Archive for the ‘Digital Intermediates’ Category

July 1st, 2009 - 9:55 pm § in Color Science, Digital Intermediates

Why Lookup Tables (LUTs) for Color Monitors?

One can’t go to NAB or look at a monitor nowadays without some talk about Bit Depth and LUTs (Color Lookup Tables.) Whether it’s the HP Dreamcolor Monitor, or the latest Cinetal LCD concoction, the question arises about color fidelity and manipulation. Does it support 1D LUTs or 3D LUTs?[...]