The Importance of Monitor Calibration

Correct monitor calibration in cinema and TV production has always been of the upmost importance. With the increase in post-production colour grading and extensive use of LUT’s (Look-up Tables), accurate monitor calibration is now a critical factor in any project.

Calibration ensures precise colour accuracy, allowing creators and filmmakers to make informed decisions on how to capture their vision, and how it will be presented to a viewing audience.

In addition, calibration ensures consistency of results across various platforms. Whether viewing in the cinema, at home on television or on a smartphone, laptop or tablet, content should appear as the creator intended across all devices. Incorrect calibration can result in colour, contrast and exposure errors, spoiling the viewing experience for the audience.

Accurate monitor calibration isn’t just important when capturing images, it plays a vital role in the post-production workflow. With a reliable reference monitor, editors and visual effects artists can produce consistent results, enabling content from different sources to be seamlessly integrated.

Top-Teks has always provided monitor calibration services to our customers, from the days of CRT monitors, right up to the present era of LCD, LED and OLED panels. With factory standard manufacturer software from companies like TVLogic, universally recognised software from Calman and Klein probe, we can ensure your monitor is producing consistently accurate images.

We can also provide a full report, documenting pre and post calibration results, recognised by all major broadcasters, including Netflix and Disney.

For more information on the services we offer, call 01895825619 to talk to one of our engineers, or email [email protected].