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JVC AND SPECTRACAL DEVELOP NEW CALMAN
COMMERCIAL PROJECTOR CALIBRATION INTERFACE
New Workflow Demonstrated at 2011 HPA Tech Retreat
WAYNE, NJ (February 14, 2011)
– JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp.,
today announced its collaboration with SpectraCal to create a custom
calibration interface within the CalMAN Commercial software for the new DLA-RS60U and DLA-RS50U 3D-enabled D-ILA Reference Series projectors. The software will be demonstrated
in the Demo Room at the 2011 HPA Tech Retreat®, the annual conference
of the Hollywood Post Alliance trade association, which begins today in
Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Calibrating
projectors has generally been a complicated process using on-screen
menus and a remote control. With CalMAN's Direct Device Control (DDC)
interface, however, the process is as simple as adjusting the relative
height of bars on a chart. CalMAN directly communicates with the JVC
projector and measures the result of each change to achieve the desired
result.
“The new interactive interface streamlines the calibration process while providing full reporting for tracking results,” said
Gary Klasmeier, product engineering manager, D-ILA Systems, JVC
Professional Products Company. “It organizes the workflow into a
consistent and repeatable procedure for a number of adjustments, which
improves accuracy and efficiency.”
CalMAN offers three levels of support for JVC’s DLA-RS60 and DLA-RS50 home cinema
projectors. It provides access to individual projector controls, such
as brightness and contrast adjustments, on the computer interface – no
remote control required. Its interactive charts allow the calibrator to
set the projector output to any desired standards. Plus, a new
“one-button” CalMAN-AC™ automated calibration solution automatically
adjusts all settings across multiple measurement points as a single
operation.
With
its control over the projector's color management system (CMS),
adjustments that used to require hours can be accomplished in minutes.
"CMS work is notoriously complicated and difficult to get right,"
explained Derek Smith, SpectraCal CEO. "With the extremely well
implemented CMS interfaces in the new JVC line, and CalMAN's DDC, you
can create stunningly beautiful and accurate images – and you don't need
a Ph.D. in physics and all day to make it happen."
The
flagship projector of the JVC Reference Series product line, the
DLA-RS60U delivers 100,000:1 native contrast ratio, which is achieved
through JVC’s wire-grid optical engine and D-ILA imagers, not a dynamic
iris to artificially enhance contrast specifications. The DLA-RS50U
offers 70,000:1 native contrast ratio. Both projectors support custom
gamma tables, color space, and color point, and are THX® and ISF Certified to ensure exceptional picture quality in critical viewing environments.
CalMAN
Commercial is priced at $2,495 and is available now. SpectraCal also
offers CalMAN Expert, which is priced at $1,495 but does not offer
CalMAN-AC automated calibration. An evaluation version of the software
is available at www.spectracal.com.
SpectraCal
provides everything needed for calibrating video displays: the
award-winning software CalMAN, a wide range of colorimeters and
spectrophotometers for accurate color measurement, the best available
test pattern sources, and a comprehensive education program. CalMAN
Professional is the color calibration software used by nearly all
professional video calibrators.
ABOUT JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
Headquartered
in Wayne, New Jersey, JVC Professional Products Company, is a division
of JVC Americas Corp. JVC distributes a complete line of video and audio
equipment for the consumer and professional markets. For further
product information, visit JVC’s Web site at http://pro.jvc.com/visualization.