing implemented through new hardware to enable the creation of multiple starting looks for post production work. LAD Laboratory Aim Density luminance A mea ...
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Kodak VERSION 4.0 - page 106
96 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Glossary Up window. A colorimeter can also be used to take this measurement. spectroradiometer A device used to measure light as a function of wavelength. Use to measure the SPD of your projector. On the Set Up wind ow, you can import the resulting file. Status A Photographic densities. The Displa ...
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Kodak VERSION 4.0 - page 107
KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 9 7 I NDE X Numerics 3D LUT defined 93 directory 27 exporting transform 50 image product can’t find 78 unable to export 78 A aspect ratio framing 57 keeping 56 shortcut key 53 assistant, manual characterization defined 95 shortcut keys 45 using 42 automatic calibration not available 78 procedure 2 ...
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Kodak VERSION 4.0 - page 108
98 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Index defined 94 colorimeter defined 94 to create SPD 23 correlated color temperature defined 94 graph 65 curves, viewing 49 D dark code value 24 dark gain correction defined 94 fails 74 procedure 30 digital projector characterizing 44 manual calibration 34 directories 27 display aim defined 94 se ...
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Kodak VERSION 4.0 - page 109
KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 99 Index installing enable cable 11 SEQUEL sensors 15 software 9 X-RITE sensor 12 IRIX system installing on 10 requirements 86 K kdm.ini file as default 28 defined 94 problems with 79 saving to 21 KODAK VISION2 HD System 26 , 55 L LAD values 54 license does not work 77 has expired 77 obtaining 19 re ...
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100 KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 User’s Guide Index Q quick verify defined 95 R recorder compensation 60 regulatory information 91 renewing license 20 rescale transform 62 rgb values 52 S saving settings 28 scale to fit 56 SD, defined 95 sensor defined 95 falls off 75 not recognized 76 SEQUEL 15 supported 7 X-RITE 12 SEQUEL sensors 4/C seria ...
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KODAK Display Manager System V4.0 U ser’s Guide 101 Index license 2 W what’s this 8 white point defined 96 video 55 WINDOWS installation 9 requirements 85 X X-RITE DTP92+EK 13 DTP94+EK 12 Z zoom factor 56 ...
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